HIP-S-000266-7936 Consett Steelworks, County Durham, 1945-1980. Cellulose acetate negative. Steel-making dominated Consett for 140 years from 1840, and the steelworks, employing 6000 workers in the 1960s, loomed over rows of terraced houses. Eric de Mare's elevated view of Consett Steel Works captures their gargantuan scale, echoing the work of pre-war photographers such as Albert Renger-Patzsch in Germany and Charles Sheeler in the United States who emphasised the strong forms of industrial structures. De Mare used colour photography here, recognising that this required a 'different vision' from black-and-white film. The massive tube in the foreground reflects his view that a close shot filling or 'well filling' the frame will usually be more effective and more interesting' Credit: Historic England Archive / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Date of photography: 1945-1980 Collection: Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 4196 X 4167 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 35 X 35 Image sizes (MB): 3.85 Color space: RGB