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Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot steel works. West Glamorgan, Wales. 30th April 1965

Port Talbot steel works. West Glamorgan, Wales. 30th April 1965

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1958

Background imagePlant Collection: Ramming sand in preparation for the special welding operation used to repair the broken

Ramming sand in preparation for the special welding operation used to repair the broken lever at the Works of the Steel Co. of Wales, 23rd January 1958

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks. Circa 1958

Port Talbot Steelworks. Circa 1958

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

Port Talbot Steelworks, Margam works. Erection of No 2 Blast Furnace

Background imagePlant 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 imagePlant Collection: An advance guard of the army of steelworkers who returned to their jobs at Port Talbot

An advance guard of the army of steelworkers who returned to their jobs at Port Talbot after the strike which lasted six weeks

Background imagePlant Collection: Ciba Geigy Chemical Plant, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, December 1984

Ciba Geigy Chemical Plant, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, December 1984

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. Philip Cole, 17, makes notes and looks out over the oil plant

Llandarcy oil refinery. Philip Cole, 17, makes notes and looks out over the oil plant. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: BP Llandarcy oil refinery, Swansea. Lyn Davies, 36, on top of the 'Cat Cracker'

BP Llandarcy oil refinery, Swansea. Lyn Davies, 36, on top of the "Cat Cracker"
BP Llandarcy oil refinery, Swansea. Lyn Davies, 36, on top of the " Cat Cracker" tower checks maintenance points and goes on tour of inspection high above the refinery

Background imagePlant Collection: Standard Triumph workers meet outside the Speke factory, Liverpool, Merseyside

Standard Triumph workers meet outside the Speke factory, Liverpool, Merseyside, 21st October 1969

Background imagePlant Collection: After the blitzing of the City of London, Red Cross Street Fire Station

After the blitzing of the City of London, Red Cross Street Fire Station, which had been badly burned externally and only saved from destruction by the determined efforts of the Station personnel

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. John Humphries turns off safety valve at the carbon plant

Llandarcy oil refinery. John Humphries turns off safety valve at the carbon plant. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. Crude oil unit control room L-R Byron Hopkins, 31, Roy Griffiths

Llandarcy oil refinery. Crude oil unit control room L-R Byron Hopkins, 31, Roy Griffiths, 35, Michael Edwards, 31, John Humphries, 43, and Donald Hughes, 35. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: The Austin Mini car assembly line night shift at Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Austin Mini car assembly line night shift at Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands. 29th September 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: First productions pictures of the new Crusader Cruiser type tank

First productions pictures of the new Crusader Cruiser type tank, the fastest fighting vehicle in the world, Built in Wolsely factory at Drens Lane, Ward End, Birmingham, Circa 1939

Background imagePlant Collection: Idle machinery of which until yesterday workers were turning out coronation material

Idle machinery of which until yesterday workers were turning out coronation material bearing the head cipher of King Edward VIII. 11th December 1936

Background imagePlant Collection: Cabbages replace flowers in Luton High Street, Bedfordshire. 11th October 1966

Cabbages replace flowers in Luton High Street, Bedfordshire. 11th October 1966

Background imagePlant Collection: Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 23rd February 1968

Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 23rd February 1968. Our picture shows, bodies of the Triumph 1300 range being assembled on the production line

Background imagePlant Collection: Construction underway for Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool

Construction underway for Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 4th September 1961. Our picture shows, mammoth earth moving vehicles levelling off the area

Background imagePlant Collection: Thumbs up from shadow transport minister John Prescott as he meets workers during his

Thumbs up from shadow transport minister John Prescott as he meets workers during his visit to Vauxhalls Ellesmere Port plant. Picture taken 7th February 1992

Background imagePlant Collection: Modernistic design of the buildings now taking shape at the Abbey Strip Mills, Margam

Modernistic design of the buildings now taking shape at the Abbey Strip Mills, Margam. Pictured, the ingot strip bay, a part of a building which will eventually stretch for three quarters of a mile

Background imagePlant Collection: The new strip mills at Margam, Port Talbot, opened by Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh

The new strip mills at Margam, Port Talbot, opened by Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell

Background imagePlant Collection: The mould preparation bay at the Steel Company of Waless new Abbey Works at Margam

The mould preparation bay at the Steel Company of Waless new Abbey Works at Margam. 23rd October 1948

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, December 1968

Port Talbot Steelworks, December 1968

Background imagePlant Collection: Steelworker Tony Dooley of Portmead, Swansea, with the VLN converter in the background at

Steelworker Tony Dooley of Portmead, Swansea, with the VLN converter in the background at the British Steel Corporations Port Talbot plant. 15th January 1969

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, August 1969

Port Talbot Steelworks, August 1969

Background imagePlant Collection: ICI Billingham, plants are springing up in central Middlesbrough

ICI Billingham, plants are springing up in central Middlesbrough

Background imagePlant Collection: Actor Leslie Phillips pictured at his Maida Vale, London home on 18th July 1978

Actor Leslie Phillips pictured at his Maida Vale, London home on 18th July 1978

Background imagePlant Collection: An aerial view of Jaguars Browns Lane plant, Coventry 26th July 1988

An aerial view of Jaguars Browns Lane plant, Coventry 26th July 1988

Background imagePlant Collection: Unusual: Humour: Model Angela Jay and plant. March 1975 75-01424-002

Unusual: Humour: Model Angela Jay and plant. March 1975 75-01424-002

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. 8th August 1967

Llandarcy oil refinery. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. Trainee engineer John Bolt, 21, gets a birds eye view of the oil

Llandarcy oil refinery. Trainee engineer John Bolt, 21, gets a birds eye view of the oil plant from his high perch on a daily inspection tour. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. Roy Colwill (right), aged 20, and Howell Morgan, 31

Llandarcy oil refinery. Roy Colwill (right), aged 20, and Howell Morgan, 31, test pipes using radioactive methods. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Llandarcy oil refinery. Blowerman Danny Evans looks out across the oil plant from a

Llandarcy oil refinery. Blowerman Danny Evans looks out across the oil plant from a distillation tower. 8th August 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Prime Minister John Major in York, during the general election campaign. 26th March 1992

Prime Minister John Major in York, during the general election campaign. 26th March 1992

Background imagePlant Collection: Prime Minister John Major and his wife Norma visiting Grafham Water Processing Plant

Prime Minister John Major and his wife Norma visiting Grafham Water Processing Plant during the general election campaign, pictured releasing balloons. 4th April 1992

Background imagePlant Collection: Ford Motor Plant in Halewood, Liverpool. 22nd February 1969

Ford Motor Plant in Halewood, Liverpool. 22nd February 1969

Background imagePlant Collection: VW Volkswagen near Brunswick, West Germany. A day in the life of Heinrich Gemnich, 40

VW Volkswagen near Brunswick, West Germany. A day in the life of Heinrich Gemnich, 40, ex-Luftwaffe pilot, one of the 17, 000 men and women who work at the VW factory

Background imagePlant Collection: Sandra Thistlewait and Jean Wordsworth testing cases with their rubber hammers

Sandra Thistlewait and Jean Wordsworth testing cases with their rubber hammers. 12th October 1970

Background imagePlant Collection: Our picture shows... A line of idle chain welding machines at Walsall firm of Job Wheway

Our picture shows... A line of idle chain welding machines at Walsall firm of Job Wheway and Co

Background imagePlant Collection: The stamping workshop in a Birmingham motorcycle factory. Circa 1938

The stamping workshop in a Birmingham motorcycle factory. Circa 1938

Background imagePlant Collection: Petrol chemical plant in Birmingham. Circa 1970

Petrol chemical plant in Birmingham. Circa 1970

Background imagePlant Collection: Welders in Tipton Docklands working on a section of fabricated steel sheet frame

Welders in Tipton Docklands working on a section of fabricated steel sheet frame. 17th April 1926

Background imagePlant Collection: Car bodies move along the assembly line at the Moskvitch car plant in Moscow. 1962

Car bodies move along the assembly line at the Moskvitch car plant in Moscow. 1962

Background imagePlant Collection: Preparing the watercress harvest. Watercress beds throughout the country

Preparing the watercress harvest. Watercress beds throughout the country
Preparing the watercress harvest

Background imagePlant Collection: Watercress time. Now is the time of year when watercress is at its best

Watercress time. Now is the time of year when watercress is at its best and busy times are being experienced in the growing districts

Background imagePlant Collection: Water-cress time at Cassiobridge. Now is the time of year when watercress is at its best

Water-cress time at Cassiobridge. Now is the time of year when watercress is at its best

Background imagePlant Collection: Standard Triumph Paint & Trim Shop, under construction at assembly facility in Speke

Standard Triumph Paint & Trim Shop, under construction at assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 3rd May 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Bessemer steel plant, for Margam works. Crane hoists it clear of the ship. July 1958

Bessemer steel plant, for Margam works. Crane hoists it clear of the ship. July 1958

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1956

Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1956

Background imagePlant Collection: Unloading Ore at the Wharf alongside the GKB Blast Furnaces at Margam. Circa 1947

Unloading Ore at the Wharf alongside the GKB Blast Furnaces at Margam. Circa 1947

Background imagePlant Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1967

Port Talbot Steelworks, circa 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Lorries being unloaded at Margam Slag Works. 17th February 1961

Lorries being unloaded at Margam Slag Works. 17th February 1961

Background imagePlant Collection: Young gardener, Victoria Hazell, proudly waters the giant sun flower growing in her back

Young gardener, Victoria Hazell, proudly waters the giant sun flower growing in her back garden, Reading, October 1985

Background imagePlant Collection: English grown chicory - 400 farmers of Hunts and Cambs are cultivating 1200 acres of

English grown chicory - 400 farmers of Hunts and Cambs are cultivating 1200 acres of chicory. The first factory in this country has been established at St Ives, Huntingdonshire

Background imagePlant Collection: Turning the cut up chicory drying in a hot chamber. 23rd October 1932

Turning the cut up chicory drying in a hot chamber. 23rd October 1932

Background imagePlant Collection: Exterior view of Avana Bakeries, 31st October 1997

Exterior view of Avana Bakeries, 31st October 1997

Background imagePlant Collection: Vauxhall Ellesmere Port, a motor vehicle assembly plant

Vauxhall Ellesmere Port, a motor vehicle assembly plant. Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 12th March 1978

Background imagePlant Collection: TV botanist David Bellamy was in Gosforth High Street, Newcastle on 9th March 1982 to

TV botanist David Bellamy was in Gosforth High Street, Newcastle on 9th March 1982 to open Pickfords Travel shop, where there were just enough plants around to make him feel at home

Background imagePlant Collection: It looks like rain but conservationist David Bellamy was in corbridge on 5th February

It looks like rain but conservationist David Bellamy was in corbridge on 5th February 1996, to accept an award on behalf of charity Forest and Gardens

Background imagePlant Collection: Concorde Prototype 2. being built in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol

Concorde Prototype 2. being built in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol
Concorde Prototype 2. being built in the Brabazon hanger at B.A.C Filton Bristol. 20th March1 967

Background imagePlant Collection: Concorde Prototype 2. being bult in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol

Concorde Prototype 2. being bult in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol
Concorde Prototype 2. being bult in the Brabazon hanger at B.A.C Filton Bristol. 27th July 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Concorde Prototype 2. being built in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol

Concorde Prototype 2. being built in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol
Concorde Prototype 2. being built in the Brabazon hanger at B.A.C Filton Bristol. 20th March 1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Concorde Prototype 2. being bult in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol

Concorde Prototype 2. being bult in the Brabazon hanger at B. A. C Filton Bristol
Concorde Prototype 2. being bult in the Brabazon hanger at B.A.C Filton Bristol. 20th March1967

Background imagePlant Collection: Actor Leslie Phillips celebrating 21 years of the Royal Shakespeare Company on 12th May

Actor Leslie Phillips celebrating 21 years of the Royal Shakespeare Company on 12th May 1997

Background imagePlant Collection: England footballer Glenn Hoddle poses as a Mexican bandit

England footballer Glenn Hoddle poses as a Mexican bandit, standing behind a cactus at the team base in Monterrey, Mexico prior to the 1986 World Cup tournament. May 1986

Background imagePlant Collection: Jimmy Page, lead singer of rock group Led Zepplin, 1st January 1970

Jimmy Page, lead singer of rock group Led Zepplin, 1st January 1970. Jimmy Page at his house in Pangbourne led Zeppelin

Background imagePlant Collection: Aerial view of Rover Car Works at Coventry. Circa 1930

Aerial view of Rover Car Works at Coventry. Circa 1930

Background imagePlant Collection: Elvis Costello, the newest sensation on the music scene, pictured 10th August 1977

Elvis Costello, the newest sensation on the music scene, pictured 10th August 1977

Background imagePlant Collection: Northern Irish Butterfly Enthusiast Patrick Forde July 1999 One of Patrick

Northern Irish Butterfly Enthusiast Patrick Forde July 1999 One of Patricks colourful butterfly collection

Background imagePlant Collection: Northern Irish Butterfly Enthusiast Patrick Forde July 1999 One of Patrick

Northern Irish Butterfly Enthusiast Patrick Forde July 1999 One of Patricks colourful butterfly collection

Background imagePlant Collection: Bernard Coster, Daily Mirror Telephoto Room technician, seen here at work

Bernard Coster, Daily Mirror Telephoto Room technician, seen here at work. 25th June 1958

Background imagePlant Collection: Lord Rootes (left) pictured at the Linwood site of the new car factory with Sir

Lord Rootes (left) pictured at the Linwood site of the new car factory with Sir, Robert Maclean, executive of the Scottish Council ( Development and Industry). November 1961 P09735

Background imagePlant Collection: Unusual: Humour: Model Angela Jay and plant. March 1975 75-01424-010

Unusual: Humour: Model Angela Jay and plant. March 1975 75-01424-010

Background imagePlant Collection: Unusual: Humour: Still Life: Radio and plant. March 1975 75-01581-002

Unusual: Humour: Still Life: Radio and plant. March 1975 75-01581-002

Background imagePlant Collection: Pauline Shepherd singer talking on / holding telephone, wearing sexy black lingerie

Pauline Shepherd singer talking on / holding telephone, wearing sexy black lingerie underwear August 1951



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