Antique & Vintage Photographs

This is a silver gelatin photograph that is unmounted and is 8¾ x 6¾ inches (223x170mm).

It shows an aerial press photograph of the Fawley oil refinery, described on the reverse as "The Commonwealth's biggest oil plant," located on the River Solent in Hampshire, UK. The image captures the vast industrial complex, showing hundreds of cylindrical storage tanks, intricate networks of pipes, and numerous tall chimneys and processing towers.

In the background, the wide expanse of the River Solent is visible with ships on the water. The reverse features a typed paper caption which reads: "PICTURE SHOWS: The Commonwealth's biggest oil plant at Fawley on the River Solent.

The efficiency and productivity of the plant will be discussed in Granada's THE PRICE OF TRADITION the second in the series of FOR RICHER FOR POORER. FOR RICHER FOR POORER can be seen on Monday April 23rd at 10.35." The specific year is not given, but April 23rd fell on a Monday in 1962, suggesting this as the likely year of broadcast.

The back is also stamped "PLEASE RETURN TO TV TIMES PICTURE LIBRARY" and has handwritten notations "Tel 387" and "INDUSTRY- OIL".