Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Esso Oil Refinery, photograph

An aerial view of the refinery from the west, during its construction in 1959. Black and white photograph mounted on hardboard with typed caption from Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., Public Relations Department, on reverse, see inscription.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

62.199/11

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Esso Petroleum Company Limited
Association Type: Company name
Date: 03/1959
Place: Milford Haven

Creation/Production

Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd were based at 22 Dumfries Place, Cardiff and moved to St John’s Chambers, High Street Arcade, in 1962. Michael Woodward became the director in 1991 and is credited as the photographer in some later images by the company.
Role: Photographer
Role: Production
Role: Publisher
Place: St. Johns Chambers, High Street Arcade
Place: London
Period: 1959

Acquisition

donation, 13/6/1962

Measurements

Length (mm): 299
Width (mm): 371

Techniques

Black and white (monochrome photograph)
Photograph

Material

Paper
Board
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