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Tower Bridge under construction a83_01325TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge under construction around 1889. This picture was taken from the River Thames with shipping in the foreground
Site of Wimbledon tennis 24441_006ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS AND CROQUET CLUB, Wimbledon, London. An aerial view of the site showing the re-development of Centre Court under construction. Photographed September, 2006
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard 1920 EPW004064BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria. Aerial view of the shipyard in July 1920 with four ships in various stages of completion
South Shields Shipyard EAW008937The Middle Docks & Engineering Company Ltd Ship Repair Yard at Middle Docks, South Shields. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in August 1947
North Shields Docks EAW005502Smiths Docks, the Bull Ring Graving Docks and the Albert Edward Dock, North Shields. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in May 1947
Barbican Estate EAW281182The Barbican Estate, London. Photographed in August 1974. Aerofilms Collection
Wellington Inn on stilts OP05766Old Wellington Inn, Old Shambles, Manchester. Exterior view of the Wellington Inn, Old Shambles, shown during the extensive surrounding building works, November 1971
Clifton Suspension Bridge BB89_03974CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Bristol. The bridge under construction. Work began on the bridge in 1836 under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but stopped due to lack of funds
Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06817Rotherhithe Tunnel, Rotherhithe, Southwark, London. The south entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel during construction
Pickering Castle J850150PICKERING CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing showing how the first wooden motte and bailey castle may have appeared in the early 12th century, by Ivan Lapper
Shipyard at Birkenhead EAW030649The Cammell Laird Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Birkenhead. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in June 1950
Wembley under construction 1923 EPW008279WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Construction of the Empire Stadium for the British Empire Exhibition. Aerial photograph taken on 25th March 1923 (taken from a copy negative). Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Odeon cinema construction BB87_03506ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A photograph taken by John Maltby on 11th June 1937 of the buiding works for the Odeon cinema on the site of the Alhambra Theatre
Tyne shipyard EAW010662The Neptune Shipyard on the River Tyne, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from the east. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in September 1947
Building Hadrians Wall IC048_001HADRIANs WALL, Cumbria. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke showing the construction of Hadrians Wall to the immediate west of Banks East Turret (Turret 52a), in the early second century AD
Cranes N071033Urban landscape. A building site at sunset with cranes against a red sky
The Great Eastern BB88_06275BLACKWALL, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship the " Great Eastern " under construction in 1857. Robert Howlett
Moving the earth JLP01_10_00113John Laing excavators and other plant at work during the construction of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9
Reactor dome JLP01_11_54331_12SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL
Bardney Sugar Factory JLP01_09_830104Bardney Sugar Factory, Bardney, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Truck-mounted cranes JLP01_08_090873Grain Power Station, Grain, Isle of Grain, Medway, Kent. Three truck-mounted cranes hired from Elstree Plant lined up on the site of the Isle of Grain Power Station
Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth a42_01082Devonport Dockyard, South Yard, Covered Slip No. 1, Devonport, Plymouth. The interior of No. 1 covered slip in the South Yard of Devonport Dockyard
Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds EPW061489Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Aerial view of the housing estate, 2nd June 1939. Aerofilms Collection
Westway Flyover JLP01_10_00753WESTWAY FLYOVER, A40, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. An elevated view looking west at the junction between the Westway Flyover and the West Cross Route leading south
British Library under construction JLP01_09_841915BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction at the British Library site, looking north towards St. Pancras Station
Sizewell A and foundations of Sizewell B JLP01_11_35184_02SIZEWELL 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
M5 Motorway construction JEH_22055_046Tickenham Hill, Clevedon, North Somerset, 1971. Construction of viaduct during M5 motorway construction works. ST4572
Barrow-in-Furness EAW019736SS Himalaya moored in Buccleuch Dock, St Georges Square and the town, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in October 1948
Wearside shipyard EAW001030The River Wear, the Deptford Shipbuilding Yard and the residential area at Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in June 1946
Oil rig on the move JLP01_10_01584_6Graythorp Dry Dock, Hartlepool. The Graythorp basin flooded and the dock gates removed for float out of oil platform
Portishead B Power Station JLP01_10_05338Portishead B Power Station, North Somerset. Although this photograph was created in around 1978 for John Laing, it is possibly a copy of an earlier colour image
Preston Bypass EAW073974Preston Bypass, Lancashire. Britains first motorway under construction, photographed in November 1958. It was opened by Harold MacMillan in December
Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL, London
Putney OFH01_01_01_f05_16PUTNEY HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON
British Library under construction JLP01_10_22624BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON
Birmingham Maglev JLP01_09_832036Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands
Roof for Watneys JLP01_08_081875Watney Mann Brewery, St Johns Road, Isleworth, Hounslow, Greater London. An interior view during the construction of the new bottling hall at Watneys new brewery
Clifton Suspension Bridge BB68_05597CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Bristol. The bridge under construction, November 1863. Work began on the bridge in 1836 under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but stopped due to lack of funds
Arrol Gantry, Belfast BL20480The Arrol Gantry and crane at Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries shipyard on Queens Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Festival site EAW035676Festival of Britain, London 1951. The South Bank site, Lambeth, undergoing final preparations, showing the Hungerford Bridge and Royal Festival Hall. Photographed 2 May 1951
Festival site EAW035153Festival of Britain, London 1951. The South Bank site under construction with workers on the roof of the Discovery Dome, Lambeth. Photographed on 3 April 1951
Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06816Rotherhithe Tunnel, Shadwell, London. A view of the bulkhead from inside during construction
Baltimore Tower under construction 29227_029Baltimore Tower, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London. The tower under construction in March 2015. The design has been nicknamed The Slinky
Concrete train JLP01_10_01813Hampshire. A John Laing concrete train constructing a section of the M27 motorway. Photographed in October 1974
Coventry Cathedral EAW074516Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire. The new Cathedral begins to take shape next to the shell of the old Cathedral. Photographed in March 1959, Aerofilms Collection
St Giles Cripplegate FF003274The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative
Boatyard, Norfolk BB99_01083F B Wilds Boatyard, Horning, Norfolk. Interior view. Two boats at different stages of construction, and a parked moped. Photographed by Hallam Ashley 1963
Stonehenge sarsen circle joints J050103STONEHENGE, Wiltshire
Silchester Roman City Walls J950066SILCHESTER ROMAN CITY WALLS, Hampshire. Building the wall. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper
Extending Liverpool Street Station BL12561_BGREAT EASTERN RAILWAY STATION EXTENSION, Liverpool Street, London. Interior showing the completed roof structure with two figures in shot
Hinkley Point 33900_001Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station, with two nuclear reactors under construction at Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power station, near Stogursey, Somerset, 2020
Repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001Millbank Estate, Ruskin House, Herrick Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London
Cast iron tunnel lining MTA01_01_16QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A man at work on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the cast iron lining in the under-river section of the main tunnel
Reactor building JLP01_11_53921_06SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Laing workers concreting the top of the reactor dome during the construction of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station
Keele Services JLP01_01_165_31M6 Motorway, Keele Service Area, M6, Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_081804EDEN, 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
Engraving glass JLP01_08_061032aCOVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. John Hutton engraving a panel of glass on the West Screen at Coventry Cathedral
Topping out JLP01_08_051048aBERKELEY POWER STATION, BERKELEY, HAM AND STONE, STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Barbican construction - bricklaying JLP01_08_070567BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON
Inside the pipe JLP01_08_083826ANorth Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker repairing the epoxy resin lining on the welds inside the Northcoates pipeline
Checking for faults JLP01_08_083825North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker carrying out an x-ray of the Northcoates pipeline, checking for faults in the welding
Regents Park Mosque JLP01_10_04302The Islamic Cultural Centre and The London Central Mosque, 146 Park Road, Regents Park, Westminster, London. A crane ready to lift the crescent to the top of the golden dome during construction
Oil rig on the move JLP01_10_01378Graythorp Dry Dock, Hartlepool. Oil platform being moved on caterpillar wheels. Photographed in 1974
Barbican construction - Phase V JLP01_09_772066BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON. the Barbican development from a London Wall office block to the south-east of the site, showing the sites three tower blocks and their surroundings
Twickenham Bridge under construction app_22790_039Twickenham Bridge under construction, Twickenham, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Twickenham Bridge under construction app_22790_037Twickenham Bridge under construction, Twickenham, London, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Civic Centre under construction, Southampton app_22790_035The Civic Centre under construction, Southampton, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Twickenham Bridge under construction, app_22790_073Twickenham Bridge under construction, Twickenham, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Battersea Power Station under construction app_22790_051Battersea Power Station under construction and the Gas Holder Station, Nine Elms, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Twickenham Bridge app_22790_099Twickenham Bridge under construction, Twickenham, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Construction of Hampton Court Bridge app_22790_091Construction of the new Hampton Court Bridge alongside the old one, Hampton Court, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
Hampton Court and construction of Hampton Court Bridge app_22790_090Hampton Court and construction of the new Hampton Court Bridge alongside the old one, Hampton Court, c.1930s. Aerial view, photographed by Arthur William Hobart. Air Pictures Portleven Collection
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
Playground JLP01_10_46030NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. A view of the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham during construction, taken from the west, with two children at a playground in the foreground
Night work JLP01_08_099571New Kent Road, Newington, Southwark, Greater London. A 60-tonne Gargantua crane lowering the central section of deck into place during the construction of a footbridge over New Kent Road, Southwark
Installing a wall panel JLP01_14_00230HULME, MANCHESTER. A block of 12M Jespersen flats under construction in Hulme, showing a wall panel with inset windows about to be hoisted into position
Roof support work JLP01_08_060847COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE, KENSINGTON HIGH STREET, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON
Central London YMCA JLP01_10_03687Central London YMCA, Great Russell Street, Camden, Greater London
Building The Lanes JLP01_10_13960THE LANES SHOPPING CENTRE, GLOBE LANE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA
M6 completed JLP01_08_066490M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire
M6 Junction 14 JLP01_08_065790M6 Motorway, Junction 14, M6, Creswell, Stafford, Staffordshire
Concrete moulds JLP01_11_53758_10Glaxo Medical Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. A worker filling moulds with concrete during the construction of the Glaxo Research Centre in Stevenage
Boulder from Bethlehem JLP01_08_058910COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. The Bishop and Provost of Coventry Cathedral at the unveiling ceremony of the Boulder from Bethlehem
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