The experiences of Wortley Forge reflect the British iron trade’s transformation during the eighteenth century, and iron’s pivotal role in industrialization. Its management – first under regional syndicates, afterwards, from 1739, by the Cockshutt family – shows the advantages and pitfalls of family businesses. There is new insight into the Cockshutts and their relationship to leading engineers and scientists, and into the personal interactions and industrial networks so important to eighteenth-century business ventures.

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沃特利锻造厂：18 世纪炼铁厂的演变

Wortley Forge 的经历反映了 18 世纪英国铁器贸易的转型，以及铁器在工业化进程中的举足轻重的作用。从 1739 年开始，其管理由地区性辛迪加管理，后来由 Cockshutt 家族管理，展示了家族企业的优势和缺陷。对 Cockshutts 及其与领先工程师和科学家的关系，以及对 18 世纪商业冒险如此重要的个人互动和工业网络有了新的认识。