Industry Collection

The Clay Pit, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1923. View of Leswidden China Clay Works near St Just. This painting shows the harsh, labour-intensive working conditions of a china clay pit

The mill and waterwheel in Bosham, 18 May 1891
Rear view of the mill and stream. Fishing nets are hung out to dry on a stone wall. Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26113/70

Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall. 1900
A view of cliffs on the north side of Towan Head, looking east. The coastguard lookout, with flags flying, can be seen to the right. This is now the site of Newquay War Memorial

Vintage fuel pumps. This is one of the oldest working petrol and diesel filling stations in the UK, located in the Laurel garage, Ramsbury, Wiltshire

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1893
The Man Engine at 234 fathoms level below adit, in 1893. The man engine went down to the 314 fathom level

Laphroaig Whisky Distillery, Loch Laphroaig, Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1893
The Man Engine at 234 fathoms level below adit, in 1893. The man engine went down to the 314 fathom level

Pylon line Norfolk UK
PM-10183 Pylon line Norfolk UK Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

The V & A. waterfront and Table Mountain cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_002
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Interior view showing a bay in the engine shop. One of a series of photographs of Cammell Laird works. Bedford Lemere. June 1913

Ruins of Wheal Coates Tin Mine engine house, near St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s
Advertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Bakelite telephone. Dial telephone with bakelite casing

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1831
Engraving " Dolcoath Copper Mine" of 1831 from Cornwall Illustrated showing the 76" engine house with capstan alongside, together with a launder and bal maidens

Forth Bridge
Construction of the Forth Bridge, on the Firth of Forth at Queensferry in Lothian, 23rd June 1888

Laxey Wheel, Laxey, Isle of Man, Europe

Sizewell A Magnox nuclear power station, now closed, on the left, and the newer B with pressurised water reactor, Sizewell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ferrybridge Power Station, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honey bees, (Apis mellifera) honeycomb and life cycle, expanded cross-section and insets

Airbus A380 in flight C017 / 7889
Airbus A380 in flight. The A380 is the worlds largest passenger airliner and, due to its size, many airports have had to expand their facilities to properly accommodate it

England, Northumberland, Electricity Pylons
England, Northumberland, Seaton Delaval. Electricity Pylons carrying electricity through Southern Northumberland

Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Redcar Beach at sunset with steelworks in the background, Redcar, Cleveland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Railway goods shed, Rainham c. 1860 IC277_001
A cut-away reconstruction drawing, by Allan T. Adams, of the railway goods shed at Rainham, Medway, in the 1860s

The mill at Sidlesham, 1900
A front view of the mill John Fletcher Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No: PH 26114/9

Portrait of Alderman Sir John Turney, by Alfred Hartley 1889

Heavy Lift Barge
Heavy lift barge Stavanger, North Sea oil capital, Rogaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Cranes at the Swan Hunter shipyard on the River Tyne, Northeast, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coalmine pithead silhouetted at dusk, South Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Building the HTP warehouse on Malpas Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1911
Warehouse being built for HTP (Hosken, Trevithick and Polkinhorn), who were agricultural and grain merchants

Canadian Pacific freight train locomotive at Banff station, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada, North America

Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead BL22201_011A
Cammell Laird & Co shipyard, Birkenhead. Exterior view across the outer basin looking towards a ferry moored outside the Cammell Laird buildings

Ruins of Wheal Coates Tin Mine engine house, near St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Brunels tunnelling shield
The tunnelling shield, or excavating machine designed by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769- 1849) & used in the construction of the lining of the Thames tunnel

Didcot coal-fired power station
Silhouette of power station cooling towers. Photographed at Didcot coal- fired power station, Oxfordshire, UK

Oil rigs, artwork
Oil rigs, computer artwork

Henri Maes Belgian Beer, Brewery, old town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bruges, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Aerial image of Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, Dungeness headland, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Golden Driller outside the Convention Center, Tulsa City, Oklahoma, United States of America, North America

Ferrybridge Power Station, North Yorkshire, England, UK

A China Clay Pit, Leswidden, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1920 or 1924. This painting shows the harsh, labour-intensive working conditions of a china clay pit

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

The sun rises over the skyline in Toronto, August 4, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Mullion Cove (Porth Mellin), Mullion, Cornwall. 13th June 1908
Fishermen with nets and lobster pots by an open boat on the beach. The older man is holding up a lobster for the photographer, while the younger man is seated on a pot and checking the nets

Fishing Boats in Pittenweem Harbour, Fife, Scotland

Carvedras Smelting Works, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1892
A general view of the tin smelting works with workmen outside and Brunels viaduct behind

South Yorkshire Coalfield, c. 1925
Scale 2 inches : 1 mile.Size 40 x 33 cm.Original at Local Studies E49S

William Jessop and Sons, steel manufacturer, Brightside Works, 1900
From an advertisement in the 1900 Whites General and Commercial Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham and the parishes, townships, villages and hamlets within a radius of seven miles from Sheffield

The RMS Titanicas propellers as the mighty ship sits in dry dock
Vintage maritime history photo of the RMS Titanicas propellers as the mighty ship sits in dry dock

The Active pilchard cellar, Newquay, Cornwall. Around 1900
The interior of the Active fish cellar with four fishermen mending nets and crab pots. The Active was demolished between 1905 and 1906. Photographer: Ennor

Rover Car Factory, Solihull JLP01_01_045_33
Rover Car Company Works, Lode Lane, Solihull. West Midlands. Interior view of Rover factory showing workers polishing cars, October 1956. John Laing Collection

Schematic view of George Stephensons locomotive The Rocket of 1829
STEPHENSONs ROCKET, 1829. Schematic view of George Stephensons locomotive " The Rocket" of 1829

Laboratory clamp. This is used to hold and support laboratory equipment. The clamp is attached to a stand, and its arms are adjusted with the screw mechanism at centre

Electricity pylons
National Grid pylons in dawn mist

Oil rig illuminated at dusk, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. 1903-1904
A general view of Polkanuggo Quarry with steam traction engine BETA No 483 and workers posing for the camera

Advertisement for Robert Sorby and Sons, edge tool manufacturers, Carver Street, 1889
Image from Sheffield and Neighbourhood (page 208) (printed and published by Pawson and Brailsford, Sheffield, 1889 (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Morgan factory DP139433
Morgan Motor Company, Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire. Two Morgan cars with factory beyond

Retro Style Desert Scene with Old Gas Station and Saguaro Cactus on a sunny day

Staffordshire Potteries
Factories in the Staffordshire potteries, 2nd March 1946. Original publication : Picture Post - 3088 - Pottery : A Working Partys Problem - pub

Above Port Hedland
Aerial view of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Port Hedland has a rich cultural heritage and is the second largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

England, London, Battersea Power Station
United Kingdom - England - Industrial Archeology. The Battersea Power Station in London

1960s paraffin heater
Paraffin heater, historical image. This portable heater, manufactured in the 1960s, was fuelled by the fossil fuel paraffin (also called paraffin oil and kerosene)

National Grid pylons in the mist
National Grid pylons stride across the valley and disappear into a sea of mist

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being prepared for demolition. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Windmills on Nottingham Forest - Henry Smyth
Oil on Canvas 45.7 x 35.6

Old Windmills on Nottingham Forest
Artist: Smyth, Henry - Title: Old Windmills on Nottingham Forest - Date: c.1830 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Board 47 x 61.6

Drax coal fired power station, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional pub, Whitstable, Kent, UK

William Arthur Chesterfield, Victoria Pier, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1982
Fisherman William Arthur Chesterfield (born 1927) on the quay tending his nets. Identified by family members, William was skipper of the family owned boats Christabel and, later, Frances

Fishing boat in rough sea approaching the Camel Estuary, Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Identified in J. Bartletts Ships of North Cornwall, 1996, as A Lowestoft sailing trawler running for Padstow under reduced canvas past Stepper Point, with Pentire in the background"

Bill Harvey inspecting fishing nets, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. June 1903
" Is it worth mending?" Bill Harvey inspecting fishing nets surrounded by lobster pots in front of a thatched cottage at Porthgwarra. He was aged 58 when the photograph was taken

Carvedras Smelting Works, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1892
Workmen posed with tin ingots. The man with the white beard is James Symons and the boy kneeling on the right is John Penrose

Surface Workers, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1890s
Dolcoath Mine showing the New East shaft on the right, with bal maidens and overseer. Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Unknown

Advertisement for James and F. C
Image from Sheffield and Neighbourhood (page 16) (printed and published by Pawson and Brailsford, Sheffield, 1889) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Ordnance Survey map of north Sheffield copied by the Germans
Original at Sheffield Local Studiess 26 M/4

Collieries at Treeton, Fence and Orgreave near Rotherham
Fence Colliery closed for coal production in 1904.Treeton Colliery closed in December 1990.Orgreave Colliery closed in October 1981

Samuel Warren Ltd. page from Register of trade marks of the Cutlers Company of Sheffield
Original at Sheffield Archives ref. SY599/B7/1

Wringer, wet clothes dryer
Antique illustration of a wringer, wet clothes dryer

Mechanical digger

Brisbane skyline, Queensland, Australia

Ironbridge Gorge 21131_07
Ironbridge Gorge and Buildwas Power Station, Shropshire. The cradle of the Industrial Revolution

Pavlova In Giselle
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931) performs in a production of Giselle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Industry: From Whisky Distilleries to Mines, and Everything in Between" Journey to the heart of Scotland's whisky industry at Laphroaig Whisky Distillery, nestled by the serene Loch Laphroaig in Islay, Argyll and Bute. Delve into history as we step back to 1893 at Dolcoath Mine in Camborne, Cornwall - a testament to Cornwall's once-thriving mining industry. Marvel at the breathtaking views of Table Mountain and the vibrant V & A Waterfront in Cape Town, where commerce meets natural beauty. Relive the past with another glimpse into Dolcoath Mine's storied past - a reminder of Cornwall's significant contributions to mining heritage. Stand in awe before Europe's largest working waterwheel, Laxey Wheel on the Isle of Man - an engineering marvel from a bygone era. Follow the pylon line that stretches across Norfolk UK like veins connecting communities and powering industries with electricity. Witness Birkenhead's proud shipbuilding legacy come alive at Cammell Laird shipyard - where vessels are crafted with skill and expertise. Step back into time with an enchanting vintage ad showcasing Singer sewing machines from the 1890s – revolutionizing textile industries worldwide. Indulge your senses as you explore Havana’s Cohiba cigars – exquisite limited edition treasures encased within a box brimming with luxury and craftsmanship. Reflect upon how communication has evolved through time as you admire a classic Bakelite telephone – an iconic symbol of technological progress. Explore nature’s intricate design within honeycombs while discovering Apis mellifera (honey bees) life cycle; witness their remarkable contribution to our ecosystem.