Wombwell Collection

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

Sir George Wombwell, 1841. Creator: Richard James Lane
Sir George Wombwell, 1841. Portrait of Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet (1792-1855), son of Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet

Mitchell Main coal preparation plant, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1956. A general view of the coke ovens area at the Mitchell Main plant

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

Stripping a steel casting, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Steelworkers remove the mould from a steel casting, (in this case a five foot roller). This process is known as stripping

Machining a five foot roller on a lathe at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the final process of achieving a perfectly smooth finish on the product

Pattern making for a steel mould, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Pattern making for a steel mould, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Engineers work from detailed technical drawings to create patterns

Moulding in the Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Moulding in the Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steel worker uses a wooden pattern to create a mould for a steel casting

The casting furnace at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
The casting furnace at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963

Machining industrial rollers at the Wombwell Foundry & Engineering Co, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer checks his work in the final stages of machining a five foot industrial roller

Mackridges ironmongers shop, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Mackridges ironmongers shop, Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 1962. A traditional ironmongers shop in Wombwell, a small mining village near Barnsley

Teeming iron at Wombwell foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Teeming iron at Wombwell foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the process of pouring the molten metal to create the ingots. The foundry remained in operation until the 1980s

A busy foundry shop floor with lathes, Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. This photograph shows the busy shop floor at Wombwell foundry

Makridge, a traditional ironmongers shop, Wombwell, near Barnsley, South, Yorkshire, 1962. Wombwell is a small mining village near Barnsley

Wombwell Operatic Society, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Wombwell Operatic Society, South Yorkshire, 1961. Twenty-four members of the Wombwell Operatic Society near Barnsley assemble for a group photograph

Wombwell Operatic Society group photograph, South Yorkshire, 1961. The Wombwell Operatic Society pose for a publicity shot for their production of Carousel

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