Further images have been found in Northampton Archive centres . These are again scans of glass slides .
This is a shot of the Blast Furnace frontside area (the side of the furnaces where the iron and slag are poured in to ladles (iron) and pots (slag). The loco is hauling slag pots that appear to contain molten slag, evidenced by the haze above the line behind the loco itself. Lloyds sidings are to the left of the picture and the tall chimney in the background is that of No 6 Sinter Plant, with the smaller stacks that appear to be attached to the side of the concrete chimney are those of the Central Power Station.
I believe this to be a pile-driver, possibly being used in the preparation of ground, at the start of The Works 1933 construction, powered by the steam engine in the background.
This shows a North British diesel travelling on the line from the rear of the Glebe Coke Ovens, towards the Blast Furnace gas cleaning plant and from there to the West Gate.
This shows the scrap line near the Steelworks loco shed. At a guess, it was taken after closure in 1980.
This is a photo of the early construction of the water tower at the Blast Furnace. The houses in the background are in Stephenson Way.
This is the initial stages of the construction of the Blast Furnace Gasholder. It was bigger than the Coke Oven Gasholder,
This is, without doubt, the demolition of the Blast Furnace Gasholder in 1981. The evidence of the white writing on the top part falling down is the clincher!
The view is of the 1000 ton mixer in the left foreground, with the four Bessemer Convertors in the background and a charging ladle in the right foreground.
Bessemer converters scan by Northants archives
The empty wagons are being hauled back to The Works by a diesel loco, from the Tarmac Plant, passing the main Steelworks car park. The pedestrian bridge links the main Steelworks parking area to the main road into The Works, passing the main Steelworks Admin Block (out of frame) on the right of the photo. The five chimneys are for the Glebe Coke Oven batteries and the edge of the Blast Furnace Gasholder can be seen on the left of the picture. The black shed behind the steps to the bridge is the bike shed.
, scan by Northants archives .