Elisabeth was relined six times in her lifetime, the periods in between were called ‘campaigns’. A ceremony was always held to mark the occasion of being re-lit and the commencement of a new campaign. These were as follows:

First Campaign December 1954 : Lit by Miss Elisabeth Stewart, daughter of Chairman of Stewarts & Lloyds.
Second Campaign March 1960 : Lit by Mr Frank Hartland, retired Blast Furnace Manager.
Third Campaign March 1963 : Lit by Miss Carol Dean, daughter of Mr Norman Dean, Blast Furnace Manager.
Fourth Campaign July 1967 : Lit by Miss Nicola Forster, daughter of Mr Godfrey Forster, General Manager Bilston.
Fifth Campaign August 1971 : Lit by Miss Elisabeth Saul, daughter of Mr Derek Saul, General Manager, Bilston
Sixth Campaign August 1976 : Lit by Miss Anita Hunter, daughter of Mr David Hunter, Blast Furnace Manager.

See below various documents and images, the first being the 1971 ceremonial leaflet prepared by Elisabeth Saul, parts of which are reproduced here. All the images after the 1971 pamphlet are of the 1976 reline. The colour images are taken from a film made covering the 1976 reline called “The Last Sentinel”. Since these images come from a film the resolution is poor and the pictures are not really suitable for the extra expansion option. At the end there are some better quality photographs of Anita Hunter performing the relighting.

See also “Relining Elisabeth Supplement” under ‘Steel News’