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Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Clifton Suspension Bridge JRU01_01_225

Clifton Suspension Bridge JRU01_01_225
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, CLIFTON, CITY OF BRISTOL. Clifton Suspension Bridge, viewed from the north. Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1829-31

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Sizewell A and foundations of Sizewell B JLP01_11_35184_02

Sizewell A and foundations of Sizewell B JLP01_11_35184_02
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. A view of the reactor building under construction at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station, with Sizewell A visible in the background

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipeline JLP01_10_02619

Pipeline JLP01_10_02619
CUMBRIA. A view along the route of the Brampton pipeline, showing the pipe at a 45 degree angle in the foreground, where it meets a slope

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Reactor building JLP01_11_53921_06

Reactor building JLP01_11_53921_06
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Laing workers concreting the top of the reactor dome during the construction of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_081804

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_081804
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing dump trucks on the haul road leading from the Lawtland House viaduct and Roger Howe bridge

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipeline JLP01_10_02606

Pipeline JLP01_10_02606
CUMBRIA. A view along the route of the Brampton pipeline, showing pipelaying equipment in the foreground lowering the pipeline into a trench

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Inside the pipe JLP01_08_083826A

Inside the pipe JLP01_08_083826A
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker repairing the epoxy resin lining on the welds inside the Northcoates pipeline

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Checking for faults JLP01_08_083825

Checking for faults JLP01_08_083825
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker carrying out an x-ray of the Northcoates pipeline, checking for faults in the welding

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Birmingham Maglev JLP01_09_832036

Birmingham Maglev JLP01_09_832036
Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. Workmen inspecting a new Maglev car on the new Maglev system at Birmingham Airport near the end of its

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bridging the Lune JLP01_08_081805

Bridging the Lune JLP01_08_081805
TEBAY, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge near Jeffreys Mount, showing the motorway crossing the River Lune

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Excavator and dump truck JLP01_08_059930

Excavator and dump truck JLP01_08_059930
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of excavations being carried out on the route of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a excavator loading a dump truck with excavated material

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Reactor dome JLP01_11_54331_12

Reactor dome JLP01_11_54331_12
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Looking south-east towards the reactor dome during the construction of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Reactor containment building JLP01_11_42552_05

Reactor containment building JLP01_11_42552_05
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. A view from a tower crane showing the reactor containment building during construction at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: M6 under construction JLP01_08_064260

M6 under construction JLP01_08_064260
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing Structure 348/Fb the entrance into Trentham Park

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: M6 under construction JLP01_08_064257

M6 under construction JLP01_08_064257
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Nantwich Road bridge JLP01_08_062788

Nantwich Road bridge JLP01_08_062788
M6 Motorway, M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of Section D2 of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Midland Link Motorway construction JLP01_08_069215a

Midland Link Motorway construction JLP01_08_069215a
M6 Motorway, M6, Penkridge, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Midland Link Motorway, between Junction 13 and Junction 11 of the M6

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Building M6 Junction 16 JLP01_01_165_23

Building M6 Junction 16 JLP01_01_165_23
M6 Motorway, Junction 16, M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476

Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476
LINCOLNSHIRE. A view of the installation of the Martin pipeline, showing two protective canopies being lowered into position so that welding can be carried out

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipeline JLP01_10_02617

Pipeline JLP01_10_02617
CUMBRIA. Welders at work on the Brampton pipeline. In 1975, Laing Pipelines laid the Brampton gas pipeline between Longtown near Carlisle to the east of Bishop Auckland

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipeline JLP01_09_752704

Pipeline JLP01_09_752704
CUMBRIA. A view of pipelaying equipment lowering the Brampton pipeline into a trench. In 1975, Laing Pipelines laid the Brampton gas pipeline between Longtown near Carlisle to the east of Bishop

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Road resurfacing MOT01_01_20

Road resurfacing MOT01_01_20
Lee Road, Blackheath Park, Greenwich, Greater London. An elevator depositing debris into a cart drawn by a horse, during construction work on Lee Road

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Chepstow Rail Bridge JRU01_01_190

Chepstow Rail Bridge JRU01_01_190
Chepstow Rail Bridge, Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The eastern section of Chepstow Rail Bridge, viewed from the north-west, with a train travelling across the bridge

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Severn Railway Bridge JRU01_01_231

Severn Railway Bridge JRU01_01_231
Severn Bridge, Lydney, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The Severn Bridge, viewed from the South Wales Railway on the west bank of the River Severn

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Steep climb JLP01_08_084446

Steep climb JLP01_08_084446
STAFFORDSHIRE. A team of men installing the Barlaston pipeline against a steep and unstable embankment beside the A34 dual carriageway

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Steep climb JLP01_08_084445

Steep climb JLP01_08_084445
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the work being carried out to install the Barlaston pipeline against a steep and unstable embankment beside the A34 dual carriageway

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bridging the Lune JLP01_08_079743

Bridging the Lune JLP01_08_079743
TEBAY, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing the building of a bridge across the River Lune

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Earthmoving JLP01_08_069478

Earthmoving JLP01_08_069478
South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Midland Link Motorway, between Junction 13 and Junction 11 of the M6, showing earthmoving vehicles working on a section of the motorway

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Subsurfacing JLP01_08_062547

Subsurfacing JLP01_08_062547
Stafford, Staffordshire. " A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers laying a concrete bound granular base course on Section B of

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Adjusting jacks JLP01_08_062540

Adjusting jacks JLP01_08_062540
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a worker watching another worker adjusting 200-ton jacks in preparation for lowering the beam on Bridge

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Subsurfacing JLP01_08_060686

Subsurfacing JLP01_08_060686
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 imageCivil Engineering 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 imageCivil Engineering Collection: Marginal haunches JLP01_01_172_037

Marginal haunches JLP01_01_172_037
Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of marginal haunches on Section B of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6) at chainage 3, 000 of the southbound carriageway

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bridging the Lune JLP01_08_083582

Bridging the Lune JLP01_08_083582
TEBAY, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing the Roger Howe bridge in the foreground, carrying the A685 over the River Lune

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Skidding oil tanks JLP01_08_022844

Skidding oil tanks JLP01_08_022844
STANLOW OIL REFINERY, STANLOW, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE. An oil tank being skidded along tracks by two Caterpillar D8 tractors fitted with winches at Stanlow Oil Refinery

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Flight plan JLP01_08_051517

Flight plan JLP01_08_051517
Sports Ground, Elstree, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire. John Michie and a helicopter pilot deciding on a route to take back to the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Working on the reactor dome JLP01_11_54002_12

Working on the reactor dome JLP01_11_54002_12
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Two workers on the surface of the reactor dome at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Reactor building JLP01_11_53920_10

Reactor building JLP01_11_53920_10
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Laing workers concreting the top of the reactor dome during the construction of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Steel lining JLP01_11_52397_06

Steel lining JLP01_11_52397_06
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. The reactor building under construction at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station, seen from a tower crane to the north

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Steel lining JLP01_11_47191_02

Steel lining JLP01_11_47191_02
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. A view of the reactor containment building under construction at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Reactor building JLP01_11_42553_06

Reactor building JLP01_11_42553_06
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Men working on the construction of the reactors auxiliary building at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Steel liner for the dome JLP01_10_49267

Steel liner for the dome JLP01_10_49267
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Looking south-east towards the reactor building on the construction site of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Steel liner for the dome JLP01_10_49262

Steel liner for the dome JLP01_10_49262
SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Looking south-east towards the reactor building on the construction site of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Asphalt surfacing JLP01_08_063000

Asphalt surfacing JLP01_08_063000
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. A general view looking north on the Stafford By-pass during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering 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 imageCivil Engineering Collection: Overbridge JLP01_08_062790

Overbridge JLP01_08_062790
M6 Motorway, M6, Stone, Stone Rural, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of Section B of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bridge works JLP01_08_062781

Bridge works JLP01_08_062781
M6 Motorway, M6, Stafford, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Keele Services JLP01_08_064262

Keele Services JLP01_08_064262
M6 Motorway, Keele Service Area, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view across the Keele Service Area during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Excavation JLP01_01_172_067

Excavation JLP01_01_172_067
M6 Motorway, M6, Stafford, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Stafford By-pass on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081831

Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081831
M6 Motorway, M6, Tebay, Eden, Cumbria. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge at Borrowbeck Viaduct

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: M6 Construction Lune Gorge JLP01_08_083571

M6 Construction Lune Gorge JLP01_08_083571
M6 Motorway, M6, Grayrigg, South Lakeland, Cumbria. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, looking north along a stepped part of the motorway towards Low Borrowbridge

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081834

Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081834
M6 Motorway, M6, Tebay, Eden, Cumbria. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge at Borrowbeck Viaduct

Background imageCivil Engineering 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. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), looking south-east at Waltons Wood near Madeley Heath

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_58

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_58
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 imageCivil Engineering Collection: M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_39

M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_39
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 imageCivil Engineering 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. A view of the construction of Section D2 of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering 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 imageCivil Engineering Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059933

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059933
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059932

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059932
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Laying base course JLP01_01_165_47

Laying base course JLP01_01_165_47
M6 Motorway, Junction 16, M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060500

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060500
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060498

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060498
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060469

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060469
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of Structure 306 (Barn Bank Lane bridge) on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Keele cutting JLP01_08_059934

Keele cutting JLP01_08_059934
M6 Motorway, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060467

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060467
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of Structure 306 (Barn Bank Lane bridge) on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The management JLP01_08_055749

The management JLP01_08_055749
NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. Senior staff involved in the construction of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, posed infront of the newsroom at the project headquarters in Newport Pagnell

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bridge deck JLP01_08_059521

Bridge deck JLP01_08_059521
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Stafford/Wolverhampton railway bridge (Bridge 302)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Rail and road JLP01_08_059480

Rail and road JLP01_08_059480
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of Section A of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_069

Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_069
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Stafford By-pass on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_068

Stafford Bypass JLP01_01_172_068
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Stafford By-pass on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Launch site control JLP01_08_084525A

Launch site control JLP01_08_084525A
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing a man in the foreground holding a two-way radio

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipeline launch JLP01_08_084521

Pipeline launch JLP01_08_084521
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. An aerial view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing the pipeline, a cofferdam, floating sheerleg with accompanying tug and a header barge

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pipe lifting gear JLP01_08_084489

Pipe lifting gear JLP01_08_084489
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch of the Northcoates pipeline, showing lifting equipment in the foreground

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Installing sheet piling JLP01_08_083808

Installing sheet piling JLP01_08_083808
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. Two cranes installing sheet piles at mean tide level during civil engineering work on the Northcoates pipeline

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Lifting gear and buoys JLP01_10_00562

Lifting gear and buoys JLP01_10_00562
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing Laing Pipelines buoys in the foreground with the pipeline

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Launching the pipeline JLP01_10_00557

Launching the pipeline JLP01_10_00557
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view from the shoreline showing the launch of the Northcoates pipeline, with lifting equipment at work including a floating sheerleg

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Pouring concrete JLP01_08_054406

Pouring concrete JLP01_08_054406
M1 Motorway, Structure 63, Forest Road, Hanslope, Hanslope, Milton Keynes. Laing workers pouring concrete to the deck slab of Structure 63

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Inauguration slab JLP01_01_168_103

Inauguration slab JLP01_01_168_103
M1, Junction 10, Slip End, Central Bedfordshire. Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, examining the inauguration slab at Slip End during a tour of the London to Yorkshire

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Railway bridge JLP01_01_142_21

Railway bridge JLP01_01_142_21
M1 Motorway, Structure 112 Railway Bridge, M1, Barby, Daventry, Northamptonshire. A view showing the deck of Structure 112 in position

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Second Severn Crossing JLP01_20_021_16_34

Second Severn Crossing JLP01_20_021_16_34
A view of progress on the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing cranes on a platform for installing concrete caissons and a dump truck operated by Jones Bros

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Rescue helicopter JLP01_20_021_17_08

Rescue helicopter JLP01_20_021_17_08
A RAF Rescue helicopter hovering over the Second Severn Crossing construction site during an emergency rescue exercise. This photograph is from a batch appearing to show an emergency rescue exercise

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Second Severn Crossing groundworks JLP01_20_021_16_20

Second Severn Crossing groundworks JLP01_20_021_16_20
A view of progress on the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing a Komatsu excavator working in the River Severn, and a recently installed concrete caisson behind

Background imageCivil Engineering 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 imageCivil Engineering 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



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