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1960s Collection (#4)

Background image1960s Collection: Asphalt roofing JLP01_08_080780

Asphalt roofing JLP01_08_080780
Doddington Estate, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London. Two workers asphalting the roof of a block of flats during the construction of the Doddington Estate

Background image1960s Collection: Surveying JLP01_08_07739j

Surveying JLP01_08_07739j
Craigshill, Livingston, West Lothian, SCOTLAND

Background image1960s Collection: Putting in the stairs JLP01_08_072239g

Putting in the stairs JLP01_08_072239g
Craigshill, Livingston, West Lothian, SCOTLAND

Background image1960s Collection: RAF concert JLP01_08_068705

RAF concert JLP01_08_068705
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. A RAF band performing at the east court of the Bull Ring Centre, with shoppers watching from the spiral ramp in the foreground

Background image1960s Collection: Opening the Bull Ring JLP01_08_068575

Opening the Bull Ring JLP01_08_068575
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS

Background image1960s Collection: Poultry market JLP01_08_067513

Poultry market JLP01_08_067513
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. The fish and poultry market at the Bull Ring Centre bustling with shoppers at Christmas time

Background image1960s Collection: Carol service JLP01_08_067507

Carol service JLP01_08_067507
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. A carol service being held on the spiral ramp at the Bull Ring Centre, with the Church of St Martin in the background

Background image1960s Collection: Carol service JLP01_08_067510

Carol service JLP01_08_067510
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. A silhouetted view of a carol service being held on the spiral ramp at the Bull Ring Centre

Background image1960s Collection: Opening day JLP01_08_067230

Opening day JLP01_08_067230
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. Dignitaries touring stalls during the official opening of the retail market at the Bull Ring Centre

Background image1960s Collection: Site for the Bull Ring Centre JLP01_08_059924

Site for the Bull Ring Centre JLP01_08_059924
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. An elevated view from the north showing the site of the Bull Ring Centre development, with the existing Market Hall in the right foreground

Background image1960s Collection: Angle grader JLP01_08_081817

Angle grader JLP01_08_081817
SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing an angle grader at work on the motorway with a Laing worker standing at the controls

Background image1960s Collection: Culvert construction JLP01_08_068853A

Culvert construction JLP01_08_068853A
South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Midland Link Motorway, between Junction 13 and Junction 11 of the M6, showing a team of workers gathered around a concrete culvert

Background image1960s Collection: Making bridge beams JLP01_08_062544

Making bridge beams JLP01_08_062544
STAFFORDSHIRE. A team of workers making a prestressed concrete bridge beam during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background image1960s Collection: Lightweight bridge deck JLP01_08_060930

Lightweight bridge deck JLP01_08_060930
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of Lytag being used as infill on Bridge 360 during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background image1960s Collection: Lightweight bridge deck JLP01_08_060929

Lightweight bridge deck JLP01_08_060929
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of Lytag being used as infill on Bridge 360 during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background image1960s Collection: Subsurfacing JLP01_08_060685

Subsurfacing JLP01_08_060685
Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers laying dry lean concrete to the north of the Section B office

Background image1960s Collection: Narrow gauge JLP01_08_059840

Narrow gauge JLP01_08_059840
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the construction of a structure, probably on Section B of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing an engine on a narrow gauge railway

Background image1960s Collection: Marginal haunches JLP01_01_172_037

Marginal haunches JLP01_01_172_037
Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Calling the kitchen a087900

Calling the kitchen a087900
Wheelers Sovereign Restaurant, 17 Hertford Street, Mayfair, City Of Westminster, Greater London

Background image1960s Collection: Electronic console JLP01_08_080154

Electronic console JLP01_08_080154
Whitbread and Company Limited, Oakley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. Two workers operating the electronic console panel at the Whitbread brewery

Background image1960s Collection: Constructing an outlet shaft JLP01_08_079675

Constructing an outlet shaft JLP01_08_079675
WRAYSBURY RESERVOIR, SPELTHORNE, SURREY

Background image1960s Collection: Swiss Centre foyer JLP01_08_077637

Swiss Centre foyer JLP01_08_077637
Swiss Centre, Coventry Street, Leicester Square, City of Westminster, Greater London. The foyer leading to the market area at the Swiss Centre

Background image1960s Collection: Cold store JLP01_08_058799a

Cold store JLP01_08_058799a
WALLs ICE CREAM FACTORY, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A man operating a forklift to move a crate of metal containers in the cold store of the Walls Ice Cream Factory

Background image1960s Collection: Easiform terrace JLP01_08_065733

Easiform terrace JLP01_08_065733
Risca, Caerffili - Caerphilly, WALES. Looking downhill along a winding street in Risca, showing rows of terraced Easiform housing

Background image1960s Collection: Asphalt surfacing JLP01_08_063000

Asphalt surfacing JLP01_08_063000
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Surfacing the hard shoulder JLP01_01_172_095

Surfacing the hard shoulder JLP01_01_172_095
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers surfacing the hard shoulder at Hanchurch

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_01_164_26

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_01_164_26
M6 Motorway, M6, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Overbridge JLP01_08_062790

Overbridge JLP01_08_062790
M6 Motorway, M6, Stone, Stone Rural, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_059434

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_059434
M6 Motorway, M6, Doxey, Seighford, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Keele Services JLP01_08_064262

Keele Services JLP01_08_064262
M6 Motorway, Keele Service Area, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Keele Services JLP01_08_066870

Keele Services JLP01_08_066870
M6 Motorway, Keele Service Area, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_12

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_12
M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), looking north-west at Waltons Wood near Madeley Heath

Background image1960s Collection: Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081834

Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081834
M6 Motorway, M6, Tebay, Eden, Cumbria

Background image1960s Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_76

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_76
M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_36

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_36
M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_08_059936

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_08_059936
M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_08_059440

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_08_059440
M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_172_034

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_172_034
M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Warehouse JLP01_08_079730

Warehouse JLP01_08_079730
PIRELLI TYRE FACTORY, DALSTON ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. An interior view of the new Pirelli factory, showing shelving stacked with boxes and a man on a mobile platform lifting a box

Background image1960s Collection: Earthmoving JLP01_08_063398

Earthmoving JLP01_08_063398
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Laing construction vehicles carrying out earthmoving on Section D of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background image1960s Collection: Mixer lorry JLP01_01_165_45

Mixer lorry JLP01_01_165_45
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059933

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059933
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059932

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059932
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_01_164_19

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_01_164_19
M6 Motorway, M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060500

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060500
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060498

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060498
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060469

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060469
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Keele cutting JLP01_08_059934

Keele cutting JLP01_08_059934
M6 Motorway, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060467

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060467
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Footbridge construction JLP01_01_062_097

Footbridge construction JLP01_01_062_097
NEWPORT PAGNELL M1 SERVICE AREA, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES

Background image1960s Collection: Footbridge construction JLP01_08_056940

Footbridge construction JLP01_08_056940
NEWPORT PAGNELL M1 SERVICE AREA, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES

Background image1960s Collection: Bridge deck JLP01_08_059521

Bridge deck JLP01_08_059521
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Road and rail JLP01_08_059517

Road and rail JLP01_08_059517
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Surveying JLP01_08_059482

Surveying JLP01_08_059482
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Rail and road JLP01_08_059480

Rail and road JLP01_08_059480
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_069

Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_069
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_068

Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_068
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire

Background image1960s Collection: Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67247A

Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67247A
M6 Motorway, Knutsford Service Area, Knutsford, Tabley Superior, Cheshire East, Cheshire East. The Rt. Hon

Background image1960s Collection: Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67241

Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67241
M6 Motorway, Knutsford Service Area, Knutsford, Tabley Superior, Cheshire East, Cheshire East

Background image1960s Collection: Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67240

Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67240
M6 Motorway, Knutsford Service Area, Knutsford, Tabley Superior, Cheshire East, Cheshire East. William Kirby Laing with the Rt. Hon

Background image1960s Collection: Diver JLP01_08_077160

Diver JLP01_08_077160
NORFOLK. A man passing a sandbag to a diver in the River Nar at a point where the Fens gas pipeline crosses the river

Background image1960s Collection: Pipelaying JLP01_08_076876

Pipelaying JLP01_08_076876
NORFOLK. A row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers with side booms lifting the Fens gas pipeline into a recently dug trench

Background image1960s Collection: Pipeline parking JLP01_08_076835B

Pipeline parking JLP01_08_076835B
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where welding was carried out and workers cars parked alongside the pipeline

Background image1960s Collection: Fault detector JLP01_08_076822

Fault detector JLP01_08_076822
NORFOLK. A worker walking along a section of the Fens gas pipeline, operating a holiday detector to check that the pipe is properly sealed with no faults in the wrapping around the pipe

Background image1960s Collection: Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076811

Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076811
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where sub welds were carried out

Background image1960s Collection: Stringer bead weld JLP01_08_076809

Stringer bead weld JLP01_08_076809
NORFOLK. A team of men working on the lining up operation of the Fens gas pipeline, showing a welder carrying out a stringer bead weld on a joint between two pipes

Background image1960s Collection: Brewing JLP01_08_066063

Brewing JLP01_08_066063
Harp Lager Brewery, Draymans Way, Manor Park, Alton, East Hampshire, Hampshire

Background image1960s Collection: Planning the M6 JLP01_08_058593

Planning the M6 JLP01_08_058593
JOHN LAING AND SON LIMITED, PAGE STREET, MILL HILL, BARNET, GREATER LONDON

Background image1960s Collection: Moving in JLP01_08_062630

Moving in JLP01_08_062630
Leyfields, Tamworth, Staffordshire. The Mayor, Councillor E

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_078138

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_078138
EDEN, CUMBRIA. Two men blasting and drilling rocks during the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_078126

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_078126
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A team of two working on a box culvert during the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_079755

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_079755
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing the building of a bridge across a stream or river

Background image1960s Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_079762

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_079762
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing the building of a viaduct, probably the Lawtland House viaduct which carries the A685 over the M6

Background image1960s Collection: Hardshoulder works JLP01_08_058527

Hardshoulder works JLP01_08_058527
A view of hardshoulder reconstruction works on the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, showing a multipass stabiliser machine at work beneath a bridge

Background image1960s Collection: Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077235

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077235
A worker carrying out guniting (spraying concrete) on the Mersey oil pipeline, ready for a river crossing

Background image1960s Collection: Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077227

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077227
A view along a stretch of the Mersey oil pipeline in rolling countryside

Background image1960s Collection: Surveying JLP01_08_077213

Surveying JLP01_08_077213
A man holding a surveyors protractor working on the route of the Mersey oil pipeline

Background image1960s Collection: Installing a cooling water pipe JLP01_08_066296

Installing a cooling water pipe JLP01_08_066296
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Background image1960s Collection: Plans and diagrams JLP01_08_065035a

Plans and diagrams JLP01_08_065035a
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Four Laing workers looking at plans for the stressing of cooling water pipes during the construction of Eggborough Power Station

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062439

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062439
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A view over Coventry Cathedral from the tower of the old cathedral, showing a RAF Belvedere helicopter lowering the 80ft bronze spire on to the roof

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062432

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062432
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Looking up at a RAF Belvedere helicopter in the process of lowering the 80ft bronze spire on to the roof of Coventry Cathedral

Background image1960s Collection: Reading the papers JLP01_08_062428

Reading the papers JLP01_08_062428
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Laing staff with a RAF officer reading a story in The Coventry Evening Telegraph

Background image1960s Collection: Installing the spire JLP01_08_062427

Installing the spire JLP01_08_062427
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. RAF aircrew on the roof of Coventry Cathedral manoeuvring the 80ft bronze spire on to a 1 yard square plate

Background image1960s Collection: Installing the spire JLP01_08_062425

Installing the spire JLP01_08_062425
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. RAF aircrew on the roof of Coventry Cathedral manoeuvring the 80ft bronze spire on to a 1 yard square plate



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