Hallside Steelworks, Interior View of smithy showing steam hammer
SC 535957
Description Hallside Steelworks, Interior View of smithy showing steam hammer
Date 26/4/1978
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 535957
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Hallside Steel Works, Newton, Lanarkshire This was the first large-scale steel works in Scotland, founded in 1871 by the Steel Company of Scotland. This became part of Colvilles Ltd in the 1930s, and was converted to make alloy steels by Clyde Alloy Ltd in 1959. This view shows the small steam hammer in the works smithy, used for making forgings larger than those that could be conveniently handled by a hand smith. The crane for handling larger workpieces can be seen in the right background. Clyde Alloy Ltd was a Colville subsidiary set up in 1936 to make stainless and other alloy steels. The conversion of Hallside to make such steels was a reflection of growing demand in the post-war period. The works closed c.1979. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H78/83/15
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