Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Esso Oil Refinery, photograph

An aerial view of the refinery site taken in 1957.

Black & white photograph with typed caption from Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd, Public Relations Department and credit line on reverse - see inscription. Photographer's stamp (Terence Soames (Cardiff) Ltd.) is underneath caption.

See also 62.141 and 62.199.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

64.526/41

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Esso Petroleum Company Limited
Association Type: Company name
Date: 1957
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: Cardiff
Place: London
Period: 1957

Acquisition

donation, 18/11/1964

Measurements

Length (mm): 192
Width (mm): 241

Techniques

Black and white (monochrome photograph)
Photograph

Material

Paper
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