"The Steelmen" at Meadowhall - (Detail I)
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"The Steelmen" at Meadowhall - (Detail I)
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 27 Nov 2013
Close up feature of the work of Canadian sculptor Robin Bell - outside The Meadowhall shopping complex. When dealing with molten metal, Sheffield and Rotherham steelworkers would often stuff water-soaked neckerchiefs into their mouths to try to offset the gruesome industrial heat.
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Image Location
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53.411849
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-1.413395