Ickles Rotherham

Images of lost Industry at The Ickles, Rotherham.

A completed railway tyre. (Author unknown)

Ickles Tyre Mill was originally part of the massive Steel Peech and Tozer Steelworks complex. It was situated between the river Don and Sheffield Road, in the district known as The Ickles, Rotherham, Yorkshire. The mill produced railway tyres, rings, and other ring rolled products.

Taken on 22nd June 1949, this aerial photograph of the Ickles area shows the Tyre Mill and Press Shop, 3 and 4 Shops, Bandsaws, Heat Treatment shop, and Spring Shop.

This website has been inspired by a collection of photographs that were originally taken by Lol Gray, who was an employee in the Tyre Mill at British Steel Corporation, The Ickles, Rotherham.

Lol has kindly given me permission to reproduce his work, and in doing so I hope to create an interesting and nostalgic experience for all visitors to this site. All photo's are courtesy of Lol Gray unless otherwise credited.

This site is a work in progress, so content is a little sparse at the moment. If you can identify anyone pictured here, or suggest a caption for any of the photo's, then please go to the Contact Page.

Picture courtesy of Britain from Above

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