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ArtistMaker: |
Park Gate Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (makers) |
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TitleOfWork: |
ingot and colliery arches |
DescriptionOfPhoto: |
detail: shows ingot and centre of arch |
DateOfCreation: |
1966 |
Dimensions: |
Ingot. Height: 135; Width: 56; Depth: 55 cm |
Medium: |
iron; steel |
Location: |
Roundabout between Great Eastern Way and Aldwarke Road |
AtoZReference: |
p. 69 4F/G |
Postcode: |
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Street: |
Great Eastern Way and Aldwarke Road |
TownOrVillage: |
Rawmarsh |
AreaInTown: |
Parkgate |
MetropolitanBorough: |
Rotherham |
Photographer: |
Dave Ball |
ImageCopyright: |
Sheffield Hallam University |
AccessionNumber: |
r045c |
Description: Four large curved steel girders protruding from the ground. They meet and are welded together to a circular steel plate, which is located above an ingot planted in the ground. There is an information plaque on the ingot.
Plaque: "RAWMARSH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL / THE INGOT AND STEEL COLLIERY ARCHES / WERE MADE BY THE / PARK GATE IRON & STEEL CO. LTD. / AND PLACED ON THIS SITE BY / THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL / COUNCILLOR A. HAWKE J.P. / ON THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL 1966 / TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE / NEW TOWN CENTRE
COUNCILLOR K.R.SIMMONDS C.E.BELLOWS A.M.I..E., M.I.H.E.
CHAIRMAN OF THE TOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE ENGINEER & SURVEYOR"
Commission: not known
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