The engraving by an unknown artist at the top of the page shows the Britannia Iron Works at less than a year old. The Howard brothers had taken over management of the business from their father in 1851 and moved their premises from The High Street to the new location on Kempston Road in 1859. The works produced agricultural implements and won a medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851 for a steam plough. The works became so well known that international visitors passed through the impressive gateway to see the famous foundries. Garibaldi, pictured above, visited in 1864, and Prince Satsuma of Kagoshima, Japan visited later in the decade. The main parts of the factory were demolished in the 1960s, but the gateway and the despatch bay still exist today.