1/16 Hello I’m @JoanHeggie from @HistoryTeesside & this thread considers how the sudden & definitive closure of SSI’s blast furnace & steelworks at Redcar, England in 2015 impacted on the sense of identity for those who had worked there, their families & wider community #SWOS20 
2/16 The Redcar site is huge: not just former SSI site. Also PD Ports, Redcar Bulk Terminal, British Steel Lackenby (Jingye). SSI works (c.900 ac) distributed across site: challenging for future development. Iron/steelmaking since 1870s. Last blast furnace on Teesside. #SWOS20
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