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Shipping on the Avon BB89_03975Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol. A view looking towards the gorge and bridge showing the pier in the foreground and sailing and steam vessels on the Avon
North Shields Docks EAW005502Smiths Docks, the Bull Ring Graving Docks and the Albert Edward Dock, North Shields. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in May 1947
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
Spaghetti Junction EAW220279Gravelly Hills Interchange, Birmingham. Junction 6 on the M6 motorway meets the A38 and A5127 in a complex known as " Spaghetti Junction"
South Shields Shipyard EAW008937The Middle Docks & Engineering Company Ltd Ship Repair Yard at Middle Docks, South Shields. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in August 1947
Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06817Rotherhithe Tunnel, Rotherhithe, Southwark, London. The south entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel during construction. One of a series of prints documenting work on the road tunnel beneath the Thames
Shipyard at Birkenhead EAW030649The Cammell Laird Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Birkenhead. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in June 1950
Tyne shipyard EAW010662The Neptune Shipyard on the River Tyne, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from the east. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in September 1947
Traction Engine BAR03_01_030A steam traction engine being inspected by members of the public, during an event in the grounds of Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire in 1956
Clifton Suspension Bridge JRU01_01_225CLIFTON 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
Moving the earth JLP01_10_00113John Laing excavators and other plant at work during the construction of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9
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
Barton Swing Aqueduct a98_05171Boats on the Barton Swing Aqueduct, carrying the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal. Trafford, Greater Manchester. Photographed by Eric de Mare sometime in the 1950s
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
Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06816Rotherhithe Tunnel, Shadwell, London. A view of the bulkhead from inside during construction. One of a series of prints documenting work on the road tunnel beneath the Thames (1904-08)
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. The Laing Offshore Graythorp project involved the development of the former
Preston Bypass EAW073974Preston Bypass, Lancashire. Britains first motorway under construction, photographed in November 1958. It was opened by Harold MacMillan in December
Thrust boring JLP01_08_077158NORFOLK. A view of thrust boring being carried out during the installation of the Fens gas pipeline. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967
Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076813NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where sub welds were carried out
Pipeline JLP01_10_02619CUMBRIA. 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
Arrol Gantry, Belfast BL20480The Arrol Gantry and crane at Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries shipyard on Queens Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. This enormous gantry, measuring 840 feet long and over 200 feet high
Crewe Locomotive Works OP03596Crewe Locomotive Works, Forge Street, Crewe, Cheshire. Pouring molten metal into moulds to cast chairs. From the L G Fisher Collection, photographed in 1910
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
Motorway junction JEH_22028_89Almondsbury, Bristol. At the Almondsbury Interchange (Junction 15 on the M5 and Junction 20 on the M4) the M4 is carried over the M5
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
Clock mechanism DP249078University of Birmingham, Chamberlain Tower, University Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Detail of the clock mechanism inside the campanile clock tower
Crossing a canal JLP01_08_084424STAFFORDSHIRE. A sheet pile cofferdam being constructed across a canal on the route of the Barlaston pipeline, as a narrow boat passes by
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
Pipeline JLP01_10_02606CUMBRIA. A view along the route of the Brampton pipeline, showing pipelaying equipment in the foreground lowering the pipeline into a trench
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
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
Pipelaying JLP01_08_076891NORFOLK. A pipelayer with a side boom and a team of workers laying a section of the Fens gas pipeline into a trench. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967
Welding JLP01_08_076889NORFOLK. A view of welding taking place along the Fens gas pipeline, showing a protective canopy erected to cover two sections of pipe being welded together
Wrapping and sealing JLP01_08_076816NORFOLK. A team of workers wrapping and sealing the end of a steel pipe on the Fens gas pipeline. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967
Pneumatic clamp JLP01_08_076807NORFOLK. A team of men working on the lining up operation of the Fens gas pipeline, showing the internal pneumatic clamp for locking steel pipes together
Pipelaying JLP01_10_00159NORFOLK. A row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers with side booms, lifting the Fens gas pipeline into a recently dug trench. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967
Concrete train JLP01_10_01813Hampshire. A John Laing concrete train constructing a section of the M27 motorway. Photographed in October 1974
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
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
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
Barlaston pipeline JLP01_08_084420Barlaston, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the Barlaston pipeline crossing the Trent and Mersey Canal during the installation of the pipeline
Mersey Gateway Bridge 33146_037Construction for the Mersey Gateway Bridge, Halton, Cheshire. This toll bridge crosses the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal from Runcorn to Widnes
Roundtree House DES01_01_0111Roundtree House, Alfred Street, Wereneth, Oldham, Lancashire. Tower block under construction viewed from Featherstall Road South. Photographed by Eileen Deste, 1966-74
Anderton Boat Lift a99_09245ANDERTON BOAT LIFT, Cheshire. Floodlit night view from the west. The Boat Lift opened in 1875. It was built to transfer canal boats between the River Weaver Navigation and the Trent & Mersey Canal
Restoring Gorhambury 33904_030Renovation works at Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire, 2020
Birmingham Maglev JLP01_09_832036Birmingham 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
Reactor dome JLP01_11_54331_12SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Looking south-east towards the reactor dome during the construction of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station
Reactor containment building JLP01_11_42552_05SIZEWELL 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
Pipelaying JLP01_08_077164NORFOLK. The Fens gas pipeline being lifted by a row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers, with two workers crouched at one end of the pipe
Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476LINCOLNSHIRE. A view of the installation of the Martin pipeline, showing two protective canopies being lowered into position so that welding can be carried out
Pipeline JLP01_10_02617CUMBRIA. 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
Pipeline JLP01_09_752704CUMBRIA. 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
Felsted sugar silo JLP01_08_097848Felsted Beet Sugar Factory, Flitch Green, Uttlesford, Essex. An interior view looking up towards the partially completed conical roof of a sugar silo at Felsted Beet Sugar Factory
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
Bury St Edmunds Sugar Silo JLP01_10_01050Bury St Edmunds Sugar Beet Factory, Bury St. Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. The elevator tower and two sugar silos during construction at Bury St Edmunds Sugar Beet Factory
Bury St Edmunds Sugar Silo JLP01_09_820596Bury St Edmunds Sugar Beet Factory, Bury St. Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. A view of the working platform with a central crane at the top of a silo during construction at Bury St Edmunds Sugar
Road resurfacing MOT01_01_20Lee Road, Blackheath Park, Greenwich, Greater London. An elevator depositing debris into a cart drawn by a horse, during construction work on Lee Road
Chepstow Rail Bridge JRU01_01_190Chepstow 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
Flying Boat JRU01_01_109TOWER BRIDGE, TOWER HILL, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON. A Short Sunderland flying boat on the River Thames at Tower Bridge, with the bridge in the background, during the Battle of Britain Week
Tram making BL16200_060Electric Railway And Tramway Carriage Works Limited, East Works, Strand Road, Preston, Lancashire, 1900. Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works, showing tram motors
Guarding the Elan Aqueduct BB046202Elan Aqueduct, Hawkbatch, Trimpley, Upper Arley, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire. The view looking east across the Elan Aqueduct showing members of the Church Lads Brigade
Jackup rig 35089_007A jackup rig in Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour, Norfolk, 2021
Building the Dome OP04076Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Dome of Discovery, Chicheley Street, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London. The partially constructed Dome of Discovery on the South Bank
Constructing the Mersey Tunnel MTA01_02_04MERSEY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men working on the construction of the roadway in the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No. 3, and Cut and Cover Section
Constructing the Mersey tunnel MTA01_02_03MERSEY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men working on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the section beneath Neptune Yard. The print is annotated: Contract No. 3, and Rendel St Line
Opening ceremony MTA01_01_34QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view from Old Haymarket showing crowds gathered to watch the opening of the Queensway Tunnel
Royal opening MTA01_01_35QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. The opening ceremony of the Queensway Tunnel, showing King George V pressing the button to raise the curtains to the tunnel entrance
Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_32QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view of the newly completed Queensway Tunnel, looking around a curve of the Dock Branch Tunnel. The print is annotated: 26 6" Internal Dia
Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_30QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Interior view looking along the roadway of the newly completed Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Completed 44ft. Internal Dia. Tunnel under River
Ventilation station construction MTA01_01_26QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Interior view of the Queensway Tunnel during construction, showing men working on the Brethren Buildings Ventilation Station
Constructing the tunnel MTA01_01_23QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the reinforcement bars in the sidewalks in the under river section
Subsidence prevention MTA01_01_17QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the shield under Dale Street, constructed to prevent subsidence
Excavating a junction chamber MTA01_01_13QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work on the excavation of a junction chamber during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No
Grummetting and tightening MTA01_01_11QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A workman grummetting and tightening bolts during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No
Excavating the lower half MTA01_01_10QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view of the partially constructed Queensway Tunnel, showing a group of workmen excavating the lower half of the main tunnel
Beneath the road deck MTA01_01_06QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Workmen standing in the bottom part of the the partially constructed Queensway Tunnel, beneath an experimental length of reinforced concrete
Experimental roadway MTA01_01_05QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Two men working on the construction of an experimental length of roadway in the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No
Concrete block lining MTA01_01_02QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work in the Queensway Tunnel laying the concrete block lining in the New Quay section. The print is annotated: Contract No
