Does William kettley ring any bells? He lived in pensnett, any ingo would be awesome and very much appreciated xxxxx

What have we let them do to our country

Depeche Mode did their Some Great Reward album cover here in 1984.

My dad also worked at round oak, he worked on the furnaces Harry Guestford he's now coming 86yrs.

In the 60s I worked at Stanton & Staveley iron works... near Derby ..I was in the concrete reinforced pipe plant But at the end of night shift quota I use to creep over to the Iron n Steal moulding plant turning out Ductile Iron pipes ...flames n sparks flying everywhere...it was so interesting...thats when men was made of iron and the ships made of wood ..now its men made of wood and the ships made of iron...the men. that put the Great. in Great Britain. thank-you...

My Great-Great-Grandad worked here and sadly passed away from a molten metal accident here. My Great-Grandad, who also worked here, used to clean out the furnaces, however he also sadly passed away in his 50s. We think this was mainly due to the amount of asbestos which were within the furnaces. In the 90s when Brierley Hill 'died' as some say when all the industry shut down, my Nan and Grandad permanently moved to the Devonshire countryside to start a new chapter, where most of my family reside today. Although I was never born in the West Midlands, I do love to come back from time to time and see my heritage.

Fantastic documentary on an important piece of local and UK history, many thanks for posting this video, Cheers Mike Mallen.

We used to drink in the Pack horse pub up the road from Lodge Farm. We used to watch the sky glow red when they dropped the bottom out of the cupolas to clean the slag out of the furnaces so they could recharge it for the next batch. I also worked at maypole field grey iron foundry bottom of quarry bank so I'm familiar with their operations. Round Oak Steelworks was also called Round Oak Steel Powders where technical steels were made.

Great times

I lived in turks head pub for 3 years the smoke and steam what used to come out was unbelievable my dad banned workers from there till he got money to spray his car after all the crap out of chimneys took paint off car 😂😂

I bet they didnt have he,they/she,them shared toilets on site back in the day!

I grew up in Wordsley in the 1970s and remember seeing them rolling out hot steel in dark evenings while on the Bus to Brierley Hill. Have great memories of the Black Country and go back regularly.

I used to go shopping there and for 10 quid was able to buy food for three of us for a week

One cool dude

Once the beating heart of Birmingham.

Does anyone remember someone called John who used to work there?

My dad is Leonard Whitehouse. Do you have any of him

It's gone down hill .

Kenny Harris at 1:58

I knew people who worked here,. Sad this form if work has almost gone now.

Hi is this Mike Burke .

Worked on the mini metro line in the 90s great memories

My grandfather worked there on the engines. David Hiscox, an aircraft rivetter before the war

I was born in Dudley and lived in wrensnest rd. In 1969 my mum and dad moved down to South East London sadly. Although we had a financially better life, I missed our relatives so badly. My mum and dad moved back to lower gornal and my brother lives on a narrow boat in Birmingham. Still follow the wolves and can't believe Just how many wolves fans there are nearby. My heart is still in the industrial black country

Lovely film. Does anyone remember Dennis Mitchell? He is my grandpa, I think he worked in the management. Would love to hear if you remember him.

Remember this place very well when I was a kid

I worked there from 1953 to 1959 with two years break for national service on the melting shop on 120 ton open hearth furnaces Hot and noisy but not particularly hard wok. Good money at that time. There was also a blast furnace making pig iron. The men got free beer. Simpkiss brewery if I remember correctly. Went on and did 4 years at a Malleable iron foundry in Tipton. Hale and Hales.

I remember the shoe stall.

A massive steel works and then it was knocked down and turned into The Merry Hill Centre.

Hi Mike, Here at Back2back Productions we're making a documentary about Longbridge and we'd love to discuss including these photos. Could you drop me an email to [email protected] to chat it over? Thanks.

Hi Mike, I'm working on a piece on the history of Longbridge and wondered if you could send an email to discuss this further. My email is: [email protected]

Love these pictures recognised many faces good days.

Britain's industrial swan song. So sad to see this.

Worked in level St mill granddad bill Kirkham worked their all his life first hand smelter top works would not believe what happened last of a skilled generation gone forever sad

Is one of the blokes in the photos called (Alan) who later went on to run the Plough and Harrow in Catshill Bromsgrove by any chance.

I wish it was still open I'd be working there it was a job for life until thatcher put the working class out of a job (steel workers, miners etc) I Despise merry hell with every ounce of my being if I won the Euro I'd flatten it and rebuild round oak steel

Hi mike hope this finds you well . I remember many in this video including your dad , happy days always remembered

I remember the food vendor. They used Stirchley Bacon

My girlfriend Mandy on Dinky Donuts worked in the indoor best food an drink around.

"TWO FOR A POUND TEN FOR A FIVER!" The men would literally shout across the stall

My grandad= George Hussey

At 2:17 my grandad is in the corner and at 2:44 he is the one on the right!

0:38 - Jason King

The day Round Oak closed was the day Brierley Hill died

my grandad worked at round oak steel as bricklayer on the furnaces

I worked at Guy Motors in Wolverhampton for 16 years until the politicians closed our factory down so I have some idea how betrayed these men must have felt when Round Oak was closed but no one will ever be able to wipe out that special something that binds everyone who has ever worked in a factory in the "Black Country" feels when they look back with nostalgia at their working life. My respects to these men.

Despite the fact that BEANS FOUNDRY was painted in white in the blue melting plant housing, the company WAS NOT Beans Foundries nor was it The Bean. I worked there from the late 60's to 2006 and it was variously "Beans Industries" (which included the engineering and engine, etc remanufacturing activities, Beans Foundries, Eisenwerk Brühl (UK) and Ferrotech.

I have a mate who worked there and he says that what he misses is the comradeship that existed between the men who made up the workforce. He will be 76 in October.

my granddad was Charlie Attwood, he was a security guard there.

Hi Mike, I still have the vhs film that you did for us but I do not know how to upload it. Nice to see the old faces,happy days eh! Still see a few of the old hands. Roger (the tool man opposite Gilcarson).