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SteelworksHistory

@ConsettWorks

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

Joined April 2020
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BIAG Latest News@Berks_IA_Group24 Oct 2021
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 biag.org.uk/caught-time-arch…
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NorthLan Heritage@NL_Heritage28 Jul 2021
#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 culturenlmuseums.co.uk/story… #OTD
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Dr Mike Nevell@Archaeology_tea15 Apr 2021
Illegal 'nighthawkers' damage buildings at Roman villa site in Scarborough just hours after discovery is announced yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage…
Illegal 'nighthawkers' damage buildings at Roman villa site in Scarborough just hours after...

Illegal 'nighthawkers' damage buildings at Roman villa site in Scarborough just hours after...

Nighthawkers have illegally accessed the remains of a Roman villa in a village near Scarborough just hours after Historic England publicly revealed the find.

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OldRailwayAccidents@RWLDproject1 Apr 2021
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!
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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 bit.ly/3maDHr4
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ConsettHEART ❤@consett_e20 Feb 2021
🤸 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
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Dr David Turner@TurnipRail16 Mar 2021
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
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Tyne & Wear Archives@TWArchives13 Mar 2021
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
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Bowes Railway@bowes_railway14 Mar 2021
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 - owenedwards.zenfolio.com/
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Tyne & Wear Archives@TWArchives15 Mar 2021
Today's #MondayMotivation image is from our Children North East collection, showing three girls enjoying a walk with their dolls c.1950. #NotLongNowTillWeCanMeetUp #Playtime
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Bennerley Viaduct@TheIronGiant_11 Mar 2021
WORKS UPDATE: Progress report on works to the western ramp of #TheIronGiant
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Sophie Barley@SophieBarley10 Mar 2021
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 gazettelive.co.uk/news/teess…
Thousands of jobs as US giant confirms offshore wind factory on Tees

Thousands of jobs as US giant confirms offshore wind factory on Tees

The Tees will become vast UK offshore wind hub after a 'monumental' deal was struck amid a Government investment of up to £20m

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Tyne & Wear Archives@TWArchives10 Mar 2021
Sometimes you just have to go back to the drawing board. This photograph is of the drawing office of William Doxford & Sons Ltd c.1928 #WednesdayWisdom #Sunderland
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Save the Staiths@Savethestaiths10 Mar 2021
Your thoughts needed! In one sentence, when you think of the Staiths, what do they mean to you? Go.. – at Boldon, England
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Durham Magazine@durham_magazine11 Mar 2021
RT @ConsettWorks: And we're off for a fantastic #IWD2021 🎉 The Film Club and Gallery are live, and we will be posting the presentations from our 5 excellent speakers at 2 hourly intervals from 10am. Join us for a really great #IWD2021 celebration 🥳…
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46 signatures to go! RT our petition to help us reach 1,000 signatures calling for @BenHouchen to stop demolition of Redcar Blast Furnace and consider our more cost-effective + striking heart of the furnace option.A new monument to our iron & steel legacy. change.org/SaveRedcarBlastFu…
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Jennifer Godfrey@JennyGodfrey1910 Mar 2021
Replying to @ConsettWorks @ClubLeadgate @BannerWomen @VisitConsett @TinMillPress @ArchivesBerwick @NorthldArchives
Fantastic to be a part of this. Thank you for involving me!
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Missed Linda Bankier's talk for #InternationalWomensDay as part of the @ConsettWorks celebrations? You can now watch "Evidence of Women and Their Lives in the #Berwick #Archives" for the rest of #WomensHistoryMonth : youtu.be/DpS4NSiYZUc
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Dr Mike Nevell@Archaeology_tea10 Mar 2021
In pictures: 3D return for Bamiyan Buddha destroyed by Taliban bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56…

In pictures: 3D return for Bamiyan Buddha destroyed by Taliban

An ancient Buddha statue blown up by the Taliban 20 years ago is honoured as a glowing 3D projection.

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Tyne & Wear Archives@TWArchives9 Mar 2021
A group of women workers in #overalls, c. 1918, from our Vickers Armstrong collection #Archives #WomensHistoryMonth #ChooseToChallenge #Newcastle
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Jennifer Godfrey@JennyGodfrey198 Mar 2021
It’s #IWM2021 & 8th day of Women’s History Month. I remember Mrs Charlotte Despard. She toured Kent in 1908 in a caravan & was struck in the head by a stone in #Maidstone The caravan was virtually destroyed by the crowd. @penswordbooks @PSHistory Photo from @LSELibrary
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