SK3588 : Bessemer Convertor
taken 13 years ago, near to Sheffield, Great Britain

Bessemer Convertor
The Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Museum is one of only three converters left in the world. It was used by the British Steel Corporation in Workington until 1975, and was brought to the Museum in 1978 as an example of the revolutionary steelmaking process which first took off in Sheffield.
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- SK3588, 418 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Dave Pickersgill (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 21 July, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 22 July, 2008
- Category
- Industrial heritage > Industrial heritage (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 351 882 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.3738N 1:28.3586W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SK 351 882
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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