In 1947 all of its coal mines were nationalised, coming under the control of the National Coal Board; the rest of the company was nationalised in 1951 into the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain, along with all of Britain's steelworks.
In 1947 all of its coal mines were nationalised, coming under the control of the National Coal Board. The rest of the Consett Iron Company was nationalised by Clement Attlee's Labour government in 1951 into the short-lived Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain, along with all of Britain's steelworks.