Fifties Collection (#26)

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. Artist
Interior 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. Artist
Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956

Exterior of the Royston Working Mens Club Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Exterior 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 Walters
A 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. Artist
Stacking 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. Artist
Page 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. Artist
The 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 Walters
A 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

Linotype machine room at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist
Linotype machine room at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959

Monotype casting machine at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The caster used perforated tape, produced by the monotype keyboard to produce the type for printing. September, 1959

Design room at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Two designers at work on a calendar at the South Yorkshire Printing Co

Monotype keyboards in operation at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The Monotype operators keystrokes caused a reel of paper to be perforated with a series of holes unique to

Newspaper printing, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Newspaper printing, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The ruling up table at the South Yorkshire Times, which was used to check the layouts were in line for the printing process

Blocks being made up at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist
Blocks being made up at a printing company, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Furniture was used to space the metal blocks within the chase

Ladies clothing department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. Women customers survey some of the elegant fashions on display

Hairdressing department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Hairdressing department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. The hairdrying units, under which the women are sitting were a common sight in ladies hairdressers until recent times

Customers in the Barnsley Co-ops sports department, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
Customers in the Barnsley Co-ops sports department, South Yorkshire, 1957. A range of sports equipment is on display including Dunlop and Slazenger racquets and cricket bats from Gradidge

Customers in the Barnsley Co-op jewellery department, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
Customers in the Barnsley Co-op jewellery department, South Yorkshire, 1957. A man from Barnsley awaits approval whilst his wife tries on some of the rings on offer

Boardroom scene at the Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Boardroom scene at the Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1957. The board of directors at Barnsley Co-op in their impressive boardroom. They pause proceedings for a photograph for the Co-op news

Co-op store showing a sales receipt transfer system, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. The Fancy good department at the Barnsley Co-op in 1955 prior to its refurbishment

Dressing meat for sale, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Dressing meat for sale, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. At Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Pastry making for meat pies, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Pastry making for meat pies, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Scene inside Schonhuts butchery factory in Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. showing an 800LB weighing scale, 1955. View inside Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Meat pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Meat pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1959. Meat pies being made at Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Pork pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Pork pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham, undertook the full process of meat preparation

Making pork pies, Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Making pork pies, Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham, undertook the full process of meat preparation

Butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Interior of Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh near Rotherham

Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Shop window display showing a traditional range of meat products and a range of continental

Interior of a butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Interior of a butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. View inside Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh near Rotherham showing pig carcasses hanging on meathooks

Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Mr George Schonhut standing with two of his employees next to their shop window display in South Yorkshire

Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael Walters
Barnsley Co-op Grocers, South Yorkshire, 1954. One of the Barnsley Co-operative Societys supermarkets, with a wide range of period products to be seen through the window

End of rationing, meat and bacon on sale at the Barnsley Co-op butchers, South Yorkshire, 1954. In 1954, threstrictions on the sale of meat and bacon were lifted

Unloading and loading lorries, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. A 1960 Leyland Super Comet tipper truck and a late 1950s Bedford SL flat back lorry being loaded

Line up of 1950s lorries at Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. In the photograph can be seen a Morris FFK 140 next to a Dodge truck which looks to be about a 1950 vintage

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