Hillbank Works, Dundee. A flax mill and jute mill on Alexander Road/Dens Road in Dundee.

Snapshot in Time: photography and industrial heritage

STICK held its 2021 conference on Wednesday 17th November 2021 – “Snapshot in Time” – to discuss the importance of photography as a documentation and advocacy tool for industrial and transport heritage.

Photography is an invaluable tool for recording industrial and transport history – it is ideally suited for rapid documentation in a world where dramatic or catastrophic change can occur to the fabric of industry, almost overnight, and revolutionised the documentation of historic sites. 

STICK ran a photography competition alongside the conference. You can read more about it here.

  • Overall Winner: Ninian Northern Platform by Peter Iain Campbell
  • Winner of the popular vote: Vulcan at Summerlee by Courtney Gibson
  • Access cover by David Mitchell
  • Time’s Part by Donald Dawson
  • Contemporary Railway by Andrew Cronshaw
  • Full Length Close Shot of Repertor by Jonathan Raper
  • Interior of the Blackthorn Salt Graduation Tower by Ian Mitchell
  • Remains of the Rosedale Railway Water Tower by Jane Ellis
  • The Forth Bridge by Miles Oglethorpe
  • Highhouse Colliery boiler house, Auchinleck, 1982 by Chris Allen
  • The Watercress Line heritage railway in Hampshire, 2017 by Felicity McWilliams

Timetable

10.00 – 10.10 Welcome and introduction                           

10.10 – 10.40 Photography and Industry – an evolution through time by David Mitchell, Historic Environment Scotland

10.50-11.10 Photographing Industry at Historic Environment Scotland: recording, sharing, advocacy by Miriam McDonald, Historic Environment Scotland 

11.20-11.40 England’s Coal Fired Power Stations – a Photographic Record by James O Davies Team, Lead Photography, Historic England

11.50-12.10 Recording Cottam: Photographic recording of coal-fired electricity generation by Ben Russell, Science Museum 

12.20-1.15pm LUNCH                   

1.15-1.35 The Sir William Arrol Collection – iconic photographs on the brink of oblivion by Miles Oglethorpe, Historic Environment Scotland

1.45-2.05 Surface Remains at Auchanbeg, Pre-Dalquhandy Opencast by D Bruce McCowan, Professional Engineers Ontario Education Committee

2.15-2.35 Photography competition winner results

2.45-3.05 Panel Discussion

The conference was free! But if you are able to support our work by making a donation, you can do so via KoFi.