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British Steel, Bilston Steelworks

D-EXP/P/I32/264 5 Jun 1986 Wolverhampton Archives

The proposed dismantling of a crane by Tarmac, the new owners of the site,was condemned by the Labour Party, including Spring Vale Labour Councillor Alan Garner.

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British Steel, Bilston Steelworks

D-EXP/P/I32/269 1911 Wolverhampton Archives

Demolition experts preparing the works chimney for felling. The article mentions the firm Marple and Gillott from Sheffield who were planning to fell the giant blast furnace Elizabeth.

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British Steel, Bilston Steelworks

D-EXP/P/I32/274 24 Oct 1975 Wolverhampton Archives

The firm was contributing to the recovery of oil from the North Sea. The photograph shows Bill Church (left) with Pete Corfield (second left) and Boris Lamb, watching flame finishing.

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Hughes & Spencer Steel, Stourbridge

D-EXP/P/I28/86 8 Apr 1992 Wolverhampton Archives

The firm was planning to widen its customer base after receiving the BS 5750 quality award. Howard E. Perry of Willenhall is mentioned, and Klaus Wasmuht (right) and Neil Webb are pictured.

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British Steel, Bilston Steelworks

D-EXP/P/I32/263 2 Sep 1979 Wolverhampton Archives

Men who lost their jobs when the Bilston works closed had passed a welding test after retraining, sponsored by the British Steel Corporation, at the Midland Welding School on Wulfrun Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton. Mel Bennion and Clifford Ford are quot