The property was planned as a hostel for homeless young people.

View of the frontage from the street.

The offices and warehouses was up for sale.

Colin Wood manoevering some industrial heaters.

Bill O’Reilly (left) and David Woodhouse operating the control panel on the slitting line.

Karen Byfield operating a computer, watched by Roger McMurragh (left) and Jack Pye.

Jess Armstrong was the oldest employee at the company. The photograph shows him with Sukdev Singh.

Joseph Perks changing over a high-speed mill with Adrian Woodhouse.

The photograph shows (from left) Olga Hazel, Alan Tibbs and his wife Joyce, and Derek Hazel tucking into food at a jubilee party.

The photograph shows children waving flags at a street party.