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Background imageManufacturing Collection: Centenary Mill Preston 28808_007

Centenary Mill Preston 28808_007
Centenary Mill, Preston, Lancashire, 2015. Built in the 1890s. Named Centenary Mill to commemorate the foundation of John Horrocks first mill

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Kings Dyke Brickworks 28731_067

Kings Dyke Brickworks 28731_067
Kings Dyke Brickworks, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, 2015. TL2497

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Brisco Brickworks JLP01_01_117_42

Brisco Brickworks JLP01_01_117_42
Brisco Brickworks, Brisco, St. Cuthbert Without, Carlisle, Cumbria. Two brickmakers at work. The Brisco Brickworks opened in the 1930s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Coalport Chinaworks 28747_038

Coalport Chinaworks 28747_038
Coalport Chinaworks, Telford and Wrekin, 2015. SJ6902

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Craven Dunnill Tileworks 28747_025

Craven Dunnill Tileworks 28747_025
Craven Dunnill Tileworks, Shropshire, 2015. SJ6802

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Blists Hill Iron Furnaces 28747_046

Blists Hill Iron Furnaces 28747_046
Blists Hill Iron Furnaces, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, 2015. SJ6903

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Textile works WAI01_04_217_69_21

Textile works WAI01_04_217_69_21
J AND J CASH LTD, CASHs LANE, RADFORD, COVENTRY. Interior view of J and J Cashs Workshops on Cashs Lane, showing women working with the pre-1914 multi space looms

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Stacking saggars DES01_04_0944

Stacking saggars DES01_04_0944
Royal Albert Pottery, Parsonage Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. Inside a traditional Staffordshire bottle kiln or oven showing men setting saggars containing pottery-wares in preparation for

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Marmalade factory, Oxford CC66_00389

Marmalade factory, Oxford CC66_00389
Male and female workers at Coopers Marmalade Factory, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Henry Taunt 1902

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Luton Hat Factory EPW035119

Luton Hat Factory EPW035119
The Reslaw Hat Factory and environs, Luton, Bedfordshire. Includes the LMS Goods Warehouse on the edge of Luton Railway Station. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in May 1931

Background imageManufacturing Collection: English Electric Company EPW033956

English Electric Company EPW033956
The English Electric Co Works, Coventry. During the Second World War this area suffered badly from bombing. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in July 1930

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Egypt Mill DP137154

Egypt Mill DP137154
Egypt Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. General view of mill. South West Textile Mills

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Wool Stove DP139940

Wool Stove DP139940
Wool Stove, now Tourist Information Centre, Justice Lane, Frome, Somerset. South West Mills Project

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Elastic Factory, Ibstock EAW000185

Elastic Factory, Ibstock EAW000185
The Clutsom and Kemp Ltd Elastic Factory and adjacent playing field, Ibstock, Leicestershire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1946

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Millbrook Proving Ground 18944_05

Millbrook Proving Ground 18944_05
Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire. Millbrook is a dedicated automotive testing facility built by Vauxhall and Bedford in the 1960s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Abbey Mill, Bradford on Avon DP137125

Abbey Mill, Bradford on Avon DP137125
Abbey Mills, Church Street, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. General view of river elevation. The former woollen mill and rubber factory now contains residential apartments

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Cummins Engine Factory DP100836

Cummins Engine Factory DP100836
Cummins Engine Factory, Yarm Road, Darlington, County Durham. Constructed 1964-5. Designed by Kevin Roche, John Dinkerloo and Associates. General view of front elevation in Cor Ten steel

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. General view lit at twilight. This fully-working mill is a unique survivor of the many Lakeland mills which turned bobbins for the Lancashire textile industry

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140030

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140030
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. General view lit at twilight. This fully-working mill is a unique survivor of the many Lakeland mills which turned bobbins for the Lancashire textile industry

Background imageManufacturing Collection: WW1. Making Christmas puddings, Cadby Hall BL24361_007

WW1. Making Christmas puddings, Cadby Hall BL24361_007
CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, London. Female workers at Cadby Hall food factory making Christmas puddings for troops fighting in the First World War

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Waring & Gillow Factory, August 1916 BL23600_002

Waring & Gillow Factory, August 1916 BL23600_002
WARING AND GILLOW FACTORY, White City, Hammersmith, London. A large crowd of people gathered outside the premises of Waring and Gillow in White City

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Worcester factories 1921 EPW005413

Worcester factories 1921 EPW005413
WORCESTER. Aerial view of the Diglis area of Worcester, adjacent to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The factories and kilns on Portland Street

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Stanley Mill, Ryeford a98_04414

Stanley Mill, Ryeford a98_04414
STANLEY MILL, Ryeford, Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire. Stanley Mill was a fireproof woollen mill built in 1812-3. This interior view shows the ornate cast iron columns in the south range

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Two women filling Sirocco roaster with coffee beans BL24300_001

Two women filling Sirocco roaster with coffee beans BL24300_001
CADBY HALL, Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, Greater London. Two women filling a Sirocco roaster with coffee beans at the factory of J Lyons and Company

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Fort Dunlop EPW026942

Fort Dunlop EPW026942
FORT DUNLOP, Birmingham. May 1929. Aerial view. Headquarters of Dunlop Rubber, a famous tyre manufacturer, established in 1917. At one time this was the largest factory in the world

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Wood pile N080029

Wood pile N080029
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Wood pile ready for cutting as bobbin blanks

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Corrugated iron N080026

Corrugated iron N080026
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. Detail of corrugated iron

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill J010125

Stott Park Bobbin Mill J010125
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Finthswaite, Lakeside, Cumbria. Interior view of the main lathe workshop

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292

Dickens Brothers leather works, Northampton BB99_05292
DICKENS BROTHERS, Northampton. Photograph of interior of leather works c.1929. Preparing leather for the shoe and boot industry

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Pottery Works, Stoke on Trent

Pottery Works, Stoke on Trent
Main range of pottery works, now visitor centre and factory shop. IoE 384378

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Hoover Building

Hoover Building
Possibly the most significant arterial road factory of its date. IoE 201068

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Meadow Mill

Meadow Mill
Constructed in the 1870 s, situated in Stockport, Greater Manchester. IoE 210882

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Hat Factory

Hat Factory
Elevated viewpoint of a hat factory in Luton. IoE 35820

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Vickers at Brooklands EPW056377

Vickers at Brooklands EPW056377
Vickers (Aviation) Ltd Works, Brooklands. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in March 1938

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Woolstaplers Hall Chipping Camden DP137286

Woolstaplers Hall Chipping Camden DP137286
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. General view of front elevation, Woolstaplers House, High Street

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Elastic Factory, Ibstock EAW000184

Elastic Factory, Ibstock EAW000184
The Clutsom and Kemp Ltd Elastic Factory, Ibstock, Leicestershire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in April 1946

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Chair legs NMR02_01_00016

Chair legs NMR02_01_00016
Turville, Buckinghamshire. Turned chair legs stacked prior to delivery to the factory assembly. By the 1920s the principal occupation in Turville was turning chair legs for the High Wycombe chair

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Abbey Mill, Bradford on Avon DP139945

Abbey Mill, Bradford on Avon DP139945
Abbey Mill, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. The former woollen mill and rubber factory now contains residential apartments

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01

Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01
Millwall, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship Great Eastern, built between 1854 and 1858, was by far the largest ship of her time with a gross tonnage of 18, 915

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Royal Naval Cordite Factory 26653_035

Royal Naval Cordite Factory 26653_035
Holton Heath, Dorset. Aerial view of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Pottery kiln a98_04551

Pottery kiln a98_04551
Pottery kiln in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. A pottery kiln at an unidentified pottery works in Stoke-on-Trent. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1945 and 1980

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Ancoats Mill Complex N081088

Ancoats Mill Complex N081088
ANCOATS MILL COMPLEX, Manchester. The Rochdale canal runs past the Redhill Street Mills

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Ancoats Mill Complex N081087

Ancoats Mill Complex N081087
ANCOATS MILL COMPLEX, Manchester. Detailed view of the Redhill Street Mills, showing the connecting bridge between mill 64 and 63

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Port Sunlight BL14041_005

Port Sunlight BL14041_005
LEVER BROTHERS SUNLIGHT SOAP WORKS, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside. Photographed by Bedford Lemere & Co. in April 1897

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Teofani Factory 1916 BL23660_002

Teofani Factory 1916 BL23660_002
TEOFANI FACTORY, Brixton, London. Interior view. These women making and packing. The fenestrated roof and low-hung lights help with visibility

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Timber Yard, Lambeth 1916 BL23561_029

Timber Yard, Lambeth 1916 BL23561_029
TIMBER YARD, Hamptons Munitions Works, Lambeth, London. While many women were employed during WWI to work in factories, the heavier work was still often left to men

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Chimney MF000377_13

Chimney MF000377_13
Chimney, Hackney, London. This industrial chimney in Hackney, East London, is pictured being painted by workers in the mid 1960s. Photographed by Laurence Goldman in November 1965

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Rotherhams Watch Factory BL09921

Rotherhams Watch Factory BL09921
ROTHERHAMS WATCH FACTORY, Spon Street, Spon End, Coventry, West Midlands. Interior view of pinion room in watch factory, with machines. Photographed by Bedford Lemere for Waterlow & Son in 1890




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