Sunday, 9 August 2020

Steelworks




I've sketched the steelworks several times. The top sketch was sold in 2019 to raise funds for Oxfam.

The Abbey Steelworks in Port Talbot was opened in 1951 and it was fully operational by 1953. At its peak, the steelworks employed over 18,000 people. 


 

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