Magna Science Adventure Centre - Rotherham's revolution

This is the story of how a disused steelworks in the heart of South Yorkshire was transformed into one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions in just 12 months.
Agency: Barrington Johnson Lorains, Spin PR and CIA Scotland Authors: Frank Carolan and Ian Mitchell

Magna Science Adventure Centre

Rotherham's revolution

Background

Until the mid-1970s, South Yorkshire was considered the industrial 'engine room' of the UK. The region boasted many of the country's staple industries and, after the Second World War, employed over 160,000 people in the steel, coal and engineering industries. The Templeborough Steelworks, known as 'the ...

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