As someone who was born in Middlesbrough the same year that this plant was built, and still lives here to this day, this is a very sad sight. I don’t know how many times I went down South Gare with my parents and siblings and stopped to watch the molten steel being loaded in to the rail flasks, watching from only yards away. To have seen this gigantic structure from the North Yorks Moors, Cleveland Hills, North Yorks coast and from the A19 South as you drive back in to Teesside over so many years, and to have seen it from so many areas in and around Teesside, it seems surreal that it’s been reduced to a pile of scrap metal. To think of all the people that slaved away in brutal conditions in that plant over 4 decades and now it’s gone. What a sad day for Teesside and it’s proud industrial history
We Pittsburgh PA natives felt the same way when furnace after furnace went cold then went down during the 1980s and 1990s. The end of an era in the west, and an open door for China and India.
where my dad used to work, we had a comfortable upbringing as he had a really solid job....Never seen my dad upset until the first time the place shut. The place meant a lot to him and im sure alot of other people. sad thing to see.
I spent 35 years here and elsewhere in British Steel, Corus and Tata. My brother did 44 years but started at Dormans long. Quite a memorable working life. The only one I ever knew.
Somber to see her like this,many a hard battle fought on the casthouses over the years blood sweat and tears is an understatement for us blastfurnacemen who worked there, so so sad to see the coolers ,tuyeres and blowpipes still installed in the shot of the inside of the upper stack . Let's see how they get on with the removal of the hearth ! Thompson twats ! Should be left as a monument to iron making at Redcar as the old warenby hearths are still there .
To think that not that long ago we used to make and repair items for that plant . We used to make tweer and tweer coolers for that furnace ,visible after it was blown up and we repaired continuous casting moulds and top zones for the site as well .
The end of an era. I am now 74 and remember so well our long trips to see my Grandad and Grandma in Redcar. Everyone in the area either worked for Dorman Long or ICI and my Grandad worked as senior accountant there; his father as a shunting train driver before him. After a lifetime of working there, I remember when he retired and they gave him a tin mug as a thank you and goodbye, the cheap bastards! The Coatem Hotel (spelling?) on the sea front, where donkeys would take kids for a ride for a few pence and young boys scraped coal dust from the beaches, bagged them and loaded up their bikes to sell around town. Grandad played oldies on the grand piano in the hotel lounge for our family and everyone else in and all had a great time. Fish n chips wrapped in newspaper would have us drooling until we could eat it. I think I remember trolly buses there, or was that Harrogate where my nanna lived? That era has well and truly gone, but bitter sweet memories remain.
It’s the Coatham Hotel. Part of Redcar is called Coatham. It’s before my time but they had trolley buses in Southbank, which is between Redcar and Middlesbrough, and housed many of the industrial workers. Not sure they had the trolley buses in Redcar but either way, it’s a long departed way of life. People from outside the area slate it for all the chimneys and factories, etc, but they’re the reason most of Teesside exists
@@AJT296 - Thank you so much for that update and your spelling looks absolutely spot on. I think it would’ve been trolly buses going in or out. I just remember seeing them.
@@dr.s.p. no worries. Like I say they were before my time but I’ve seen loads of pics of them in historic photos of Middlesbrough. Guess they could have run between towns
I’m in TATA Port Talbot and around 2002 a few of us travel up to Redcar to do some work in the motor room, great times and we met some great people there..
I worked at the BOS Plant during the 1970s. It is a shame to see this all go like many of our industries. In those days, some 20,000 people worked at BSC Teesside and probably as many worked in a supporting role, from Muguet hiring Euclid 100 Tonne dump trucks, to a corner shop selling cigarettes and news papers to steel works on the way to work. They call it progress but what, if anything, will replace it all?
When I started work at Cleveland works training dept in 1975, the actual figure for the number of people being employed on South Teesside works quoted, was 32,000.
Worked off the beach there when it was running, remember thinking it was such a shame to have such a lovely beach and that as a backdrop, so much more potential now, great surf there too.
Thanks. I was working in Scunthorpe when they announced the first mothball of Teesside in 2010, although friendly rivals in steel making, the sorrow and impact was still clearly visible at Scunthorpe..
I'm guessing that a developer has acquired the site and has great money making plans which do not include the creation of permanent jobs. It's amazing how fast they can move when they want.
A lot of blood sweat & tears put into building this plant, Sad day for Teesside. Life goes on, and lets hope the re birth off this site is as fruitful as reported!!
it is hard to explain to people what it is like to work in a steel - i was a pipefitter at lorain works - 30 yrs. -to do jobs - at the coke plant (12 yrs. there) blast furnace rolling mills pipe mills bop shop caster all over - even unplug toilets - it is another world - i was known as The Midget
Thank you for the footage which is excellent. So sad to see, pretty much sums up the state of British industry. Are they going to build a block of flats on the site to fill with immigrants?
As someone who was born in Middlesbrough the same year that this plant was built, and still lives here to this day, this is a very sad sight. I don’t know how many times I went down South Gare with my parents and siblings and stopped to watch the molten steel being loaded in to the rail flasks, watching from only yards away. To have seen this gigantic structure from the North Yorks Moors, Cleveland Hills, North Yorks coast and from the A19 South as you drive back in to Teesside over so many years, and to have seen it from so many areas in and around Teesside, it seems surreal that it’s been reduced to a pile of scrap metal. To think of all the people that slaved away in brutal conditions in that plant over 4 decades and now it’s gone. What a sad day for Teesside and it’s proud industrial history
Couldn’t have put it better myself.. Thank you.
We Pittsburgh PA natives felt the same way when furnace after furnace went cold then went down during the 1980s and 1990s. The end of an era in the west, and an open door for China and India.
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where my dad used to work, we had a comfortable upbringing as he had a really solid job....Never seen my dad upset until the first time the place shut. The place meant a lot to him and im sure alot of other people. sad thing to see.
I spent 35 years here and elsewhere in British Steel, Corus and Tata. My brother did 44 years but started at Dormans long. Quite a memorable working life. The only one I ever knew.
Wow... Impressive but emotional too. Thank you for sharing.
Like watching the slaying of some great, mythical beast. Very affecting, which surprised me.
Somber to see her like this,many a hard battle fought on the casthouses over the years blood sweat and tears is an understatement for us blastfurnacemen who worked there, so so sad to see the coolers ,tuyeres and blowpipes still installed in the shot of the inside of the upper stack . Let's see how they get on with the removal of the hearth ! Thompson twats ! Should be left as a monument to iron making at Redcar as the old warenby hearths are still there .
To think that not that long ago we used to make and repair items for that plant . We used to make tweer and tweer coolers for that furnace ,visible after it was blown up and we repaired continuous casting moulds and top zones for the site as well .
Tuyere.
😢😢😢 Great video, so many memories of watching the trains going through when I was younger xx
The end of an era. I am now 74 and remember so well our long trips to see my Grandad and Grandma in Redcar. Everyone in the area either worked for Dorman Long or ICI and my Grandad worked as senior accountant there; his father as a shunting train driver before him. After a lifetime of working there, I remember when he retired and they gave him a tin mug as a thank you and goodbye, the cheap bastards! The Coatem Hotel (spelling?) on the sea front, where donkeys would take kids for a ride for a few pence and young boys scraped coal dust from the beaches, bagged them and loaded up their bikes to sell around town. Grandad played oldies on the grand piano in the hotel lounge for our family and everyone else in and all had a great time. Fish n chips wrapped in newspaper would have us drooling until we could eat it. I think I remember trolly buses there, or was that Harrogate where my nanna lived? That era has well and truly gone, but bitter sweet memories remain.
It’s the Coatham Hotel. Part of Redcar is called Coatham. It’s before my time but they had trolley buses in Southbank, which is between Redcar and Middlesbrough, and housed many of the industrial workers. Not sure they had the trolley buses in Redcar but either way, it’s a long departed way of life. People from outside the area slate it for all the chimneys and factories, etc, but they’re the reason most of Teesside exists
@@AJT296 - Thank you so much for that update and your spelling looks absolutely spot on. I think it would’ve been trolly buses going in or out. I just remember seeing them.
@@dr.s.p. no worries. Like I say they were before my time but I’ve seen loads of pics of them in historic photos of Middlesbrough. Guess they could have run between towns
Brilliant. That view at 2:01 is very special. Thanks for getting that filmed.
That central cylinder bit makes me think of the mother alien in aliens.
I’m in TATA Port Talbot and around 2002 a few of us travel up to Redcar to do some work in the motor room, great times and we met some great people there..
I worked at the BOS Plant during the 1970s. It is a shame to see this all go like many of our industries. In those days, some 20,000 people worked at BSC Teesside and probably as many worked in a supporting role, from Muguet hiring Euclid 100 Tonne dump trucks, to a corner shop selling cigarettes and news papers to steel works on the way to work. They call it progress but what, if anything, will replace it all?
It's a sad and wholely avoidable end to British industry
When I started work at Cleveland works training dept in 1975, the actual figure for the number of people being employed on South Teesside works quoted, was
32,000.
@@stevezodiac491 Wow. Thanks for that update.
Good footage, I think you captured the moment, especially post explosion
Lovely clear shots, always wondered what the inside of a blast furnace looked like...sad day...
Worked off the beach there when it was running, remember thinking it was such a shame to have such a lovely beach and that as a backdrop, so much more potential now, great surf there too.
thanks for the video I remember filming it months ago so glad you filmed the end of an era. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
devastating 😔 seen you on C4 news Bob Great footage as always
Wow! You nailed that 👌🏻 Interesting seeing the inside of the furnace. Those explosives made short work of it.
Brilliant footage ✌🏼
Kind of like slaying a boss in the PlayStation game Shadow of the Colossus. Very sad feelings. All the best from Scunthorpe
Thanks. I was working in Scunthorpe when they announced the first mothball of Teesside in 2010, although friendly rivals in steel making, the sorrow and impact was still clearly visible at Scunthorpe..
Makes me feel really sad for all the people that work there and provide for their families and now it's gone
Now let's build a shed load of houses filled with wrong uns to take over the beautiful landscape.
Was like seeing a mighty beast that has been shot and falls...
Great footage THANKS, the view from eston hills will never be the same again 😢
the view from anywhere won’t be the same… RBF could be seen from miles away 😢
Cant even distinguish the furnace or hearth anymore. 🥺
Gg
I'm guessing that a developer has acquired the site and has great money making plans which do not include the creation of permanent jobs. It's amazing how fast they can move when they want.
Yep, you aren’t wrong..
A lot of blood sweat & tears put into building this plant, Sad day for Teesside. Life goes on, and lets hope the re birth off this site is as fruitful as reported!!
It's mad that people build these things with pride only to get rid of them. What a 🌎 we live in.
I was working installing machinery in the various workshops/plants when the complex was being constructed. Sad to see it all go for scrap.
it is hard to explain to people what it is like to work in a steel - i was a pipefitter at lorain works - 30 yrs. -to do jobs - at the coke plant (12 yrs. there) blast furnace rolling mills pipe mills bop shop caster all over - even unplug toilets - it is another world - i was known as The Midget
Thank you for the footage which is excellent. So sad to see, pretty much sums up the state of British industry. Are they going to build a block of flats on the site to fill with immigrants?
Of course they're not going to house immigrants - Houchen wants money, not people.
Snap was born 79 never knew that whilst I was sat with me dummie in me mouth people were building this
Sad as hell
Is this going to be your last video?
No, absolutely not…
@@whiterosealtitude That's great. Thanks for the effort you put in.
Good footage for the WRONG reasons
I felt sad for putting a thumbs up, for great content, but actually a very sad occasion all round.
A sin.
Such a waste.
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