Steelworks Collection (page 2)

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

Welding a dragline bucket, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Dragline buckets are used in the excavation of raw materials from quarries in addition to being used in the dredging

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

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

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

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

A rotary kiln section being welded in preparation for installation, Steetley, Nottinghamshire, 1962. The large ring in the centre of the cylinder is the kiln tyre which would eventually be supported

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

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

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

Welding an industrial drying unit, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962

Molten steel being channelled at the Stanton Steel Works, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

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

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

Molten steel being poured into rail trucks at the Stanton Steelworks, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. The blast furnace at the steelworks

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

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

British Steel lorry at a Sheffield foundry, South Yorkshire, 1972. GUY Big J Lorry regostration no JWY 383K was in the service of British Steels Special Steels division in Rotherham

Working on a Drillmax machine, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Engineer working on a Drillmax machine, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The finished products can be seen in the foreground

Cutting steel rods to length, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Tilghman electric arc furnace, Keyser Ellison steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Rear view of a newly installed arc furnace

Arc furnace in a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Arc furnace in a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. The photograph was taken for the company which produced the refractory linings for the furnace to show the heat

Pouring molten iron into a Kaldo unit, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Teeming iron into ingots, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steelworker in the process of teeming (pouring) molten iron into ingots

Crack detection on round bars, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker uses a spray gun to apply a fluid which will shaw any cracks whch may exist in the bar

Straightening round bars, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker from J Beardshaw & Sons in Sheffield uses a straightening machine on a round bar

Rolling steel, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The process of rolling steel involves running the steel bar through rollers to produce, in this case, a thinner steel bar

Casting a pole magnet, the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Pouring small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Pouring small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Molten steel can be seen cooling in the moulds after being poured

Constructing an overhead crane, Wombwell Foundry, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. One worker, who looks like he would be more at home in a school classroom

Using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill at the Edgar Allen Steel

Industrial refrigeration plant after installation at a foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

A British Reema ball mill prior to installation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. At the Edgar Allen Steel Company in Sheffield

Rolling mill, Neepsend, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Rolling mill, Neepsend, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Engineers from AT Green & Son in Rotherham make the final adjustments to a Rolling mill they have installed in the Neepsend Rolling Mills in

Continuous bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

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