Works Collection (page 9)

Mr Ivor Southorn, at the Brosley Clay Pipe works
Mr Ivor Southorn, whose great, great grandfather William Southorn started clay pipemaking on an industrial scale in Broseley, Shropshire

19th Century Barge, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992
River widening work on the River Fowey, just below Coulson Park at Lostwithiel, unearthed a 19th century barge buried in the river bank

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Renovation works at Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire, 2020

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Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of the Ravenspurn North concrete gravity substructure, seen during the float out from Graythorp, with tugs towing the structure into the Seaton Channel

Adam and eve in paradies, chromolithpraph from a home bible, 1870

Inigo Jones shows his plans for rebuilding Whitehall to King James I (litho)
5198223 Inigo Jones shows his plans for rebuilding Whitehall to King James I (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paris Metro construction at Pont-au-Change
3784841 Paris Metro construction at Pont-au-Change; (add.info.: Paris Metro construction at Pont-au-Change, 1906.); Lebrecht History

Mediterranean coast near Cap d'Ail, France 35mm Velvia transparency

The Steelworks, Cardiff at Night, 1893-97 (oil on canvas)
NGW186846 The Steelworks, Cardiff at Night, 1893-97 (oil on canvas) by Walden, Lionel (1861-1933); 150.8x200.4 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA at the water works at dawn

Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning. Workers blowing molten glass into bottles and goblets in a Newcastle factory 67

Eric Ravilious
11th anniversary poster for the Golden Cockerel Press, an Englishfine pressoperating between 1920 and 1961. The private press made handmade limited editions of classic works

Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Champion Works, Petre Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire -- Rebuilding British Kitchens. Offer of Kumfi-Kut kitchen scissors when limited supplies permit, in a postwar letter

Days of the Week by John Hassall
Illustration by John Hassall to the traditional rhyme attributing different characteristics depending on what days of the week a person is born

McClintons Soap Works, Ballymaclinton, Ireland
Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 - McClintons Soap Works, in the Irish village of Ballymaclinton. 1908

Lithographic printing-press 1876
Printer and his apprentice, putting on the ink on the pre-made etched stone. Date: 1876

Charles Tennants St. Rollox Chemical Works
St. Rollox Chemical Works in Glasgow, making dry bleaching powder which was sold world wide and grew to be the worlds largest chemical Works

The Kingston Works of Reckitt and Colman Ltd in Dansom Lane, Hull pictured after being damaged by a new type of oil bomb, dropped by the German Luftwaffe in the early hours of 18th July 1941

The Kingston Upon Hull works of Reckitt and Colman Ltd in Dansom Lane, Hull pictured after being damaged by a new type of oil bomb, dropped by the German Luftwaffe in the early hours of 18th July 1941

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck visit the factory Soap Works of Sir William Hesketh Lever, Port Sunlight, Merseyside, Wednesday 25th March 1914

Section of A19 is lifted into position, Middlesbrough, Circa 1973. Harvey Plant Hire

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

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

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

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

British Steel Corporation, Hartlepool Works, 12th January 1978. Plant Closure, 550 steel men made redundant. Pictured, Steelworker Percy Fielding, 58

Steel Works, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough, Teesside, Circa 1960. Rolling angle girders

Workers from Round Oak Steelworks, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, meeting together to discuss closure of factory, 30th November 1982

Foden 6-ton rigid 6-wheeler Tractor Matilda TD 3236
Foden Tractor, regn. TD 3236, number: 11788, Matilda. Built in 1925 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach as a 6-ton Wagon, later converted to Tractor

Windmills at the Salt Works - Aden, Yemen. circa 1920s

The Salt Works, Aden, Yemen - a line of wagons pulled along railway tracks by a camel circa 1920s

Foden Tractor HX2197
Foden Tractor, regn. HX2197, number 13832, The Dorset Wanderer, at a steam rally in Lambeth. Built in 1930 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach

Foden Wagon RO6330
Foden Wagon, regn. RO6330, number 13488, at a steam rally in Lambeth. Built in 1929 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a compound steam engine. Date: 24 July 1978

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive WB9110 Perseverance II (msn 3483), built in 1913 with an 8 Nhp compound steam engine. Seen at an auction at Walford Cross near Taunton in 1959

Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197

Chevrolet Thornton military trucks lined up at Caerphilly Works, 1941
This image taken in April 1941 shows five Chevrolet Thornton military trucks lined up outside the GWRs works at Caerphilly. These trucks were imported from the USA and arrived unassembled in crates

Revival Dorcas Tabita Acts Apostles series title
Revival of Dorcas (Tabita) Acts of the Apostles (series title) Acta Apostolorum (series title), In the foreground, the Apostle Peter is asked to pray for Dorcas (Tabita), a woman who recently died

Labourer Mr Idris Silman takes a break, Tredegar, Wales
Mr Idris Silman, a manual labourer, takes a short break while digging up the road in Tredegar, South Wales. He sits on the raised pavement with his shovel. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

Lower Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1890
View looking towards the Red Lion in Boscawen Street, before the central tower of the cathedral was built. There are men, women and children in the street along with a couple of carts

Gasworks being built, Lemon Quay, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1902
Truro Gas Companys gasworks were located at the Newham end of Lemon Quay and burnt coal transported in by river. New gas offices were opened in Boscawen Street in 1936

The New Krupp Munitions Factory, Essen, Germany Date: circa 1908

Early morning at the workshop. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona

We Will Turn the Five-Year Plan into a Four-Year Plan. Artist: Klutsis, Gustav (1895-1938)
We Will Turn the Five-Year Plan into a Four-Year Plan. Found in the collection of Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Works DP347400
Little Cottage Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands. General view of the rear of works premises on Little Cottage Street, from the north. Brierley Hill Heritage Action Zone

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Construction works at Admiralty Arch, Westminster, Greater London, 2021

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Construction works at Admiralty Arch, Westminster, Greater London, 2021

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Renovation works at Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire, 2020

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"Works: A Journey Through Time and Industry" Step into the world of works, where innovation and craftsmanship collide. From the iconic Supermarine aeroplane to the elegant Rolls-Royce S. 6, witness the marvels that have taken flight in our skies. Travel back to 1618 as Diego Velazquez captures a moment frozen in time with his masterpiece "Old Woman Cooking Eggs. " Feel the warmth emanating from her hearth as she skillfully tends to her culinary creation. The meticulous assembly of a Deltic engine unfolds before your eyes, each cog fitting perfectly into place. Witness the final gear being fitted, bringing this powerful machine one step closer to roaring life. At Scunthorpe Iron Works, molten metal flows like liquid fire, shaping steel into structures that stand tall against time's relentless march. Marvel at their strength and resilience. In Swindon's locomotive factory, diesel engines come alive under skilled hands. The rhythmic symphony of hammers striking metal fills the air as workers build these mighty beasts of transportation. Enter Tate & Lyle Refinery and be enveloped by an intoxicating aroma of sweetness. Here, sugar crystals are refined with precision and care – transforming nature's gift into pure delight for our taste buds. Men leaving Swindon Works through Rodbourne Road entrance in 1928 paint a picture of camaraderie amidst industrial progress. Each face tells a story etched by hard work and dedication. Journey deep within London's Clement-Talbot Motor Works' engine room; witness gears turning tirelessly as horsepower is harnessed for automotive excellence – an orchestra conducted by mechanical genius. Bryant & May Matchworks ignite flames that light up countless lives worldwide. These humble sticks bring warmth on cold nights while illuminating moments shared between loved ones. A John Deere combine harvester gracefully glides across golden barley fields, reaping nature's bounty.