W T Glover & Co Limited.

[madannie77]

W T Glover & Co was a manufacturer of cables, particularly for high voltage work. Their factory was in Trafford Park but they installed electrical cables and systems in many places.

They also amassed a large photographic archive, some of which were taken in Sheffield. The archive is now in the care of the Science Museum:

https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/ap17308/w-t-glover-co-ltd

The first set were taken between 1909 and 1919 on Burngreave Road:

[madannie77]

Some substation shots, again from 1909-1919

 

 

 

[madannie77]

A 100kW kiosk and a substation in a park. Sheffield, according to the archive, but no further identification.

[madannie77]

Cable work on a girder bridge, 1909-1919. Some of these look like there has been some touching up involved, and I think the last one might be reversed (or perhaps not - I really don't know!!)

 

[madannie77]

A few random photos labelled as Sheffield, no other location i.d.

1904

1907-1917

1915-1925

 

There are others labelled Sheffield in the archive. Some are merely photos of trenches with cable in and could be anywhere and a couple are, I think, not Sheffield at all (probably Harrogate, in my opinion)

[tozzin]

52 minutes ago, madannie77 said:

Cable work on a girder bridge, 1909-1919. Some of these look like there has been some touching up involved, and I think the last one might be reversed (or perhaps not - I really don't know!!)

 

Strange how they’ve superimposed a man 

 

53 minutes ago, madannie77 said:

Cable work on a girder bridge, 1909-1919. Some of these look like there has been some touching up involved, and I think the last one might be reversed (or perhaps not - I really don't know!!)

 

Strange how they have superimposed a figure on the high balustrade.