Claim: Elsecar Ironworks, which opened in 1795 and is now a part of the Elsecar Heritage Centre, went bankrupt in 1827 and was taken over by the Wentworth Estate.
Evidence: The Elsecar Ironworks opened in 1795 in the village of Elsecar near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The buildings are now part of the Elsecar Heritage Centre. The company was bankrupted in 1827 and taken over by the Wentworth estate who owned the land it stood on.