Photographs of the Wolverton Works
Photographs of the Wolverton Works – its premises, equipment and employees – covering the period from December 1982 until June 1992. During this time many areas of the Wolverton Works were emptied out and demolished, to make way for a Tesco Superstore. The contributor of this collection, Bill Skeats, can be seen in items BSC/001/024 and BSC/001/073. there are a further 422 pictures in the main Living Archive – these 149 photographs are just a sample!
Extent
149 Photographs
Reference number
BSC/001
Records in this Group
West end of Lifting Shop – Wolverton Works March 1988 02
Repaired bogies ready for painting – Wolverton Works April 1988
Works Chimney, Power House & 40Area ‘Travvy’ Traverser – Wolverton Works April 1988
Wood Machinist Arthur Godfrey – Wolverton Works April 1988
Electrician Charlie Thompson in the Power House – Wolverton Works April 1988
Electrician Charlie Thompson checks the Power House Control Equipment – Wolverton Works April 1988
Top Shop with machines moved from Fitting Shop in place- Wolverton Works May 1988
Fred Langley in the Top Shop Smith Section- Wolverton Works May 1988
Works Signal Box – Wolverton Works July 1988
Levers in the Works Signal Box – Wolverton Works July 1988
Packing up the Millwrights’ Shop ready to move – Wolverton Works August 1988
View of The Works – Wolverton Works August 1988
Visitors examine locomotives – Wolverton Works Open Day 1 October 1988
Shaun Waugh & Debbie Smythe beside competition prize car – Wolverton Works Open Day 1 October 1988
Visitors throng the Yard – Wolverton Works Open Day 1 October 1988
6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ steam loco – Wolverton Works Open Day 1 October 1988
Royal carriage 801 ‘Queen Alexandra Saloon’ – Wolverton Works Open Day 1 October 1988
Trimmer Doug Jones working on a seat – Wolverton Works 1 October 1988
Blacksmith John Pittam & Blacksmith’s Striker Trevor Formella in the Smithy – Wolverton Works 1 October 1988
Springs from carriage bogies – colour denotes weight – Wolverton Works 1 October 1988
Foreman Phil Tansley with a plaque commemorating the gear change on his car – Wolverton Works April 1989
New track being laid in the Yard, looking west – Wolverton Works May 1989
Royal Mail coach on the Lift Shop Traverser, Tony Hinkson at the controls – Wolverton Works September 1989
Steel framework being erected for the Special Vehicle building to house the Royal Train – Wolverton Works September 1989
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