SteelworksHistory

Sharing the community memory and industrial heritage of life with Consett Steelworks, 1840 - 1980 and beyond. Tweets by the committee via @FunicularFan

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

After the success of our International Women's Day programme (still available on the @ConsettWorks website https://t.co/yIgrl85N1t ) we will be looking at the role religion has played in shaping the society and economy of the region throughout April.

👀Watch this space!

[BIAG Latest News @Berks_IA_Group]

Please join our talk on Monday 25th 'Caught in Time: The Conservation of Industrial Archival Records' with Victoria Stevens, an accredited member of ICON and experienced conservator. Find out more here https://t.co/K3ha7wh8Ti

[NorthLan Heritage @NL_Heritage]

#OnThisDay in 1996 the gasholders & cooling towers of #Ravenscraig Steel Works, a Lanarkshire landmark for 40 years were demolished 4 years after the works was controversially closed

You can find out more about Ravenscraig on our collections website https://t.co/gHyCzjuiG8 #OTD

[Dr Mike Nevell @Archaeology_tea]

Illegal 'nighthawkers' damage buildings at Roman villa site in Scarborough just hours after discovery is announced https://t.co/gKmzK0KyzK

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

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[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

@RWLDproject @Watercress_Line @RailRamblings @StephensonRail @bowes_railway Fantastic - @bowes_railway is very special!

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

Another fabulous #Consett #Story: this time Joe Dixon, a locomotive driver who overcame adversity to work on the CIC railways all his life.

He gave his love of steam to the narrator of his story, his grandson Ian, who now works on the @Watercress_Line

https://t.co/jtKXc3ghds

[OldRailwayAccidents @RWLDproject]

Another interesting industrial railway post, including an accident - reminding us that the dangers of railway working weren't confined to mainline railways.

Particularly timely for us, as our guest blog post this week looks at the @bowes_railway, a private coal railway!

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

Good news from our friends in #Shotley #Bridge Village Trust 🌺🌻🌹🌷🪴

https://t.co/yvjG5wWjgv

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

Fabulous epistolary account of a steelworker, far from home, remembering his young life at #Consett #Iron Company to younger family members.

Read all about Ted's Consett Story here👇
https://t.co/Uzsg3vjhvb

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

We are delighted to bring you this fantastic #Consett Story:

A life in letters, written by Edward (Ted) Smith from his adopted home in New Zealand back to his great niece Vanessa in the UK on his early years in Consett & as an apprentice at the Works:

https://t.co/Uzsg3v1G6B

[ConsettHEART ❤ @consett_e]

🤸 Jumping for joy and so grateful for our grant from @HeritageFundUK it means so much to have this help & support to help us get up and running 🏃‍♀️#consettheart ❤ #heritage #art #recreation #theatre #education #theatre

[Dr David Turner @TurnipRail]

GWR board: "We want the biggest loco."
Churchward: "Why?"
Board: "because"

Designed by George Jackson Churchward, the Great Bear of 1908 was the GWR's only 4-6-2 loco. Apparently, the board wanted the co. to possess the largest loco.

It wasn't a success and was rebuilt in 1924

[Tyne & Wear Archives @TWArchives]

Who's looking forward to being back on the beach? These beach huts in sunny Whitley Bay, c.1952, are making us dream of normality. #StaySafe #SunnySaturday #Vintage #Beach #WhitleyBay

[Bowes Railway @bowes_railway]

Given the recent debate around the future of the original Locomotion 1. We look at the last visit of the replica from Beamish. This engine is now making its way to Darlington & a return to steam!

Photos by Owen Edwards - https://t.co/gRIzdk0Ar3

[Tyne & Wear Archives @TWArchives]

Today's #MondayMotivation image is from our Children North East collection, showing three girls enjoying a walk with their dolls c.1950. #NotLongNowTillWeCanMeetUp #Playtime

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

Interesting event from @britishlibrary
https://t.co/ucXKXKW8n0

[Bennerley Viaduct @TheIronGiant_]

WORKS UPDATE: Progress report on works to the western ramp of #TheIronGiant

[Sophie Barley @SophieBarley]

Huge news for Teesside tonight - US industrial giant GE has confirmed it will build its turbine blade factory on Teesside. Around 3,000 jobs will be created https://t.co/CM6rnAR9u6

[SteelworksHistory @ConsettWorks]

@TurnipRail @ConsettWorks away day menu - love that the bar list takes up room more than the food 😄 Oxtail soup, lamb chops and fruit flan and cream all washed down with a pint or two of Blue Triangle - and a trip to Stirling! Champion.