 Within a few years there was a downturn in the industry, Ashwell was forced to resign in 1841, and the new works abandoned.Building eventually resumed when the puddling forge was opened in 1859 and engines for the rolling mills were bought in 1860.The terraced cottages for the workers were built on a grid plan, unimaginatively called Row A, Row B, Row C, Row D, and Row E. typically indicative of the attitude of the 19th century employers to their workers.