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1960s Collection (page 7)

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. The fermenting floor at the top of the fermentation storage block at the new Harp Lager Brewery

Background image1960s Collection: Lager lab JLP01_08_064327a

Lager lab JLP01_08_064327a
Harp Lager Brewery, Draymans Way, Manor Park, Alton, East Hampshire, Hampshire. A man working in a laboratory containing pressure gauges at Harp Lager Brewery

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. A group of people at the Mill Hill office of John Laing & Son Ltd

Background image1960s Collection: Moving in JLP01_08_062630

Moving in JLP01_08_062630
Leyfields, Tamworth, Staffordshire. The Mayor, Councillor E. Collins, welcomes a family of six into their new home which is the first four-bedroom house to be handed over to tenants on the Leyfields

Background image1960s Collection: Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058013

Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058013
FORD MOTOR WORKS, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON. An aerial view showing progress on the new light structure for the Ford Motor Company Limited at Dagenham

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. Rock excavations used in the construction of the motorway took place at a quarry

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. The work on the Lune Gorge section of the M6 Motorway between Killington

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: Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058014

Dagenham Works JLP01_08_058014
FORD MOTOR WORKS, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, GREATER LONDON. A view showing progress on the new light structure for the Ford Motor Company Limited at Dagenham, with tractors parked in the foreground

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. The Mersey oil pipeline was installed in 1967 by Laing Civil Engineering in association with

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, showing the pipeline after the welders have passed but before the joints have been coated The Mersey oil pipeline was

Background image1960s Collection: Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077220

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077220
Two welders at work on the Mersey oil pipeline. The Mersey oil pipeline was installed in 1967 by Laing Civil Engineering in association with the French companies

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. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing

Background image1960s Collection: Eggborough Power Station JLP01_08_075183a

Eggborough Power Station JLP01_08_075183a
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view of Eggborough Power Station from the south-west, showing a front-loader tractor working in the field in the foreground

Background image1960s Collection: Eggborough Power Station JLP01_08_075180

Eggborough Power Station JLP01_08_075180
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view of Eggborough Power Station framed by trees, seen from the south-west

Background image1960s Collection: Eggborough Power Station JLP01_08_072336

Eggborough Power Station JLP01_08_072336
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. An exterior view of Eggborough Power Station, seen from the south-west

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. Looking through a section of pipe on the construction site of Eggborough Power Station

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: In the bar JLP01_08_067943

In the bar JLP01_08_067943
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A group of workers socialising at the bar of the snug at the Eggborough Power Station Social Club

Background image1960s Collection: Slip road watch tower DP248963

Slip road watch tower DP248963
Cumberland Basin, City of Bristol. General view of the side of the slip road to Plimsoll Bridge, at the west end of Cumberland Basin, from the north, with the control tower in the background

Background image1960s Collection: Concrete play area JLP01_08_075900

Concrete play area JLP01_08_075900
Greenmeadow, Cwmbran, Torfaen, WALES. Children playing on sculptures in a childrens play area on the Greenmeadow housing estate

Background image1960s Collection: Teamwork JLP01_08_080287

Teamwork JLP01_08_080287
Cromwell Tower, Silk Street, Barbican, City of London. The team of Laing workers who worked on dismantling a tower crane posed for a photo on the roof of a tower, possibly Cromwell Tower

Background image1960s Collection: Consecration day JLP01_08_062704

Consecration day JLP01_08_062704
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A view of Queen Elizabeth II and the Bishop of Coventry standing on the pavement outside Coventry Cathedral on the day of the consecration service

Background image1960s Collection: Press corps JLP01_08_062411g

Press corps JLP01_08_062411g
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A group of people with cameras, probably members of the press, standing on the tower of the Ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062441b

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062441b
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Looking from the roof of Coventry Cathedral towards a RAF Belvedere helicopter parked on the tarmac below

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062441a

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062441a
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Looking up from the ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral towards a RAF Belvedere helicopter lowering the 80ft bronze spire on to the roof of the new

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_062436

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062436
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A group of RAF staff on the roof of Coventry Cathedral watching a RAF Belvedere helicopter making an approach towards the cathedral

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062433

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062433
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A RAF officer with a hand held signal lamp standing on the roof of Coventry Cathedral during the lowering of the 80ft bronze spire

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: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062429

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062429
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A view looking north from the roof of Coventry Cathedral, showing a RAF Belvedere helicopter attempting to hoist the 80ft bronze spire for the new

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

Background image1960s Collection: Installing the spire JLP01_08_062422

Installing the spire JLP01_08_062422
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Laing workers on the roof of Coventry Cathedral attaching the 80ft bronze spire to a 1 yard square plate

Background image1960s Collection: Winged cross JLP01_08_062421

Winged cross JLP01_08_062421
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A close-up of Geoffrey Clarkes 12-foot aluminium sculpture of a winged cross

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062419

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062419
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A RAF Belvedere helicopter lowering the 80ft bronze spire on to the roof of Coventry Cathedral

Background image1960s Collection: Installing the spire JLP01_08_062418

Installing the spire JLP01_08_062418
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Laing workers on the roof of Coventry Cathedral bolting the 80ft bronze spire to a 1 yard square plate, with RAF officers standing in the background

Background image1960s Collection: Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062417

Operation Rich Man JLP01_08_062417
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A group of people on the roof of Coventry Cathedral watching a RAF Belvedere helicopter making an attempted approach towards the cathedral

Background image1960s Collection: Sculpting the font JLP01_08_062033

Sculpting the font JLP01_08_062033
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Ralph Beyer carving the baptismal font in Coventry Cathedral. Ralph Beyer (1921-2008)

Background image1960s Collection: Cladding the mullions JLP01_08_061274

Cladding the mullions JLP01_08_061274
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Looking from the inside of the Chapel of Christ the Servant towards a man outside, cladding one of the vertical mullions with green slate

Background image1960s Collection: Engraving glass JLP01_08_061031

Engraving glass JLP01_08_061031
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. John Hutton engraving a panel of glass on the West Screen at Coventry Cathedral

Background image1960s Collection: Plastering JLP01_08_060780

Plastering JLP01_08_060780
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Two men plastering a wall in Coventry Cathedral around a panel inscribed by Ralph Beyer

Background image1960s Collection: Flooring JLP01_08_060776

Flooring JLP01_08_060776
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Looking from the nave towards the chancel in Coventry Cathedral during its construction, showing two men in the foreground working on the flooring

Background image1960s Collection: Fitting windows JLP01_08_060329a

Fitting windows JLP01_08_060329a
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A man in the process of fitting a stained glass window during the construction of Coventry Cathedral



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