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Information & photos on Cambuslang - http://www.edwardboyle.com/EB/cambuslang/Cambuslang.html

 

Rutherglen Heritage Society -  https://rutherglenheritage.wixsite.com/website-46

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The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Canmore database contains details of c.250,000 archaeological sites, monuments, buildings and maritime sites in Scotland, together with an index to the drawings, manuscripts and photographs. This database contains a very large and comprehensive collection of quality photographs of iron and steelworks (and many other industrial sites) thanks to the efforts over many years by John Hume and others. It's also free to access!! http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/

 

The Motherwell Heritage Centre and Summerlee in North Lanarkshire have some of the best material on the iron and Steel industry, but you will need to visit in person to benefit from their collections. http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15875

 

Virtual Mitchell Library http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/index.php?a=subject

 

For a film of a royal visit in 1938 go to www.britishpathe.com & search for Clydebridge

 

An excellent database of Clyde Built Ships - www.clydebuiltships.co.uk

 

The history of Glasgow, in words and pictures - www.theglasgowstory.com and www.hiddenglasgow.com

 

A great site on Scottish mining - www.scottishmining.co.uk

 

Lots of information about the whole of Scotland - www.rampantscotland.com

 

Steelworks and Mines throughout Europe - www.hfinster.de

 

A site about shapes, architecture and work in the heavy industries http://www.stahlseite.de/

 

The 12,000 HP Davy Brothers engine for the River Don armour plate mill, the most powerful recriprocating steam engine remaining in Europe, is at the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield. The museum also has a Bessemer converter which was used at Workington until 1975 http://www.simt.co.uk/collections/collections-2-1.html

 

Shelton Steelworks history and photographs - www.thepotteries.org/shelton

 

British Steel Archive for North East of England - http://www.britishsteelcollection.org.uk/

 

Information about David and Robert Mushet (metalurgists) http://www.fweb.org.uk/dean/towns/colefordproject/people/mushet.html

 

Lanarkshire Family History Society - http://www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk/

 

Consett Steel Works - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/Consett/Works.html

 

Workington Iron & Steel Company - http://www.banklands.com/

 

Industrial Locos (e.g. Clydebridge Loco is No 1017, Dalzell Locos are No308, 320, 321, 322)- http://www.industrial-loco.org.uk/

 

History of Shotton Steel Works - http://www.angelfire.com/fl/shotton/history11.html

 

Ravenscraig railway waggons - http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php?loc=BSC%20Ravenscraig%20Steelworks

 

For architectural and ornamental ironwork made or found in Scotland - http://www.scottishironwork.org/ (Note: at Aug 2012 link not operational)

 

I.A.Recordings is dedicated to recording past and present industry on film and High Definition video. Iron & Steel subjects include 'HAND ROLLING OF STEEL', an acclaimed video production showing the famous John Bradley rolling mill in use in 1982, written and narrated by W.K.V.Gale. A selection of other sites recorded for posterity include: Bickley's foundry, Walsall at work, DK Recycling, Duisberg, Germany (a long tour of the works in 2002 with the Managing Director), Landschaftpark Duisberg-Nord, Germany: preserved Thyssen blast furnace, gasholder & ore bunkers; plus many remains of disused sites including: Lilleshall Co. Lodge furnaces, Telford, Maddock's ironworks cupola furnace, Telford, Morley Park Ironworks blast furnaces, Heage, Newtown Crommelin blast furnace, Ireland, Creevelea blast furnace, Co. Leitrim, and many more. http://www.iarecordings.org/

 

East Glasgow History http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gordon.adams1/GlasgowHistory/

 

Photographs of Glasgow - http://www.glasgowpictures.co.uk/index.html

 

Grace's Guide is the most comprehensive source of information on the engineering industry in Britain between 1750 (the start of the Industrial Revolution) and the 1960s. - http://www.gracesguide.co.uk

 

Lanarkshire Steel Works memories - http://lanarkshiresteelworks.wordpress.com/

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Rutherglen Heritage Society website - https://carrick463.wixsite.com/website-46

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