A petrochemical plant towering over residential housing, Baglan Bay, Wales, 1975. Artist: Michael Walters

A petrochemical plant towering over residential housing, Baglan Bay, Wales, 1975. Artist: Michael Walters

2-359-346 - Worldwide Photography/Heritage-Images

A petrochemical plant towering over residential housing, Baglan Bay, Wales, 1975. By the late 1960s British Petroleum's (BP) plant at Baglan Bay, near Swansea, was one of the largest petrochemical sites in Europe, employing 2500 workers at its peak in 1974. However, market changes led to the gradual closure of the facility between 1994 and 2004.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Michael Walters, attributed to: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom Wales Swansea Swansea

  1. 51 38 00 N , 003 58 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry

Locations & Buildings Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4189x4170
File Size : 51,177kb


Aliases

  1. C37097-7
  1. 0710000563
  1. 2-359-346
  1. 2359346

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