Walters Collection (#7)

Danish Bacon gammon joint with spice jars, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Danish Bacon gammon joint with spice jars, 1963. A product image to promote Danish Bacons range of gammon joints

Batchelors Garden Peas tin, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Batchelors Garden Peas tin, 1963. A product image from 1963 showing the tin and label of the time

Batchelors Peas tin, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Batchelors Peas tin, 1963. A product image from 1963 showing the tin and label of the time, with the simple slogan Taste how sweet!

Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Due to a shortage of available workers for the production lines at their cooker

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

Shops in Bank Street, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Shops in Bank Street, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. A photograph taken for the property owners. The shops, which include Leathercraft, selling ladies handbags, Davis Royd of Leeds

Barnsley Co-op, interior of the Jump Branch, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. A photograph for the Barnsley Co-op showing the interior of their their new outlet in the village of Jump

Barnsley Co-op, Jump branch, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. A photograph for the Barnsley Co-op showing their new outlet in the village of Jump, near Barnsley

First aid competition, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
First aid competition, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1961. A volunteer is lifted onto a stretcher during a first aid competition which was held by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB)

Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)

Soupa Dance sponsored by Heinz, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The residents of the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough look pleased to receive their free sample of Heinz Tomato Soup

Ward One at the Montague Hospital in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The hospital was founded in 1889 after a campaign by Dr Sykes and Andrew Montague of Melton Hall

The female medical ward at the Montague Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The hospital was founded in 1889 after a campaign by Dr Sykes and Andrew Montague of Melton Hall

The exterior of Spillers Animal Foods mill, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. Artist
The exterior of Spillers Animal Foods mill, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. The Union Flag flies above the recently completed mill

National Provincial Bank in a terraced house, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1963. The Bolton upon Dearne Branch of the National Provincial Bank

Travellers on a platform, Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. Artist
Travellers on a platform, Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. A photograph for Dermide Ltd who produced materials for suitcases and travel goods at the time

Austin Westminster and DAF 750 at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1963. Artist
Austin Westminster and DAF 750 at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1963. In a photograph taken for Dermide Ltd, who made the materials for travel bags

On the concourse of Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. A photograph for Dermide Ltd who produced materials for suitcases and travel goods at the time

Travellers walking along a platform at Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. A photograph for Dermide Ltd who produced materials for suitcases and travel goods at the time

Passengers on a platform at Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. Artist
Passengers on a platform at Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. A photograph for Dermide Ltd who produced the materials travel bags were made

Travellers boarding a train to Rotterdam, Centraal Station, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. A photograph for Dermide Ltd who produced the materials travel bags were made

Dutch legs, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Dutch legs, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963. An advertising image shot for Dermide Ltd who made the material for the suitcases

An Austin FF K160 lorry belonging to the General Electric Co, Swinton, 1963. Artist
An Austin FF K160 lorry belonging to the General Electric Co, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. An Austin FF K160 truck beloning to the GEC (later to become Morphy Richards)

Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Taken for a cover image for the NCB Coal Quarterly Magazine

Mens clothes shop interior, Alexandre of Oxford Street, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. The interior of the Mexborough branch of Alexandre of Oxford Street

Alexandre of Oxford Street, mens clothes shop frontage, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Alexandre of Oxford Streets new branch in Mexborough, South Yorkshire

Spraying the ovens at Manvers coking works near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. An industrial spraying machine can be seen with a worker spraying the refractory linings in the ovens at the works

Spraying refractory linings at Manvers coking works, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Two workers with a machine spraying the refractory linings in the ovens at the works

Child standing on a gate, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Child standing on a gate, 1963. Advertising photograph for the Media Design Agency

Child with a cat, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Child with a cat, 1963. Advertising photograph for the Media Design Agency

Family group looking at a magazine, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Family group looking at a magazine, 1963. Advertising photograph for the Media Design Agency

Checkout girls at a supermarket opening, Broughs Ltd, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1963. Checkout girls with a customer in the newly refurbished Broughs Ltd self-service store near Barnsley

Opening of Broughs supermarket, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1963. Eager shoppers collect their baskets as the doors open on the newly refurbished Broughs Ltd self-service store near Barnsley

Bar of the Cavalier pub, Ravenfield, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Bar of the Cavalier pub, Ravenfield, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Photograph taken for Ward & Sons showing a promotion for 80 Plus, a drink which it says will lift your Spirits

First Gleam in Eye, advertising shot for the Edgar Allen Steel Company of Sheffield, 1963

Trademark certificate, 1849 (1963). Artist: Michael Walters
Trademark certificate, 1849 (1963). A copy of the Original Speed trademark certificate issued to Thomas Slack in 1849. The company was later to become Slack Sellars & Co

Using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill at the Edgar Allen Steel

Industrial refrigeration plant after installation at a foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

A British Reema ball mill prior to installation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. At the Edgar Allen Steel Company in Sheffield

Rolling mill, Neepsend, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Rolling mill, Neepsend, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Engineers from AT Green & Son in Rotherham make the final adjustments to a Rolling mill they have installed in the Neepsend Rolling Mills in

Urban regeneration, Cresswell Estate, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. A good example of post war urban regeneration in the South Yorkshire area

Continuous bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Heat treating hacksaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The process of heat-treating metal involves the heating up and rapid cooling of the metal

Tensioning circular saws at Slack Sellers & Co Ltd, Sheffield, 1963. Artist
Tensioning circular saws at Slack Sellers & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. In order for a circular saw to run true at speed, the saw blade should be slightly convex

Setting the saw teeth on a hand saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Setting the saw teeth on a hand saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker at Slack Sellars & Co Ltd. One of the final processes in the production of a saw, of whatever variety

Setting the saw teeth a two metre saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Setting the saw teeth a two metre saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker at Slack Sellars & Co Ltd. One of the final processes in the production of a saw, of whatever variety

Tensioning the crosscut on a two metre saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker at Slack Sellars & Co Ltd. The process of tensioning involves hammering the saw face to alter the shape of

Grinding two metre saw blades at Slack Sellars & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. To produce a smooth finish to the saw blades, the faces are ground on giant revolving grinding stones

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"Walters: Capturing the Essence of Life in 20th Century Britain" Step back in time to Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Michael Walters' lens transports us to a world where coal mining and power generation were at the heart of industrial progress. In South Yorkshire, 1957, female ICI employees find joy in a dance. Walters beautifully captures their exuberance and camaraderie as they celebrate their hard work and achievements. The year is now 1980, and we witness a nuclear submarine berthing at Devonport docks in Plymouth, Devon. Walters' photograph encapsulates the awe-inspiring might of these technological marvels that safeguarded our nation's security. A train driver on an intercom takes center stage in South Yorkshire, 1964. Through Walters' artistry, we glimpse into the daily lives of those who kept our railways running smoothly while connecting communities across the country. Markham Main Colliery near Doncaster reveals its gritty reality through Walters' lens in 1961. The miners' determination shines through as they toil underground for their livelihoods. Transporting us to Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971 is The Stonehouse themed pub captured by Michael Walters. Its vibrant atmosphere invites us to join locals for a pint and immerse ourselves in the spirit of community. R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon from Barnburgh Colliery tells its own story with pride in South Yorkshire during 1961. It represents not just a means of transportation but also symbolizes hard work and resilience within this industry-driven region. Wath Main Colliery near Rotherham comes alive through Walter's lens once again; this time it's Wath upon Dearne during1956. This poignant image reminds us of the sacrifices made by generations past who labored tirelessly beneath our feet for economic prosperity above ground.