Two other views of the cranes. The sketch immediately above was sold privately. Each crane rises to as much as 120 feet high, and since they became operational in the 1960s each has lifted on average more than a million tons each year.
Sketches of Port Talbot, past and present. All images are copyright, and may not be reproduced without my permission. To enquire about using any of these images, or about purchasing the original sketches, email londinius@yahoo.co.uk
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