Blast Furnace Collection

Scunthorpe Steel Works 28842_048
Scunthorpe Steel Works, North Lincolnshire, 2016. Blast furnaces. SE9110

Blast furnaces, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Blast furnaces, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The iconic view of the two Blast Furnaces that stood on the Park Gate Iron and steel company site near Rotherham

Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Charging a modern blast furnace, Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. Artist: WD Scott-Moncrieff
Charging a modern blast furnace, Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Tapping blast furnace, and casting iron into pigs, Siemens iron and steel works, Wales, 1885. The pollution generated during the production of iron and steel at the Siemens Landore Works

An engraving depicting the charging of a blast furnace, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 19th century
5311356 An engraving depicting the charging of a blast furnace, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1844); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A sectional view of a blast furnace, 19th century
5311281 A sectional view of a blast furnace, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top)
5309474 Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top); (add.info)

A sectional view of a blast furnace, showing fuel being added at the top, while at the bottom the furnace is being
5311242 A sectional view of a blast furnace, showing fuel being added at the top, while at the bottom the furnace is being worked to allow slag to run off

Plan and elevation of a blast furnace, showing the blowing engine, water blast regulator
5309366 Plan and elevation of a blast furnace, showing the blowing engine, water blast regulator, and the tuyeres supplying the blast to the furnace; (add.info)

Steel industry in Germany, c1880 (illustration)
2450315 Steel industry in Germany, c1880 (illustration) by Dressel, August (b.1862) (after); (add.info.: Economy. Ironworks in Germany (sectional view)

Steel industry in Germany, c1880 (illustration)
2450314 Steel industry in Germany, c1880 (illustration) by Dressel, August (b.1862) (after); (add.info.: Economy. Ironworks in Germany)

Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory, 1910.

The blast furnace, 1873. Creator: Vilhelm Wallander
The blast furnace, 1873

Edske blast furnace, 1940. Creator: Unknown
Edske blast furnace, 1940

The International Exhibition: blast-engines by the Lilleshall Company, Shiffnal, Shropshire... 1862 Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: blast-engines by the Lilleshall Company, Shiffnal, Shropshire - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Blast furnace at the Stanton Iron Co, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

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Scunthorpe Steel Works 28843_042
Scunthorpe Steel Works, North Lincolnshire, 2016. Part of the blast furnace. SE9110

Scunthorpe Steel Works 28842_037
Scunthorpe Steel Works, North Lincolnshire, 2016. Blast furnaces. SE9110

Blists Hill Iron Furnaces 28747_046
Blists Hill Iron Furnaces, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, 2015. SJ6903

USA, Alabama, Birmingham, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, late 19th to mid 20th century blast furnace

The mighty furnace in which the strongest thing men can make would run like water (colour litho)
979586 The mighty furnace in which the strongest thing men can make would run like water (colour litho) by English School

Burmeister and Wain Iron Foundry, 1885 (oil on canvas)
3597292 Burmeister and Wain Iron Foundry, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Kroyer, Peder Severin (1851-1909); 194x144 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; Danish, out of copyright

The story of iron (colour litho)
3099308 The story of iron (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of iron)

A rocky landscape with figures by an iron foundry, a river and houses on the bank beyond
3504152 A rocky landscape with figures by an iron foundry, a river and houses on the bank beyond (oil on panel) by Ryckaert

Masugnen, 1873 (oil on canvas)
3545977 Masugnen, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Wallander, Josef Wilhelm (1821-88); 58.5x79 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Blast Furnace
LLM459266 Blast Furnace by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blast Furnace. Illustration for Willss Engineering Wonders cigarette card series (early 20th century)

Charging a modern Blast Furnace (Govan Iron Works) (engraving)
2799900 Charging a modern Blast Furnace (Govan Iron Works) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charging a modern Blast Furnace (Govan Iron Works)

Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
5037524 Gallery in Falun Copper Mine, c.1800 (oil on canvas) by Hillestrom, Pehr (1732-1816); 79x65.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: The mine in Falun Municipality)

Evans Lewis welsh steelworker. 8th September 1963

Metalworkers, Styria, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Metalworkers, Styria, Austria, c1935. Factory workers using an industrial hammer to shape steel. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

Blast furnaces, Donawitz, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Blast furnaces, Donawitz, Austria, c1935. Steam locomotive at the steel-making industrial complex near Leoben in Styria. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

A Set of Modern Blast Furnaces Shown in Section, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Set of Modern Blast Furnaces Shown in Section, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Making Iron in a Modern Blast Furnace, 1935
Making Iron in a Modern Blast Furnace, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Section of Blast Furnace, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

Blast-Furnaces at Bell Bros. Iron Works, Middlesborough, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Molten steel being poured into rail trucks at the Stanton Steelworks, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. The blast furnace at the steelworks

A blast furnace at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, April 1955. The company had been involved in the production of steel on the site since 1823

Students training at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A group of mechanical engineering students receiving training

Blast furnace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, early 20th century. Artist: Keystone View Company
Blast furnace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Tapping a Blast Furnace, (c1920). Artist: Arthur Garratt
Tapping a Blast Furnace, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition, (The Swarthmore Press Ltd, London)

Running the molten iron into the pigs, c1880. Iron foundry. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Section of a Blast Furnace, Showing its Food, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The blast furnaces at Summerlea by night, c1880. Artist: WD Scott-Moncrieff
The blast furnaces at Summerlea by night, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Iron manufacture, 19th century. Iron rolling machine, external view of a blast furnace, and sectional elevation of Schneiders blast furnace

Blast furnaces for production of iron at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, c1830. Artist: HW Bond
Blast furnaces for production of iron at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, c1830. This scene is on the river Severn a few miles from Ironbridge

Blast furnaces, South Wales, 1885. The pollution being generated during the production of iron and steel at Siemens Iron and Steel Works, Landore

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"Blast Furnace: A Glimpse into the Fiery Heart of Industrial Revolution" Step back in time to 1964, where the Park Gate Iron and Steel Co. Stood proudly in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The blast furnaces towered over the landscape, their colossal structures a testament to human ingenuity and industrial might. Captured by an unknown artist, this image transports us to an era when these iron giants reigned supreme. Fast forward to c1880 in Govan Iron Works, Glasgow; WD Scott-Moncrieff's artwork depicts the charging of a modern blast furnace. Men work tirelessly, feeding it with raw materials that would soon be transformed into molten metal. The scene exudes energy and determination as workers strive for progress amidst billowing smoke and intense heat. In Wales, 1885 at Siemens iron and steel works, we witness another crucial moment - tapping a blast furnace and casting iron into pigs. This process marked the culmination of countless hours of laborious work; molten iron flowing like liquid fire into molds shaped like piglets ready for further refinement. Scunthorpe Steel Works emerges next on our journey through time with captivating photographs from 28843_042, 28842_048, and 28842_037. These snapshots capture both the grandeur and gritty reality of steel production - towering chimneys belching out plumes of smoke against a backdrop of bustling activity. Traveling across continents brings us to Blists Hill Iron Furnaces (28747_046) in all its historical glory—a relic from a bygone era when these imposing structures dominated landscapes worldwide—reminders of humanity's relentless pursuit for progress through industry. Venturing overseas to Alabama's Birmingham takes us deep into history at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark during the late 19th century—an iconic symbol representing America's industrial prowess during its formative years.