The Black Country was the world centre for anchor manufacturing, even though it is completely land locked.Model or pattern of an anchor believed to be from either Joseph Wright of Tipton or Noah Hingley of Netherton. Noah Hingley introduced anchor making to the Black Country in 1848. Within a few years the Black Country was renowned for the quality of its anchors. In 1867, G.H. Parkes of Tipton supplied the anchor for Brunel's massive steam ship, The Great Eastern and by 1905 there were fourteen anchor manufacturers in the region. In 1911 Noah Hingley made the anchor for the ill-fated Titanic which sank on its maiden voyage the following year while Samuel Taylor of Brierly Hill forged the anchors for several famous Cunard liners and the royal yacht, Britannia, launched in 1953. The last wrought iron anchor-maker in the Black Country, Isaiah Preston of Cradley Heat, closed in 1979 and some of their equipment is now preserved at the Black Country Living Museum.
Pattern for Anchor
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I read somewhere tha the anchor cast in Tipton for the Great eastern was a replacement anchor. I wonder if this is correct and, if so, why did they need a replacement.