Michael Walters Collection (page 9)

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

Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. In 1913 there were 70, 000 pit ponies at work in Britain, according to government statistics

Steelworks safety representative, Newton Chambers, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971

Steel worker, Newton Chambers, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist: Michael Walters
Steel worker, Newton Chambers, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. A close up of a manager from the Newton Chambers steel foundry in Chapeltown, near Sheffield

A canal boat passing under a lift bridge on the Llangollen Canal, 1970. Lift bridges were cheaper to build than stone bridges

Two children at a pool, Dolgoch falls, Tal-y-llyn Valley, Snowdonia National Park, Wales, 1969

Family scene at Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia, Wales, 1969. Artist: Michael Walters
Family scene at Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia, Wales, 1969. A mother looks on as her children play in Dolgoch falls in the Tal-y-Llyn Valley, in the southern part of Snowdonia National Park

Number 4 engine at the Dolgoch falls stop on the The Talyllyn railway, Snowdonia, Wales, 1969. Two young boys watch as the engine lets off steam

Racehorse and jockey in front of Doncaster Racecourse grandstand, South Yorkshire, 1969. A Jockey dismounts to speak with his trainer in front of the grandstand

New road development beside the Old Market Hall, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1970. A Morris Minor makes its way up the new road development which bypassed the centre of the town

Miss Great Britain at Asda for a promotion of Lux Soap, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. The platform shoes and short skirts were typical of the style of clothes at the time

Ford Zodiac on an assymetric lift, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1972. A Ford Zodiac Executive sits on an assymetric lift manufactured by Laycock engineering of Sheffield

Renault 16 TL automatic on a Laycock brake testing machine, Sheffield, 1972. Artist
Renault 16 TL automatic on a Laycock brake testing machine, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1972. Laycock engineering manufactured a wide range of vehicle testing equipment from their base in Sheffield

Meat packing at a South Yorkshire meat processing company, 1972. Artist: Michael Walters
Meat packing at a South Yorkshire meat processing company, 1972. Butchery staff from the Modern Meats Company in Mexborough, in the process of packing meat

The choir from Brampton Parish Church singing during a service, Rotherham, 1969. Artist
Brampton Parish Church choir singing during a service, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Brampton is situated between Rotherham and Bransley

H Samuels jewellers in the new Arndale Centre, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1969. The new Arndale Shopping Centre in Doncaster opened in 1969

The new Arndale Shopping Centre in Doncaster, 1969. Artist: Michael Walters
The new Arndale Shopping Centre, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1969. The new Arndale Centre in Doncaster opened in 1969. The new generation of shopping centres was set to revolutionise shopping in

Laycock Commercial Brake testing unit with a Commer 10 ton tractor unit Sheffield, 1969
Laycock commercial brake testing unit, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1969. Laycock engineering manufactured a wide range of vehicle testing equipment from their base in Sheffield

Publicity shot for Stanley circular saws, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Publicity shot for Stanley circular saws, 1965. A publicity Shot for Stanley Tools showing the Husky circular saw together with a range of hand tools the company produced at the time. November 1965

Laycock Vacacar vacuum cleaner in use at an Esso garage, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. In addition to their wide range of vehicle lifts and testing equipment from their base in Sheffield

A traditional lubrication bay and mechanic at a garage, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Until recent times, Lubrication bays were a common sight in garages across the UK

These Types are Always Available, advertising agency image, 1964. A group of mostly pyjama-clad men are situated in a variety of poses. A nice example of early 1960s advertising ethos

Testing the temperature of molten steel, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Steelworkers test the temperature of molten steel with an immersion pyrometer at the Park Gate Iron

Eectromagnet above steel ingots, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

ERF 66GSF tipper at the Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The lorry had a 13ft 3in wheelbase and was powered by the Gardner power unit

Hot iron ready for forging, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Steelworkers handle hot iron ready for forging. Chains support the iron and the forge can be seen in the foreground

Steel bars being cut to size at J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The finished steel bars being cut to size and marked up for dispatch

Crack detection on steel bars at J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A dye penetrant is poured onto the steel

Ultrasonic testing of steel, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. In part of the warehouse storing flat steel bars

Grinding steel bars at J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Grinding steel bars at J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The steel bars are ground to produce an accurate diameter on a Cincinnati grinding machine

Early 1940s Diamond T truck pulling a large load, South Yorkshire, 1962. The truck, bearing the unusual registration number of EGG 999 pulls the body of a 2400 Lima drag line unit on a low loader

Caravan site, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Caravan site in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. The Caravan site in Mexborough in South Yorkshire prior to it being cleaned up on the orders of the Health inspector in 1961

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

Inspecting a large precision steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Inspecting a large precision steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. A technician inspects a large steel casting at Edgar Allens Steel foundry in Sheffield

Century Hydra Charger, advertising shot, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Century Hydra Charger, advertising shot, 1961. A photograph taken for a press advert for the new Mk3 Hydra Charger from Walkers (Century Oils) Ltd, made in Hanley, Stoke-on-Tent, and Sunderland

Thomas Smith Super 10 earth mover working at the Shell Plant, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Thomas Smith & Sons can trace their origins back to 1820 when the company was created by a group of

Loading animal feed onto conveyors, Spillers Animal Feeds, Gainsborough, Linconshire, 1961. Workers load bagged animal feed onto conveyors to take them onto lorries

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

Lyons Maid promotional (milk) dance, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Lyons Maid promotional (milk) dance, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. In the days before television occupied the corner of every living room

Control room at Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Manvers was the largest industrial site in Europe at the time

Engineers fabricating a rail junction for the Crewe South Junction before delivery, 1977

Empty tube station, Blackhorse Road on the Victoria Line, London, 1974. Period posters on the wall include adverts for Marlboro Cigarettes and the Evening News on the right hand side

Tube train standing at Blackhorse Road station on the Victoria Line, London, 1974. Blackhorse Road station in Walthamstow was opened in 1968 and is the least used station on the Victoria line

Passengers waiting at Blackhorse tube station on the Victoria Line, London, 1974. A traveller in a typical mid 1970s leather Jacket carries a plastic suitcase, so common at the time

Blackhorse Road tube station on the Victoria Line, London, 1974. Artist: Michael Walters
Blackhorse Road tube station on the Victoria Line, London, 1974. Blackhorse Road station in Walthamstow, after undergoing some refurbishment in 1974

Empty Jubilee Line Tube tunnel, before completion, London, 1974. Artist: Michael Walters
Empty Jubilee Line Tube tunnel, before completion, London, 1974. The The new Fleetline section of the Julilee Line from Baker street to Stanmoore was started in 1971

The Halle Orchestra in a performance at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, 1973. Artist
The Halle Orchestra in a performance at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, 1973. The Halle Orchestra was founded in 1858 by Sir Charles Halle in Manchester

Empty road; the East Ardley section of the M1, prior to opening, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, 1967. A lone van patrols the East Ardley section of the M1 near Wakefield prior to its opening

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