Rotherham Collection

Blast furnaces, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Blast furnaces, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The iconic view of the two Blast Furnaces that stood on the Park Gate Iron and steel company site near Rotherham

Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. The pit was originally sunk in 1876 to a depth of 382 yards

Medical eye checks, Rotherham General Infirmary, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Medical eye checks, Rotherham General Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. In a photograph taken for the Central Office of Information

Computer room, Rotherham Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Computer room, Rotherham Infirmary, South Yorkshire, 1967. In a photograph taken for the Central Office of Information, a secretary checks the printout from the computer

Forging at the foundry of AT Green & Sons Ltd, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Impression die forging pounds or presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

Fruit and veg counter and cold counter, ASDA supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

Steelworks control room, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

The small ingot furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Coils and hexagonal bars at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A manager quality checks the finished coils which are ready for delivery

Gowshall Signs exhibition, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Gowshall Signs exhibition, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Gowshall Signs (Pearce Gowshall) manufacture the familiar road signs seen on the UKs roads

Rolling steel bars, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A two man team roll steel bars by hand

View of the canteen at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, 1964. Artist
View of the canteen, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The canteen provided meals for the steelworkers

Steelworks control centre, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. From the control room, which was located high above the mill floor

Road control room, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A controller with his intercom keeps a view on the access road to the steelworks at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co in

Rotherham Crematorium, 20th July 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Rotherham Crematorium, 20th July 1962. The newly built Crematorium was opened in 1962 but was built on a site which conducted burials since 1953

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

Oxygen control panel at the Park gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Medical infirmary, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. In the case of any minor injuries, the steelworks provided a medical infirmary where treatment could be given

The check-out area of the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The check-out area of the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

Lab testing at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Cleaning a Kaldo furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Steelworkers using a specialised trolley-mounted machine to clean a Kaldo furnace

Technicians working at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966. Technicians from the British Oxygen Company using vibration testing equipment

The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham showing their range of cakes

The Royal Insurance Building in Moorgate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 20 July 1962 Artist
The Royal Insurance Building in Moorgate, Rotherham town Centre, South Yorkshire, 20 July 1962

The ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist: Michael Walters
The ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

Teeming (pouring) molten iron, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Iron is teemed from the crucible into moulds to make ingots

Churchill lathe in use, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Morris Minor and a Triumph Herald outside the Royal Insurance Building, Rotherham,s Yorks, 1962
A Morris Minor and a Triumph Herald outside the Royal Insurance Building in Rotherham town Centre, South Yorkshire, 20 July 1962

Lifting a conveyor bridge, Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. At the new Manvers coal preparation plant

Pig casting at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Pig iron being teemed (poured) into ingots at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co in Rotherham

Womens clothes, ASDA Supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

Rotherham Crematorium interior, 20th July 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Rotherham Crematorium interior, 20th July 1962. The newly built Crematorium was opened in 1962 but was built on a site which conducted burials since 1953

Morris J4 van at the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A Morris J4 Van belonging to the British Oxygen technical service

Lathe workshop area, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964 Artist
Lathe workshop area, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. An overview of the lathe workshop area where machining was undertaken on final stage in the production of the high

Office scene, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Office scene, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Ticker tape machines can be seen being operated by the female staff

Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Manvers processed the coal from several of the surrounding pits, turning it into coke

Testing temperature of molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Testing the temperature of molten steel, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker tests the temperature of molten steel with an imersion pyrometer

Charging a furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

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

A Ford Anglia outside Asda (Queens) supermarket, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Other period cars can be seen including an Austin Cambridge and a Vauxhall Victor

Interior of the pump House at Brookhouse Colliery in South Yorkshire, 13 Dec 1962
Interior of the pump house at Brookhouse Colliery in South Yorkshire, 13 Dec 1962

West Indian workers at the GEC Iron Factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
West Indian workers at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 11th July 1962. Due to a shortage of available workers for the production lines at their cooker and fridge factory in Swinton

Steelworker at Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1964. An operator is seen using a scarfing gun to remove in imperfections from a steel casting

Steelworkers at Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1964. Removing the defects from the surface of a casting with a scarfing gun

Aerial view of the Manvers coal processing plant, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. The new Coal processing plant in the Dearne Valley near Rotherham was the National Coal Boards state of

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, 1956
Manvers coal preparation plant, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, November 1956. Coke being pushed down the incline into the quenching pit

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