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Construction of the reservoir, Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Construction of the reservoir, Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1955. A Priestman tracked crane at work during the construction of the reservoir at the colliery, near Rotherham. Priestman Brothers were based in Hull. The company was founded in 1870 by William Dent Priestman. The company began the manufacture of construction equipment in 1876 when they were asked to construct machinery to recover lost gold from the sea off the west coast of Spain. No gold was found but the company's equipment proved useful for dredging of harbours and docks. After many acquisitions, the company eventually merged with Coles Cranes of Sunderland, and began building offshore cranes for North Sea oil rig platforms. The company now trades in Bradford under its new owner, Gardner Denver, an American based compressor and blower manufacturer. What is left of Priestman no longer manufactures cranes or excavators.
Unique Identifier
AR993861
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Purpose
Public
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3647px × 4789px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1950s
20th century
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Britain
British
Coal Industry
Coal mining
colliery
company
cooling tower
country
COUNTY
CRANE
CRâNES
DECADE
England
English
excavating
FIFTIES
INDUSTRIAL
Industry
LOCATION
Manvers Main Colliery
MICHAEL
Michael Walters
Monochrome
National Coal Board
NCB
Paul Walters Worldwide Photography Ltd.
Photograph
Priestman Brothers
Reservoir
Rotherham
south yorkshire
TGN
Tower
tracked vehicle
transport
TRANSPORTATION
VEHICLE
Walters
Walter's Industrial Archive
Water
Wath upon Dearne
YORKSHIRE