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East Midlands Gas Board promotion, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1957. The exterior of Claytons in Mexborough, near Doncaster
Great Sword of State with scabbard, 1953. The piece was commissioned in 1626 for the coronation of Charles I and is now part of the Royal Collection at the Tower of London
September, 1939, Winston Churchill Returns to the Admiralty, 1939 (1955). On 3 September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany
Elizabeth, 1950. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum BaronElizabeth, 1950. Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later HM Queen Elizabeth II), wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, 1950
Ministry of Food Ration Book, 1953-1954Ministry of Food Ration Book 1953-1954. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 rationing was introduced in the U.K. The first commodity to be controlled was petrol
Prince Charles and Princess Anne as children at Balmoral, 28th September 1952. Artist: Lisa SheridanPrince Charles and Princess Anne as children at Balmoral, 28th September 1952
HMS Amethyst, after action on the Yangtze River, 20th April 1949
Portrait of William Merritt Chase, American impressionist painter, c1910. Artist: Annie Traquair LangPortrait of William Merritt Chase, American impressionist painter, c1910. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Calder Hall nuclear power station, Cumbria. Artist: UKAEACalder Hall nuclear power station, Cumbria. Calder Hall, the worlds first full scale commercial nuclear power station opened on 17 October 1956
Traditional terraced housing, Albert Road, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1959. ArtistTraditional terraced housing, Albert Road, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1959. In a photograph commissioned by the Swinton Urban District Council in South Yorkshire
Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. ArtistInstalling a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. A contractor using a cutting machine to create a channel in which to insert a damp proof membrane
Lifting a conveyor bridge, Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. At the new Manvers coal preparation plant
Mitchell Main coal preparation plant, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1956. A general view of the coke ovens area at the Mitchell Main plant
Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Manvers processed the coal from several of the surrounding pits, turning it into coke
Tractor unit pulling an earth grading machine at a site near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1954. The Allis-Chalmers HD10W Tractor/Bulldozer was introduced in 1940
Basement of Sheffield water treatment plant under construction, South Yorkshire, March 1959
Triple conveyors at Manvers Main coal preparation plant, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1956
Manvers coal preparation plant, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956Manvers coal preparation plant, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, November 1956. Coke being pushed down the incline into the quenching pit
Construction of the reservoir, Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1955. A Priestman tracked crane at work during the construction of the reservoir at the colliery
Road construction work, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, November 1955. Workers from Henry Boot & Sons at work on the construction of a new factory roadway
Demolition work Manvers Main colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, September 1956. Workers demolishing a chimney at the colliery, near Rotherham
Manvers coal processing plant, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, January 1957. A worker leans against what looks to be an early 1950s Ariel VB 600 side valve motorcycle
Engineers lifting steelwork into position, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael WaltersEngineers lifting steelwork into position, South Yorkshire, 1954. During the construction of the Manvers coal preparation plant at Wath upon Dearne near Rotherham
Early 1950s Bedford M Tipper delivering aggregates to a building site, South Yorkshire, July 1954. The site was the National Coal Boards (NCB)
Teeming (pouring) molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1955. Molten being teemed into ingots
Molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1955. Molten steel runs into a vessel prior to being teemed into ingots
A blast furnace at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1955. The company had been involved in the production of steel on the site since 1823
Austin FE 1957 removal van, belonging to Walters Removals, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1957. Frank Walters was the uncle of the photographer
Soupa Dance sponsored by Heinz, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The residents of the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough look pleased to receive their free sample of Heinz Tomato Soup
Ward One at the Montague Hospital in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The hospital was founded in 1889 after a campaign by Dr Sykes and Andrew Montague of Melton Hall
The female medical ward at the Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The hospital was founded in 1889 after a campaign by Dr Sykes and Andrew Montague of Melton Hall
Atkinsons department store under construction, the Moor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1959. The photograph shows the progress of the building of Atkinsons department store in central Sheffield
Interior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. ArtistInterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. The interior of shop before its renovation. A good example of a postwar shop interior
Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. ArtistExterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956
Exterior of the Royston Working Mens Club Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1962. ArtistExterior of the Royston Working Mens Club Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1962. This is typical of the style of working mens clubs which were constructed during the 1950s and 1960s
Lorry in front of the new Spillers Animal Food mill, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. A Thames Trader lorry from Teesdales in Louth stands in front of the factory
Control room at Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Manvers was the largest industrial site in Europe at the time
A print room, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael WaltersA print room, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. A general view showing a Royal cylinder press in the foreground and Meilhe presses in the background
Meilhe two colour printing machine in operation at a printers, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959
Stacking finished brochures at a printers, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. ArtistStacking finished brochures at a printers, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Stacking folded Selmer musical instrument brochure pages next to the folding machine
Heidleberg cylinder press in operation at a printworks, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The tubes are spaying the pages with anti set off powder which prevents the pages from marking
Linotype block being set in the dye at a printworks, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Movable type pages being set in the chase
A folding machine in a printworks, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. A female worker at work on a Camco folding machine
Page cutting guillotine in use at a South Yorkshire printing company, 1959. ArtistPage cutting guillotine in use at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Printed pages are cut to size
Workers at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Workers using a Knouse 3 knife trimming machine
The binding room at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. ArtistThe binding room at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Girls working on a brochure for Selmer Guitars
A print room in operation, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael WaltersA print room in operation, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. A busy view of a late 1950s print room in operation showing the printing presses
Checking printed pages from a two colour press, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Printed pages being checked at a South Yorkshire printing company