Doncaster Collection (page 3)

Wearra shoes, shop window display, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. A photograph for Wearra Shoes, taken in 1960 to record their promotion in Pettits shoe shop in Mexborough

Miner at a fairground, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Miner at a fairground, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. A miner from a South Yorkshire town on a visit to the Good Friday Fair at Conisbrough, near Doncaster

Frozen food shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1972. Artist: Michael Walters
Frozen food shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1972. A publicity shot to promote one of the new generation of freezer shops in Mexborough

Workers in a cold store at Modern Foods, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1973. Artist
Workers in a cold store at Modern Foods, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1973

Ferry boat wedding party, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Ferry boat wedding party, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. A wedding party crosses the River Don on a trditional rope pulled barge

Men vs ladies football match, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist: Michael Walters
Men vs ladies football match, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1971. Players gather for a group photograph before a men versus ladies football match which took place in Doncaster in April of 1971

Yorkshire Bank interior, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1970. Artist: Michael Walters
Yorkshire Bank interior, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1970. The bank has been refurbished many times since the photograph was taken and now has security screens

Midland Bank, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist: Michael Walters
Midland Bank, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1969. Like many of the clearing Banks, the Midland was the result of a long line of mergers with smaller banks including the Huddersfiled Bank Inc

Pub landlord, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist: Michael Walters
Pub landlord, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Mr Jack Watson with his newly installed microwave oven in the Bulls Head in the town of Mexborough

Ballroom, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist: Michael Walters
Ballroom, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. A South Yorkshire town ballroom in the mining town of Mexborough. The ballroom was the centre of many civic functions over the years

Nurses rest room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist
Nurses rest room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. Nurses on their rest break. Varying hairstyles can be seen on the different generations of nurses

The Bramah luxury vacuum flask, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
The Bramah luxury vacuum flask, 1966. Photographed at Doncaster racecourse, this photograph was taken to market the upmarket flask

The main fan drift at Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
The main fan drift at Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. The main fan drift at Rossington Colliery, photographed from the north during re-furbishments in 1966

International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. International Harvester operated a plant on Wheatley Hall Road from 1930

Greengrocers warehouse exterior, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1966. The wholesale warehouse of Fred Ward the Greengrocer, who sold fruit and vegitables in Mexborough for many years

Group of friends with their cars, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Pat Wagstaff ran a garage in the town of Mexborough until the late 1970s

Auto Improvements, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Auto Improvements, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Pat Wagstaff behind his car workshop in Mexborough during the summer of 1965

Mexborough Sprint Team, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Mexborough Sprint Team, South Yorkshire, 1965. Keen motor sport enthusiasts Vaughn Midgely and Barry Ford try out their incomplete creation in September of 1965

Scene inside a butchers shop, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Scene inside a butchers shop, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1965

Boots the Chemist, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Boots the Chemist, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965

Danish Bacon sales team meeting, Earl of Doncaster hotel, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Danish Bacon sales team meeting, Earl of Doncaster Hotel, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. The hotel is located in the centre of Doncaster

Nestles shop display, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Nestles shop display, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. In this advert to promote Nestles biscuits, Mr John Clayton stands beside the dispay in his shop in Mexborough

60 pints of milk, advertisment for the Barnsley Co-op, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1964. The photograph was originally commissioned by the Barnsley Co-op to promote their door to door milk delivery

Traditional butchers shop in the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough, 1962. Artist
Traditional butchers shop in the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough, 1962. The shop traded until 1994 after the collapse of the Vesty empire

Serving a meal to a customer in a cafe, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Serving a meal to a customer in a cafe, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1964. Mr Vincent Mathews ran a cafe in the High Street of Mexborough in the early 1960s

A Wesleyan church congregation, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963

Row of offices, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Row of offices, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. A terrace of offices which formed part of the former Barrons glassworks offices

A terrace of late Vistorian shops in Bank Street, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. A shopping street typical of a South Yorkshire mining town

Hairdressers salon, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. The photograph was commissioned by the company who manufactured the Formica wipe down surfaces

Hairdressers at work, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. The photograph was commissioned by the company who manufactured the Formica wipe down surfaces

Hairdressing salon, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. The easy clean marble effect formica was popular during the 1960s and this photograph was taken to advertise the product

Chemists shop interior, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Chemists shop interior, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961.An interesting photograph showing the shelving, with a good selection of period products on display

Newly installed conveyor sytem at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. The conveyor sytem at Hickleton Main before the belt was fitted in July of 1961

Installing a cage at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Installing a cage at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. During the drive to improve the pits in the South Yorkshire area during the 1950s and 1960s

East Midlands Gas Board shop window, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. The East Midlands Gas Board had a shop in central Doncaster for many years

Heavy lifting gear at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Heavy lifting gear at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. A Coles Crane operated by Mobile Lifting Services was brought in to lift heavy girders during the refurbishment work

Students visiting Mexborough Power Station, South Yorkshire, 1960. A visit by students of Schofield Technical College

Visit of the Yorkshire Controller to Mexborough Power Station, South Yorkshire, 1960. A photograph taken for the CEGB

Heinz promotion in the Allied Travel Agency window, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Heinz promotion advertising holidays to Trieste in conjuction with Heinz Spagetti Bolognese

Front of Pettits Shoe Shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Front of Pettits Shoe Shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. The shop was still trading almost 50 years later

Carlines Self Service Store in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Carlines Self Service Store, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. On the shelves can be seen many products, some of which have disappeared from the shelves

Soupa Dance, Heinz roadshow, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Soupa Dance, Heinz roadshow, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1964. In 1964, Heinz embarked on a nationwide tour to promote their canned soup products

Outpatients awaiting treatement 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

Newspaper typesetting, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Newspaper typesetting, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Typesetters from the South Yorkshire Times composing pages for the newspaper

Producing brochures at the White Rose Press Co, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Women working with the guillotines and making up brochures in the binding room of the the White Rose Press Company

The binding room at the White Rose Press printing Co, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The White Rose Press Company was responsible for the printing of many publications

Locomotive repairs, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Locomotive repairs, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1959. Doncaster has a great tradition of locomotive building. During the Industrial Revolution

Technicians at work in Clays TV repair in shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, February 1959

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