Views of the site and the impact the Works had on Consett
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Blackhill Park, given to the town by the Consett Iron Company in 1891. It was designed by Messrs Robson and Co, Hexham. Thanks to Stephen Errington for the image. 
Consett’s tank, positioned in Aynsley Terrace after the WWI as a memorial to those who fell. Thanks to Raines Antiques for the image 
Bowling Green, Consett and Consett Station behind. Thanks to Joseph Campbell for the image. 
1894 site plan from Jenkins’s Description of the Works 
The gas holder and the Works on a sunny day as seen from Front Street, Consett; likely in the 1960s. Thanks to Stephen Bridgewater for the image 
The tin plate mills were acquired in 1866; always known as the Tin Mill these were transferred to iron production shortly after acquistion 
The Old Tin Mill Road which cut through the site. This led from the General Offices to Blackhill, with the old Angle Mill on the left. Thanks to Jospeh Campbell for the image. 
The steel plant from Blackhill 
The Works at night 
Atmospheric view of the blast furnaces from the air. 
The Grove Road through the Works 
Snowy Consett from Shotley Field 
Virtually the same view but in summer, with stormy weather: ‘When you saw the iron company in the distance you knew you were nearly home’. 
The Works from the west, showing the slag heaps 
Aerial view showing the scale and impact of the site. The slag heaps were dragged back across the site on closure, raising the level. Thanks to Stephen Bridgewater for the image. 
View from Castleside; the red dust 
View from Moorside.
History of Consett Steelworks 