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Torquay Old Harbour EAW031975Torquay, Devon. The Old Harbour and Princess Gardens, 1950
Caroline Square Skipton a58_0021775 - 79 Caroline Square, Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire. A view from the north-west looking towards 75-79 Caroline Square and 2-10 New Market Street
Rover factory JLP01_01_045_32ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An interior view of the Rover factory in Solihull, showing workers polishing Rover P4 series cars
Topping out JLP01_08_051048aBERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A view of cranes on either side of a reactor on the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station construction site
St Albans Abbey HKR01_04_010St Albans Cathedral, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. View of the east end of the cathedral church, with cars parked outside
Carlton House Terrace P_C00423_006Coronation Procession for Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. The Mall, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view from the Citadel showing crowds watching the coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II
Ferris wheel JLP01_08_021563SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A man and a child on a Ferris wheel during a Laing staff trip to Skegness. In 1947, after a seven year break
Demolition and clearance JLP01_065_17CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. The demolition of a chimney stack belonging to a derelict boiler house, during site preparation work for the construction of Coryton Oil Refinery
Working at height JLP01_01_089_54PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A worker laying bricks to the top of the chimney shaft during the construction of Plymouth B Power Station
Widnes And Runcorn Transporter Bridge AA55_04292Widnes And Runcorn Transporter Bridge, Widnes, Halton. A view of the Widnes - Runcorn Transporter Bridge, showing vehicles on the moving platform, early 1950s
High jump JLP01_08_046949Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A man performing a high jump during a sports day at Laings Elstree Sports Club
Manouevring a concrete caisson JLP01_01_064_42TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A view of the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery leaving the lock at Tilbury Docks
Kitchen interior JLP01_08_007482Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, City of Bristol. Two women admiring a fridge in the kitchen of the 3000th Easiform dwelling to be completed in Bristol, on the day of the ceremonial opening
Newark Moot Hall OP35559MOOT HALL, 18 MARKET PLACE, NEWARK, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. The main, south elevation of the Moot Hall (former Town Hall) viewed from the Market Place, whilst the premises of A F Coyne
Clock Tower Court EFC01_01_05_015_20920Clock Tower Court, Park Avenue, Bexhill on Sea, Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother, East Sussex. The south facade of Clock Tower Court, showing flats 1-9 and the projecting balconies
Skipton High Street a58_00210HIGH STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from Caroline Square looking north along the High Street, showing the shops on either side
Skipton Sheep Street a58_00214SHEEP STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Exterior view from the south-east showing the front elevations of 6-16 Sheep Street
Skipton High Street a58_00211HIGH STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from Caroline Square looking north, showing the buildings at the southern end of Sheep Street and the High Street
Boots in Skipton a58_00215SHEEP STREET, SKIPTON, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Exterior view of the front elevation of Boots the Chemist on Sheep Street
Prescot Old Town Hall a53_10236Old Town Hall, Market Place, Prescot, Knowsley. The Old Town Hall viewed from the east showing the shops at ground level and the dilapidated upper storeys, 1953
Outside Buckingham Palace P_C00422_006Coronation Procession for Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Buckingham Palace, The Mall, City of Westminster, Greater London. View from the Queen Victoria Memorial
Waltzers JLP01_08_021564SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A man and a woman riding on a waltzer during a Laing staff trip to Skegness. In 1947, after a seven year break
Runway construction JLP01_08_007948RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Work underway on the construction of a new runway at Gaydon Airfield
Roofing JLP01_08_008427RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A man fitting corrugated roofing panels onto the roof of a newly constructed building at Gaydon Airfield
On the beach JLP01_08_021246aLLANDUDNO, CONWY, WALES. Hilda Laing on the beach at Llandudno during a Laing staff trip. In 1947, after a seven year break, Laing had resurrected their Area Outings for staff and their families
Manouevring a concrete caisson JLP01_01_064_48TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A view from a boat showing the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery leaving Tilbury Docks
Dockmaster JLP01_01_064_41TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Captain W. R. Crouch, Dockmaster at Tilbury Docks, directing operations in the lock as the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery
Manouevring a concrete caisson JLP01_01_063_04TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A view of the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery leaving Tilbury Dock to begin its journey down the Thames
Reclaiming the course JLP01_08_08786Whitley Bay Golf Course, Whitley Bay, NORTH TYNESIDE
Reclaiming the course JLP01_08_08782Whitley Bay Golf Course, Whitley Bay, NORTH TYNESIDE. A view of the restoration of Whitley Bay Golf Course following the completion of opencast mining on the site
Walcott Beach RAF_540_1013_v_0003Walcott, Norfolk. On the night of 31 January 1953 a combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm caused a storm tide
Loading lorries JLP01_01_029_50SHOREHAM CEMENT WORKS, UPPER BEEDING, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX. Lorries in the lorry loading bay at Shoreham Cement Works being loaded with sacks of Blue Circle Ferrocrete
Rover factory JLP01_01_045_36ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An interior view of the Rover factory in Solihull showing manufacturing in progress of the Rover P4 series of cars
New cars JLP01_01_045_30ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. A view of newly manufactured Rover P4 series cars lined up outside the Rover factory in Solihull
Rover factory JLP01_01_045_29ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. An exterior view of the Rover factory in Solihull, with car parts and various Rovers outside
Red Lion Wharf JLP01_01_063_61Red Lion Wharf, Northfleet, Gravesend, Gravesham, Kent. Laing workers preparing the dry dock at Red Lion Wharf, Gravesend
Site nurse JLP01_08_053292MILTON KEYNES. A site nurse wading through mud in Section B3 of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1) during its construction
Plymouth B Power Station JLP01_08_008717PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A view of Plymouth B Power Station with a piling frame in the foreground, taken during construction of the stations coaling wharf
Site for Plymouth B Power Station JLP01_01_089_39PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A view of the construction site for Plymouth B Power Station, with Plymouth A Power Station in the background
Underbridge construction JLP01_08_053203M1 Motorway, Structure 66 Railway Underbridge, M1, Quinton, South Northamptonshire. A precast cantilever beam being lifted into position during the construction of Structure 66
Trucks refuelling JLP01_08_052141M1 Motorway, M1, Watford, Daventry, Northamptonshire. A view of a Shell-BP petrol station at the headquarters of Project D on the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1), near Watford Village
Thames Foundry, Dagenham Works JLP01_01_048_26Ford Motor Company Works, Thames Foundry, Dagenham, Havering, Greater London. A view of the new foundry under construction at the Ford Motor Company Works
Billiards room JLP01_01_070_39FAWLEY ESSO OIL REFINERY, FAWLEY, NEW FOREST, HAMPSHIRE. A view inside the Esso Social Centre at Fawley showing billiard tables and a bar on the far wall
Opening of Coryton Refinery JLP01_08_021310CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A view of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and dignitaries at an exhibition stand at Coryton Oil Refinery
Opening of Coryton Refinery JLP01_08_021308CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Mrs J. W. Laing being presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, at the ceremonial opening of Coryton Oil Refinery Coryton Oil Refinery was
Coryton Refinery control room JLP01_08_020884aCORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A worker operating the control board in the control room of the Air-Lift Thermofor Catalytic Cracking Unit at Coryton Oil Refinery
Piling rig JLP01_01_167_47CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Workmen operating a Neilens pile frame during construction at Coryton Oil Refinery, showing the 4 ton hammer driving a 16" x 16" pile foundation
Piling foundations JLP01_01_167_38CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Foundation work in progress for the Crude Distillation Unit at Coryton Oil Refinery
Coryton Refinery cafeteria JLP01_067_26CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Staff using the food counter at the newly built self-service cafeteria at Coryton Oil Refinery
Outfall works JLP01_01_077_68BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An aerial view looking east over the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station construction site, showing the outfall works
Parking at the office JLP01_01_075_38BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Looking south-west over the temporary offices on the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station construction site
Constructing Reactor 1 JLP01_01_075_16BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A view looking east over Reactor No.1 during the construction of Berkeley Nuclear Power Station
Excavators and dump trucks JLP01_01_074_36BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 43 RB excavators and 15 ton dump trucks carrying out the excavation for the reactor during the construction of Berkeley
Lift 29 JLP01_08_052161BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A team of workers, on lift 29 of the construction of Berkeley Nuclear Power Station
High water table JLP01_08_048996BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A view across a flooded area of the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station construction site
Camp kitchen JLP01_01_081_66BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The kitchen of the Balfour Beatty camp on the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station construction site with four men cooking
Reactor 1 biological shield JLP01_01_078_69BERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Looking down at the east side of Reactor No.1 during the construction of Berkeley Nuclear Power Station
Bardney Sugar Factory JLP01_08_045668Bardney Sugar Factory, Bardney, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view over the construction site for two sugar silos at Bardney Sugar Factory, showing Laing workers carrying out various tasks
Housing estate GOM01_05_029_09Walsingham Road, Walcot East, Swindon, Wiltshire. A view looking north west along Walsingham Road with number 5 in the left foreground and houses at the entrance to Darnley Close in the background
Knaresborough Viaduct WSA01_05_048KNARESBOROUGH VIADUCT, KNARESBOROUGH, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from the Waterside looking north-west towards the railway viaduct, with rowing boats on the River Nidd
Lower Slaughter WSA01_05_034UP STREAM BRIDGE, BECKY HILL, LOWER SLAUGHTER, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A view from the west of Up Stream Bridge
Anne Hathaways Cottage WSA01_05_044Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Cottage Lane, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A view from the south-east of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, with visitors in the garden
Halls Croft WSA01_05_040HALL'S CROFT, OLD TOWN, OLD TOWN, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, WARWICKSHIRE. A view from the north-west showing the front elevation of Hall's Croft
Royal Shakespeare Theatre WSA01_05_037ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE, WATERSIDE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, WARWICKSHIRE. A view from the north-east looking along the River Avon towards the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Tobacconists SHC01_01_038House of Bewlay, 24 Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire. A view showing the interior of the House of Bewlay shop, 1950s
Tobacconists SHC01_01_037House of Bewlay, 24 Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire. A view showing the exterior of the House of Bewlay shop, 1950s
Preston RAF_58_2511_psfo_0108Preston, Lancashire, 1958, showing the River Ribble, town centre and Moor Park
Bury St Edmunds EAW029744Bury St. Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. The abbey site and the town, 1950
Beverley Minster EAW035018The Minster, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire, 1951
Ships in Falmouth Harbour BAR03_01_243A large tanker and small ships and boats in Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall, 1958
Falmouth Harbour a087104Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall, 1950-57. A view through the window of a chandler's shop, overlooking Falmouth Harbour
Falmouth RAF_58_680_rp_3323Falmouth, Cornwall, 1951
Tweedmouth Station OP01469Tweedmouth Station, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, 1950s. General View Showing Station Buildings From Station Approach
Wellington Street OP01065Wellington Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1956
Warehouse a98_05388Warehouse, Howard Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1945 - 1957. Interior of Howard Street Warehouse, Shrewsbury showing the storing of foodstuffs
Norwich RAF_82_759_v_0214Norwich, Norfolk, 1953. Aerial reconnaissance photography by the RAF
Building the Festival of Britain EAW031792The Festival of Britain South Bank site under construction, Lambeth, Greater London, 1950
Coloured tiles DP347457High Street, Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands. Detail of the multi-coloured tiled footing beneath the window on the north side of number 158 High Street
Kingsgate Castle EAW064106Kingsgate Castle, Broadstairs, 1956
Leslie Martin HKR01_04_440Kings Mill, Kings Mill Lane, Great Shelford, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire. Portrait of the architect Leslie Martin at home, in the library of his converted mill
Kings Mill HKR01_04_438Kings Mill, Kings Mill Lane, Great Shelford, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire. Interior view of the music room in the converted mill, home to the architect Leslie Martin
Kings Mill HKR01_04_434Kings Mill, Kings Mill Lane, Great Shelford, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire. Interior view of the library in the converted mill, home to the architect Leslie Martin
Aintree rayon factory HKR01_04_395British Enka Limited, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Aintree Village, Sefton, Merseyside. View of the textile factory from the west
St Sepulchres Church HKR01_04_178St Sepulchres Church, Holborn Viaduct, Holborn, City of London. View of the church from the south-east, with a bus passing in the foreground
