Walters Collection

The Stonehouse themed pub, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist: Michael Walters
The Stonehouse themed pub, Sheffield, 1971. Popular with both students from the local university and drinkers taking advantage of the busy night life Sheffield had to offer

R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Snows were one of the many coal merchants operating in the South Yorkshire area, selling locally mined coal

Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board (NCB) and work began in 1954

Female ICI employees enjoy a dance, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Female ICI employees enjoy a dance, South Yorkshire, 1957. A couple of girls from the ICI Detonator factory in Denaby Main (near Doncaster)

A nuclear submarine berthing at Devonport docks, Plymouth, Devon, 1980. The site has been established as a naval construction and refit yard since 1690

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

Coopering, making whiskey barrels at Wiley & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. The photograph shows a worker from the bonded warehouse hammering the rings into place on a barrel

Markham Main Colliery, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. A general view of the colliery taken during refurbishment work in 1961

Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. With its shaft sunk in 1905, Frickley Colliery in the village of South Elmsall, West Yorkshire

Tetley shire horses, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1968. Artist: Michael Walters
Tetley shire horses, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1968. The world famous shire horses gave service to the company for 184 years

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

Fleet of soft drinks delivery lorries, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Fleet of soft drinks delivery lorries, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. The fleet of lorries with their newest Bedford TK at the front of the line up

The Danish Bacon Company factory, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1957. The reception area of the Danish Bacon Company which ran a depot from its Kilnhurst site until it moved to larger premises nearly

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

Train driver on an intercom, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Train driver on an intercom, South Yorkshire, 1964. A loco driver from the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in Rotherham on an intercom in the cab of his diesel loco

Sugg Sports and Radio, High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1960. The High Street branch of Sugg Sports in Scunthorpe, showing some electrical goods and adverts to either rent or buy

Tea room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1977. Artist: Michael Walters
Tea room, Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1977

Group of young people at Silver Blades bowling alley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

Girls hockey match, Airedale school, Castleford, West Yorkshire, 1962

Lyons Maid Drinka Winta Pinta promotional dance, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. In the days before television occupied the corner of every living room

Housing project, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Housing project, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1962. This housing development in Kirby Street in the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough is a good example of the failed 1960s housing ethos

Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Artist
Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Female workers using large industrial shirt presses

Agricultural stand at the Royal Show at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, July 1954. Workers take a break whilst building a trade show stand for Crittall Grain Silos

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

Pattern maker, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Pattern maker, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. A pattern maker constructs a wooden replica of the part which needs to be cast in steel. A mould for the cast is then made from the pattern

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)

Head office and works of Joseph Lucas, Great King Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, 1961. Taken from an artists impression

Tetley shire horses and dray, Joshua Tetley Brewery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1966. The world famous shire horses gave service to the company for 184 years

Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. The main pit head and winding gear at Rossington Colliery. The original owners of the colliery were the Rossington Main Colliery Ltd which was

Present Trouble, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Present Trouble, 1964. Photograph showing a figure who has bought too many Christmas presents

Overview of the bar mill at the Brightside Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. View showing the capstan in the foreground

Doncaster North Bus Station, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Doncaster North Bus Station, 1967. Passengers run for their bus as a mid 1960s GUY and an early 1950s Daimler STL double decker bus get ready to depart

Group at a social function, Spillers Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. Artist
Group at a social function, Spillers Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. A group of guests after dinner at the opening of the new Spillers Foods mill at Gainsborough in October, 1962

Blast furnace at the Stanton Iron Co, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

Checking print, the White Rose Press, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1968. A printworker checking the print from a Heidelberg press

Montague Buildings, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Montague Buildings, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. The Montague Buildings in were constructed around 1900 on the site of a former quarry and have been home to many retailers over the years

Hamax disinfectant, marketing shot, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Hamax disinfectant, marketing shot, 1963. Hamax cleaning products operated from their South Yorkshire base in Mexborough for many years, producing products such as bleaches and disinfectants

A 1961 Austin Westminster in a car wash, Grimsby, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
A 1961 Austin Westminster in a car wash, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, 1965. An Austin A110 model Westminster in a car wash in Grimsby in 1965

Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Bilston Glen pit was sunk between 1952 and 1961. It was the scene of violent clashes between striking miners

Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Artist
Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Some youths get some training in the noble art at the training gym provided by the National Coal Board at Horden Colliery

Members of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) gather for their annual dinner, 1965. The RAOC are resposible for the safe keeping of explosives and munitions for the army

Sheffield United FC training ground bathroom, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Sheffield United FC training ground bathroom, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Players in the bath. The photograph was taken for the East Midlands Gas Board to promote the use of the Ascot water

Timber yard workforce, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Timber yard workforce, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1960. The Goldthorpe Timber Company operated for many years from the nearby South Yorkshire village of Bolton upon Dearne

East Midlands Gas Board promotion, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1957. The exterior of Claytons in Mexborough, near Doncaster

Tinsley Viaduct on the M1 after completion, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist
Tinsley Viaduct on the M1 after completion, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. The twin cooling towers of Blackburn Meadows Power Station which many travellers heading north used as a landmark were

Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1898. Free Trade Hall, Manchester constructed by architect Edward Walters 1853-56 on St Peters Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre

The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). Artist: Samuel Walters
The Joseph Cunard, 1839, (1938). The Joseph Cunard, a barque of 680 tons, built probably about 1830. She traded between Liverpool and New Orleans

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