Replica Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive
Images show full size replica Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive Hyde Park outside Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London, UK. August-September 1979. Celebrating 150 years since the original won the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway … Continued
Record #01
Minster Rd, Roath, Cardiff, Wales. Winter 1975-76. Vintage black and white photograph showing a snowy street scene. Personal journal. Many photographs were taken on the streets of Cardiff as a teenager in the early to mid 1970’s most of which … Continued
Fire Esplanade Hotel, Penarth, Cardiff
Fire at the Esplanade Hotel Penarth Cardiff, South Wales, UK. May 29, 1977. Fire sweeps through the iconic Victorian era Esplanade Hotel on the seafront at Penarth. A large crowd gathered to watch the work of Penarth and Cardiff City … Continued
Port Talbot Steelworks, South Wales, UK
From the archive. Images at Number 4 blast furnace and the rolling mill, Port Talbot. It’s closure was announced in 2024.
