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
Work continues on the Special Vehicles building for the Royal Train – Wolverton Works April 1990
Dismantling Engine Shed – it was sold to a railway preservation society – Wolverton Works Autumn 1989
Brass Shop – Wolverton Works May 1990
Deserted Millwrights’ Shop – Wolverton Works May 1990
Special Vehicles building for the Royal Train – exterior finished – Wolverton Works July 1990
Wheel Shop – Wolverton Works July 1990
BBC Look East’ diesel loco in the Works for overhaul – 1st for over 100 years – Wolverton Works 21 March 1991
Replacement bogies arrives for ‘BBC Look East’ diesel loco – Wolverton Works 9 May 1991
BBC Look East’ overhaul completed – Wolverton Works June 1991
Replica Bloomer steam loco as once built at Wolverton – Wolverton Works 30 September 1991
Demolition starts – Wolverton Works 18 November 1991
The old Iron Stores are demolished – Wolverton Works 30 November 1991
Traction Shop demolition – Wolverton Works 3 December 1991
East end of Body Shop demolished – Wolverton Works 19 December 1991
New machines being installed in the Wheel Shop – Wolverton Works 6 December 1991
Barry Mynard, Alan Howard, Steve Horton, Brian Bentley & others in the EP Room – Wolverton Works 20 December 1991
The Works Canteen amidst the debris – Wolverton Works January 1992
View across the part-cleared site – Wolverton Works January 1992
Only the Works walls remain standing – Wolverton Works 25 January 1992
The last of the Canteen is demolished – Wolverton Works February 1992
The site after the Millwrights, Cell & Tin Shops & Effluent Plant had gone – Wolverton Works February 1992
Empty shell of the Body Shop – Wolverton Works 19 March 1992
Sawmill, Joiners’ Shop & Polishing Room – Wolverton Works March 1992
Steve Parker, Fred Lancaster, Steve Porritt, Malcolm Hall & Graham Elliot – Wolverton Works April 1992
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