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Industry Collection (page 2)

Background imageIndustry Collection: Fishing boats frozen in Whitstable Harbour, Kent. 20th January 1966

Fishing boats frozen in Whitstable Harbour, Kent. 20th January 1966

Background imageIndustry Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Background imageIndustry Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, Margam works. Erection of No 2 Blast Furnace

Port Talbot Steelworks, Margam works. Erection of No 2 Blast Furnace. This furnace, due to come into production later this year

Background imageIndustry Collection: Redcar Blast Furnace, British Steel, 3rd July 1979

Redcar Blast Furnace, British Steel, 3rd July 1979

Background imageIndustry Collection: The Vaux Brewery in Sunderland - on the day that it was announced that the North East

The Vaux Brewery in Sunderland - on the day that it was announced that the North East hotel was quitting its brewing and wholesaling business to concentrate on its Swallow Hotels

Background imageIndustry Collection: The first trucks of coal from South Pit, Glyncorrwg 1906

The first trucks of coal from South Pit, Glyncorrwg 1906

Background imageIndustry Collection: Terraced streets of Easington with the gear towers of the local pit head in

Terraced streets of Easington with the gear towers of the local pit head in the background

Background imageIndustry Collection: A film crew at work in the newly cobbled Richardson Street, in Heaton

A film crew at work in the newly cobbled Richardson Street, in Heaton, Newcastle for Catherine Cooksons The Fifteen Streets in 1989

Background imageIndustry Collection: A miner at work underground in a coal mine. August 1984 P017840

A miner at work underground in a coal mine. August 1984 P017840

Background imageIndustry Collection: Jack Wilding, head cheesemaker at Minsterley Creameries, 12 miles from Shrewsbury

Jack Wilding, head cheesemaker at Minsterley Creameries, 12 miles from Shrewsbury, who gains the MBE for boosting production 35% in the 12 Years he has held his position

Background imageIndustry Collection: Arthur Russell, who retires from the Liverpool Echo today, outside the newspapers office

Arthur Russell, who retires from the Liverpool Echo today, outside the newspapers office. 27th April 1990

Background imageIndustry Collection: A colourised version of a version of classic photograph from the Chronicle archive

A colourised version of a version of classic photograph from the Chronicle archive, summer holidays. A child plays in the shadow of one of the supertankers, Tyne Pride, built at Swan Hunter, 1975

Background imageIndustry Collection: Two men talking as they stand in princes Dock in Central Liverpool

Two men talking as they stand in princes Dock in Central Liverpool. Behind them is the famous Royal Liver Building. Circa 1966

Background imageIndustry Collection: 73-year-old Jack Lisle strides back to his home in Chesnut Street, Ashington

73-year-old Jack Lisle strides back to his home in Chesnut Street, Ashington, after his shift at Woodhorn Colliery, where he is the oldest miner

Background imageIndustry Collection: Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, visiting the Rover company in Solihull

Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, visiting the Rover company in Solihull, West Midlands. February 1958

Background imageIndustry Collection: A female worker at Kumficar factory, Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

A female worker at Kumficar factory, Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

Background imageIndustry Collection: A group of female workers at John Mackintosh sweet factory. Halifax in West Yorkshire

A group of female workers at John Mackintosh sweet factory. Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

Background imageIndustry Collection: Shaft sinking record at Boulby Mine. 1971

Shaft sinking record at Boulby Mine. 1971

Background imageIndustry Collection: Birmingham Press Club Ball, 29th November 1968. At the tombola stand

Birmingham Press Club Ball, 29th November 1968. At the tombola stand, members of the cast of ATV series The Champions, from left, Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt

Background imageIndustry Collection: Doweys boat building yard in North Shields. Circa 1850

Doweys boat building yard in North Shields. Circa 1850

Background imageIndustry Collection: The opening of the new telephone exchange at South John Street, Liverpool

The opening of the new telephone exchange at South John Street, Liverpool. Pictured is the room where the switching over from the old to the new takes place. 5th November 1920

Background imageIndustry Collection: Aerial view of Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. 17th August 1980

Aerial view of Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside. 17th August 1980
Aerial view of Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside.17th August 1980

Background imageIndustry Collection: Workmen open up the road in Brandling Park, Jesmond, Newcastle

Workmen open up the road in Brandling Park, Jesmond, Newcastle, for the laying of new gas pipes prior to work starting on the new motorway on 24th January, 1972

Background imageIndustry Collection: A woman machinist seen here of the factory floor of J Searsy of Northampton sewing uppers

A woman machinist seen here of the factory floor of J Searsy of Northampton sewing uppers. 6th April 1930

Background imageIndustry Collection: Shipyard cranes rise above tenement apartment buildings by the River Clyde in Scotland

Shipyard cranes rise above tenement apartment buildings by the River Clyde in Scotland March 1971

Background imageIndustry Collection: Miner Ken Black clocking off the last underground shift at Bates Pit, Blyth in May 1986

Miner Ken Black clocking off the last underground shift at Bates Pit, Blyth in May 1986

Background imageIndustry Collection: Durham Miners Gala - Harold Wilson and Shirley Williams share a joke

Durham Miners Gala - Harold Wilson and Shirley Williams share a joke

Background imageIndustry Collection: Durham Miners Gala - The crowd listen to the speeches

Durham Miners Gala - The crowd listen to the speeches

Background imageIndustry Collection: Beryl Bravo Oil rig in the North Sea

Beryl Bravo Oil rig in the North Sea

Background imageIndustry Collection: Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth

Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth, at work setting cutting tools for machines which bore Ant-Aircraft shells at a factory in the West Midlands during the Second

Background imageIndustry Collection: Production of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Geraldine House, Fetter Lane, London

Production of the Daily Mirror newspaper, Geraldine House, Fetter Lane, London. Pictured, plate setting. 19th November 1952

Background imageIndustry Collection: British Eagle International Airlines a major British independent airline that operated

British Eagle International Airlines a major British independent airline that operated from 1948 until it went into liquidation in 1968

Background imageIndustry Collection: General scenes outside the Ford paint, trim and assembly plant in Dagenham

General scenes outside the Ford paint, trim and assembly plant in Dagenham, Essex as new Ford cars roll off the production line. 16th November 1960

Background imageIndustry Collection: General scenes showing workers gathered at Gladstone Docks in Liverpool

General scenes showing workers gathered at Gladstone Docks in Liverpool. 31st October 1967

Background imageIndustry Collection: National Union of Seamen (Mersey Area) mass meeting held at Liverpool Pierhead near

National Union of Seamen (Mersey Area) mass meeting held at Liverpool Pierhead near the Seamans war memorial during the ongoing seamans strike

Background imageIndustry Collection: The Electric Car. A new unusually quiet little motor car can be seen going

The Electric Car. A new unusually quiet little motor car can be seen going through its paces around London. Produced by Enfield Auto Motive Limited

Background imageIndustry Collection: Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for

Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for the Abbey Strip mill, at Port Talbot docks

Background imageIndustry Collection: South Durham Steel from the companys south works, West Hartlepool

South Durham Steel from the companys south works, West Hartlepool, North East England, 16th August 1960. Molten slag metal cascades down from tilted furnace

Background imageIndustry Collection: The last watch at the Brunswick Dock, (left to right), acting dockmaster Alec Broadbent

The last watch at the Brunswick Dock, (left to right), acting dockmaster Alec Broadbent, gatemen Bob Bennett, Cyril Vine, Charles Goldson and Geoff Dawson. 3rd January 1975

Background imageIndustry Collection: Only a few groups of men stand chatting at the gate of a deserted Manchester dock May

Only a few groups of men stand chatting at the gate of a deserted Manchester dock May 1951 P011969

Background imageIndustry Collection: The Reina Del Pacifico returns to Liverpool. 24th July 1957

The Reina Del Pacifico returns to Liverpool. 24th July 1957

Background imageIndustry Collection: ICI, Wilton. The bottom half of a 5000 ton chemical storage tank being fitted into place

ICI, Wilton. The bottom half of a 5000 ton chemical storage tank being fitted into place. It will hold VCM, vinyl chloride monomer from new works being built opposite Lackenby Works on the Trunk

Background imageIndustry Collection: A 5000 ton chemical storage sphere is symbolic of the millions spent by the firm each

A 5000 ton chemical storage sphere is symbolic of the millions spent by the firm each year on construction projects as part of the 130 million chlorine complex. ICI Wilton. 7th October 1980

Background imageIndustry Collection: Beaming Deartment at Regent Cotton Mill owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation

Beaming Deartment at Regent Cotton Mill owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited, in Failsworth, Manchester, Circa 1935. The mill opened in 1906, closing 1958

Background imageIndustry Collection: Workers arrive for their shift at the new Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride

Workers arrive for their shift at the new Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride, Scotland November 1953

Background imageIndustry Collection: Worklers pulling along a wagon carrying coal at Priory Colliery in Blantyre

Worklers pulling along a wagon carrying coal at Priory Colliery in Blantyre, Scotland April 1951

Background imageIndustry Collection: A helmet hanging with welders goggles amongst the empty cranes after the closure of Govan

A helmet hanging with welders goggles amongst the empty cranes after the closure of Govan Shipbuilders shipyard in Scotland August 1979

Background imageIndustry Collection: Workers at William Pretty and sons Ltd in Ipswich sitting at their Singer machines

Workers at William Pretty and sons Ltd in Ipswich sitting at their Singer machines putting in the elastic bands in underwear November 1935



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