Date 1989
Event ID 546432
Category Recording
Type Aerial Photography
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Motherwell, Ravenscraig Steelworks
Steel Works (20th Century)
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SC 838074
Aerial photograph of a general view of Ravenscraig Steelworks, and surrounding area, including Anderson Boyes, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell from south. This shows two of the three cooling towers of the Ravenscraig site (right), Scrap Metal Preparation area (with 'white' roof), Stripping and Mould Preparation, North and South Casting Say and Ladle Sevice Bay building left); Coke Ovens and Blast Furnaces beyond with their cooling towers (centre) and Sinter Plant no. 3 at the north end of the site (top right). The sag tipping, processing and storage areas sit to the north (top). A separate selective enlargement covers the foreground of the above photograph, and shows Anderson Boyes, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell only. The selective enlargement is held in the Motherwell A-C boxfile.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1138560
Oblique aerial view. This shows the three cooling towers and two gas holders at the south end of the site (top left), scrap metal preparation area (beyond the coke ovens, with 'white' roof), stripping and mould preparation, casting bay (south) and ladle sevice bay building (top right); coke ovens and blast furnaces (centre) and blending yard (bottom left). The building on the bottom right is Sinter Plant no. 3 at the north end of the site.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1138561
Oblique aerial view from south. This shows the Power Station, the three cooling towers and two gas holders at the south end of the site (right); Scrap Metal Preparation area (with 'white' roof), Stripping and Mould Preparation, north and south Casting Bays (left); the four Coke Ovens with the three Blast Furnaces beyond (centre, note the Blast Furnaces' cooling towers). The white building on the top right is Sinter Plant no. 3 at the north end of the site. Slag storage and tipping area is at the extreme north end of the site (top) and slag processing (top right) is beyond Sinter Plant No 3
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES















SC 1687789
Aerial photograph of a general view of Ravenscraig Steelworks, and surrounding area, including Anderson Boyes, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell. A separate selective enlargement covers the foreground of the above photograph, and shows Anderson Boyes, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell only. The selective enlargement is held in the Motherwell A-C boxfile.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography
1989
© Crown Copyright: HES





















Aerial photograph of a general view of Ravenscraig Steelworks, and surrounding area, including Anderson Boyes, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell from south. This shows two of the three cooling towers of the Ravenscraig site (right), Scrap Metal Preparation area (with 'white' roof), Stripping and Mould Preparation, North and South Casting Say and Ladle Sevice Bay building left); Coke Ovens and Blast Furnaces beyond with their cooling towers (centre) and Sinter Plant no. 3 at the north end of the site (top right). The sag tipping, processing and storage areas sit to the north (top). A separate selective enlargement covers the foreground of the above photograph, and shows Anderson Boyes, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell only. The selective enlargement is held in the Motherwell A-C boxfile.
Oblique aerial view. This shows the three cooling towers and two gas holders at the south end of the site (top left), scrap metal preparation area (beyond the coke ovens, with 'white' roof), stripping and mould preparation, casting bay (south) and ladle sevice bay building (top right); coke ovens and blast furnaces (centre) and blending yard (bottom left). The building on the bottom right is Sinter Plant no. 3 at the north end of the site.
Oblique aerial view from south. This shows the Power Station, the three cooling towers and two gas holders at the south end of the site (right); Scrap Metal Preparation area (with 'white' roof), Stripping and Mould Preparation, north and south Casting Bays (left); the four Coke Ovens with the three Blast Furnaces beyond (centre, note the Blast Furnaces' cooling towers). The white building on the top right is Sinter Plant no. 3 at the north end of the site. Slag storage and tipping area is at the extreme north end of the site (top) and slag processing (top right) is beyond Sinter Plant No 3