Home
Heritage Material
Behind the scenes
Educational Resources

Steel Town Tales

Home
Heritage Material
Behind the scenes
Educational Resources
BANNER3.png
  • IMAGES
  • Maps and Aerials
  • Draglines
  • Blast Furnace
  • The Bessemer Process
  • Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (B.O.S)

 DRAGLINES

Starting with the impressive to-scale model, made by Dave Corbridge in the 1980’s. These massive machines were used to scrape off the top layer of soil allowing access to the ironstone beneath the surface.

View fullsize DAVE CORBRIDGE DRAGLINE MODEL 1980`S
View fullsize 1980 - NO 81 W1800 DRAGLINE GT OAKLEY QUARRY
View fullsize MODEL OF W1800 DRAGLINE BUILT BY WORKS APPRENTICES 1964
View fullsize DRAGLINE BUCKET IN 1979
View fullsize DRAGLINE AT GREAT OAKLEY QUARRY IN 1978
View fullsize TWO MEN INSPECTING A DRAGLINE BUCKET IN 1978
View fullsize  DRAGLINE GREAT OAKLEY QUARRY IN 1978
View fullsize  MARION 5323 SHOVEL NO 45 GLENDON QUARRY IN 1975
View fullsize DRAGLINE SUNDEW AT HARRINGWORTH QUARRY IN 1975
View fullsize  DRAGLINE SUNDEW IN HARRINGWORTH QUARRY IN 1975
View fullsize 1974 - SUNDEW ON COMPLETION OF HER WALK AUGUST 1974
View fullsize 1974 - NO 81 W1800 DRAGLINE
View fullsize DRAGLINE 'SUNDEW' DURING IT`S WALK JUNE-AUGUST 1974
View fullsize DRAGLINE 'SUNDEW' DURING ITS WALK JUNE-AUGUST 1974
View fullsize DRAGLINE 'SUNDEW' DURING IT`S WALK JUNE-AUGUST 1974
View fullsize DRAGLINE 'SUNDEW' DURING IT`S WALK JUNE-AUGUST 1974
View fullsize 'SUNDEW' DRAGLINE CROSSING THE RIVER WELLAND 29TH JULY 1974 (3)
View fullsize 'SUNDEW' DRAGLINE CROSSING THE RIVER WELLAND 29TH JULY 1974
View fullsize 1973 - NO 2 DRAGLINE BARNS CLOSE QUARRY
View fullsize NO 2 DRAGLINE 1972
View fullsize THE 1ST WALK NO 2 DRAGLINE CROSSING THE A43 24TH SEPTEMBER  1971
View fullsize  THE 1ST WALK NO 2 DRAGLINE CROSSING THE A43 ON 24TH SEPTEMBER 1971
View fullsize NEWSPAPER PAGE ABOUT THE 1ST WALK NO 2 DRAGLINE 'BIG BRENDA'  SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 1971
View fullsize THE 1ST WALK DRAGLINE BIG BRENDA IS ABOUT TO CROSS THE ROAD ON 24-09-1971
View fullsize NO 2 DRAGLINE WITH FRANK SPRIGNALL AT THE CONTROLS IN 1970'S
View fullsize NO 81 DRAGLINE GT OAKLEY QUARRY SUMMER 1964
View fullsize TWO MEN STANDING IN FRONT OF NO 81 W1800 DRAGLINE WITH NEWLY CONSTRUCTED 36 CUBIC YARDS BUCKET IN 1963
View fullsize 1963 - NO 81 W1800 DRAGLINE OAKLEY QUARRY
View fullsize 1963 - NO 81 W1800 DRAGLINE JUST CONSTRUCTED ON SITE AT GT OAKLEY QUARRY SUMMER 1963
View fullsize 1961 - NO 2 DRAGLINE COWTHICK QUARRY
View fullsize 1960 - NO 71 DRAGLINE
View fullsize 1959 - NO 2 W1400 DRAGLINE 303FT JIB CONSTRUCTION ON SITE
View fullsize 1951 - NO 71 DRAGLINE PRIORS HAW QUARRY
View fullsize 1951 - NO 71 DRAGLINE PRIORS HAW QUARRY
View fullsize 1951 - NO 71 DRAGLINE PRIORS HAW QUARRY
View fullsize  NO 71 DRAGLINE PRIORS HAW QUARRY IN 1951
View fullsize LEAFLET OF NO 71 DRAGLINE PRIORS HAW QUARRY
View fullsize TWO DRAGLINE SCALE COMPARASON
View fullsize  COMPONENTS OF THE W1400 BOOM DRAGLINE
View fullsize NO 71 W1400 DRAGLINE P.H.QUARRY IN 1950`S
View fullsize  NO 71 DRAGLINE PRIORS HAW QUARRY IN 1950
View fullsize NO 70 1150B BUCYRIS ERIE DRAGLINE BROOKFIELD QUARRY IN 1950
View fullsize  NO 70 DRAGLINE BROOKFIELD QUARRY IN 1950
View fullsize PHOTO OF DRAGALINE NO 70 1150B BUCYRIS ERIE STARTS WORK FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 1ST AUG 1950
View fullsize 1150B TECHNICAL DRAWING FROM 1950
View fullsize BUCYRUS ERIE PURCHASED NEW FROM U.S.A. BROOKFIELD QUARRY 1ST AUG 1950
View fullsize "SUNDEW" Walk Attracted attention of the nation - Newspaper
View fullsize 5 IMAGES OF DRAGLINES
View fullsize DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED DRAGLINE TO BE BUILT AT PRIORS HAW IN 1947
Back to Top

PRESERVING THE RICH LEGACY OF CORBY AND EXPLORING THE ENDURING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TOWN’S HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE, AND THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF STEEL MAKING.


A white MBD logo
Made possible with National Lottery Heritage Fund
Lottery funded, supported using public funding by Arts Council England