Iron Works Collection

Norfolk Iron Works Norwich, 1942 a42_03733
Norfolk Iron Works, Coslany Street, Norwich. The front elevation of 24 Coslany Street showing bomb damage, with number 22 visible in the background

Industrial memorial and cultural center of the old ironworks at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany

Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine
5308291 Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's high pressure tram engine)

The ironworks at Coalbrookdale
5311740 The ironworks at Coalbrookdale; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ironworks at Coalbrookdale. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The rolling iron bars
5311741 The rolling iron bars; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the rolling iron bars. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The casting of iron pipes
5311738 The casting of iron pipes; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the casting of iron pipes, at Butterley Iron Works. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A puddling furnace
5311743 A puddling furnace; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a puddling furnace and shingling hammer. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Vaolklingen ironworks, UNESCO World Heritage, Vaolklingen, Saarland, Germany
VAolklingen ironworks, UNESCO World Heritage, VAolklingen, Saarland, Germany

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LONG ARM, THE (1956), log1956 bw neg 021 edited-1

L Aciérie (The Steelworks), 1895. Creator: Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941)
L Acierie (The Steelworks), 1895. Found in the collection of the Musee du Petit Palais, Geneva

View of Zlatoust, 1890s. Creator: Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey Mikhaylovich (1863-1944)
View of Zlatoust, 1890s. Private Collection

View of Nevyansk Ironworks, 1769. Creator: Chelnakov, Nikita Fyodorovich (1734-1790)
View of Nevyansk Ironworks, 1769. Private Collection

Lymington Iron Works, on the Tyne (colour litho)
981797 Lymington Iron Works, on the Tyne (colour litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lymington Iron Works, on the Tyne.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Carron Iron Works, c. 1800 (w / c & gouache over graphite with gum arabic
877331 Carron Iron Works, c.1800 (w/c & gouache over graphite with gum arabic, on wove paper mounted on cream paperboard) by Turner

Workers molding an artistic casting at the Kasli Iron Works, Ural Mountains
698947 Workers molding an artistic casting at the Kasli Iron Works, Ural Mountains, Russian Empire, 1910 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Russian, out of copyright

The Cutlers Feast at Sheffield (engraving)
1048969 The Cutlers Feast at Sheffield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cutlers Feast at Sheffield)

View of the Town and Port of Liverpool (engraving)
1610290 View of the Town and Port of Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Town and Port of Liverpool)

Poster advertising Continental Works, Greenpoint Brooklyn
NYH189009 Poster advertising Continental Works, Greenpoint Brooklyn, published by Endicott & Co. (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning
6340305 Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning)

Novelty Iron Works, Stillman, Allen & Co. Steam Engine and General Machinery
1079541 Novelty Iron Works, Stillman, Allen & Co. Steam Engine and General Machinery Manufacturers, foot of 12th Street, East River, New York, ca

South-West Prospect of Coalbrookdale (hand coloured engraving)
IGM199571 South-West Prospect of Coalbrookdale (hand coloured engraving) by Vivares, Francois (1709-80); Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Telford, Shropshire, UK; eIronbridge Gorge Museum; French

Dudley, and its Iron-Works, from the Castle (engraving)
1097360 Dudley, and its Iron-Works, from the Castle (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dudley, and its Iron-Works, from the Castle)

Moonlit Landscape, possibly of the Nantyglo Ironworks, Monmouthshire (oil on canvas)
CH402223 Moonlit Landscape, possibly of the Nantyglo Ironworks, Monmouthshire (oil on canvas) by Williams, Henry Penry (1798-1885); 41.4x56.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Welsh

South Wales Industrial Landscape, c. 1825 (oil on canvas)
CH402224 South Wales Industrial Landscape, c.1825 (oil on canvas) by Williams, Henry Penry (1798-1885); 56.5x100.3 cm; National Library of Wales, UK; Photo eChristies Images; Welsh, out of copyright

The Lysva iron foundry (b / w photo)
XBH366605 The Lysva iron foundry (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer; Private Collection; Russian, it is possible that some works by this artist may be protected by third party rights in some

The Queen at Sheffield, Her Majesty witnessing the Rolling of an Armour-Plate (litho)
1597509 The Queen at Sheffield, Her Majesty witnessing the Rolling of an Armour-Plate (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen at Sheffield)

View of Verkh-Neyvinsky, ca 1877. Creator: Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886)
View of Verkh-Neyvinsky, ca 1877. Private Collection

Portugal - Porto Blue Hour
Jean Claude Castor

Iron Works. From Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d Alembert, 1751-1765. Private Collection

Westbury Station and Iron Works, c. 1900
A general view of Westbury Station and iron works in Wiltshire, c.1900, with GWR toplight carriages traversing the line. Westbury station opened in 1848

Engraving depicting Richard Trevithicks high pressure tram engine, built in the blacksmiths shop of Penydarren iron works in 1803

The peasants at the construction of the metallurgical plant near Kaluga, 1902. Private Collection

Ironworks, 1873. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The hot rolling workshop of the Red Nail Makers Factory in Leningrad. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

View of the Mount Iremel in the Southern Urals. Series Views of the Ural mountains. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Nizhny Tagil Factory Pond and Lisya Mountain in the Middle Urals. Series Views of the Ural mountains. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Uktus Iron and Copper Factory, 1730. Artist: Gorchakov, V
The Uktus Iron and Copper Factory, 1730. Found in the collection of Regional State Archives, Yekaterinburg

Iron Works, Colebrook Dale, 1805. Artist: Loutherbourg, Philip James, the Younger (1740-1812)
Iron Works, Colebrook Dale, 1805. Private Collection

The Kitschelt iron foundry at the Skodagasse in Vienna, 1898. Private Collection

MANVILLE IRON WORKS, 1936. View of the Manville Iron Works and railroad, Manville, New Jersey. Photograph by Carl Mydans, February 1936

Places Near Bradford Visited by the British Association, 1873. Skipton Castle, Saltaire Mills, Fountains Abbey, Malham Caves Waterfall, Ripon Cathedral, Barden Tower, Bolton Abbey, the Strid

The Shah of Persia in England, Uk, 1889: the Shah Witnessing the Forging of a Steel Ingot at the Atlas Steel and Iron Works, Sheffield

Iron Works, Coalbrook Dale, from Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales
XYC281188 Iron Works, Coalbrook Dale, from Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, 1805 (colour litho) by Loutherbourg

Interior of an Ironworks, c. 1850-60 (oil on canvas)
XYC127203 Interior of an Ironworks, c.1850-60 (oil on canvas) by Sykes, Godfrey (1824-66); 36.2x44.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Interior of an Ironworks, 1850 (oil on canvas)
XYC144014 Interior of an Ironworks, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Sykes, Godfrey (1824-66); 47x61.25 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Places Near Bradford Visited by the British Association, 1873. Skipton Castle, Saltaire Mills, Fountains Abbey, Malham Caves Waterfall, Ripon Cathedral, Barden Tower, Bolton Abbey, the Strid

Iron works, Pennsylvania, 19th century C019 / 1589
Iron works. These buildings and blast furnaces are part of the Crane Iron Works, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, USA. Dating from the period 1890-1920, this photograph is from the Albert T

CIVIL WAR: IRON WORKS, 1862. Workmen at the Novelty Iron Works in New York City bending plates to be used in refitting the U.S.S. Roanoke as an ironclad vessel during the American Civil War, 1862

IRON WORKERS, 1884. The Iron-Workers Noon-Time. Line engraving after a painting by Thomas Anshutz, 1884

PITTSBURGH: IRON MILLS. The iron mills of Jones and Laughlin at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Line engraving, 1869

Iron and steel works. Steam and smoke rising from buildings and smokestacks at an iron and steel works. Iron ore is processed here, in the cylindrical-shaped units at centre left and centre right

An old iron works site at Backbarrow being turned into residential housing and commercial units
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"Iron Works: A Journey Through Time and Industry" Step into the world of iron works, where history intertwines with craftsmanship and innovation. From Norfolk Iron Works in Norwich to the industrial memorial at Neunkirchen, Saarland, these sites stand as a testament to the significance of ironworks in shaping our past. One such iconic landmark is the Vaolklingen Ironworks, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its towering structures tell stories of labor and progress that have echoed through generations. As we gaze upon log1956 bw neg 021 edited-1 capturing the view of Nevyansk Ironworks from 1769, we are transported back to an era when this industry was still in its infancy. The Lymington Iron Works on the Tyne showcases how color lithography brings life to these magnificent creations. The Royal iron works in Munich captivate us with their grandeur, immortalized by Kunstanstalt des Bibliographischen's publication. In Carron Iron Works' watercolor and gouache masterpiece from c. 1800, we witness workers diligently molding artistic castings—a true fusion of skill and artistry. Meanwhile, at Kasli Iron Works nestled amidst Ural Mountains' rugged terrain, artisans continue this tradition today. They were not only about production but also played a vital role in society's celebrations. The Cutlers Feast engraving transports us to Sheffield's vibrant festivities honoring this trade while reminding us of its cultural significance. Beyond manufacturing hubs lie bustling ports like Liverpool—engraved views showcasing how iron works shaped entire towns and facilitated global connections through commerce. Lastly, Continental Works' poster entices us with promises of ingenuity emanating from Greenpoint Brooklyn—an invitation to explore modern-day ironworking marvels that push boundaries even further. Join us on this captivating journey through time as we delve into the rich heritage encapsulated within these images—the legacy left behind by those who forged the ironworks industry, forever shaping our world.