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
South Shields Shipyard EAW008937The Middle Docks & Engineering Company Ltd Ship Repair Yard at Middle Docks, South Shields. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in August 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
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
Tyne shipyard EAW010662The Neptune Shipyard on the River Tyne, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from the east. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in September 1947
Spaghetti Junction EAW220279Gravelly Hills Interchange, Birmingham. Junction 6 on the M6 motorway meets the A38 and A5127 in a complex known as " Spaghetti Junction"
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
Preston Bypass EAW073974Preston Bypass, Lancashire. Britains first motorway under construction, photographed in November 1958. It was opened by Harold MacMillan in December
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
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
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
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
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
Shipyard at Birkenhead EAW030649The Cammell Laird Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Birkenhead. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in June 1950
Clock mechanism DP249078University of Birmingham, Chamberlain Tower, University Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Detail of the clock mechanism inside the campanile clock tower
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Battersea Power Station 33460_032Renovation of Battersea Power Station as part of the Nine Elms Development, London, 2018
Upgrading the line OP04913A Star Class steam locomotive passing along part of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway. This view possibly looking south-west along the stretch of line East of Plymouth near Crabtree or Marsh
Flyovers a083828The modern elevated carriageways of Burdock Way spanning Hebble Brook and the Victorian North Bridge in Halifax West Yorkshire. Photographed by John Gay in 1976
Neptune Energy Park Walker DP174618Neptune Energy Park, Neptune Historic Dry Dock, Shepherd Offshore Ltd, Fisher Street, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
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
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 foundations JLP01_01_167_38CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Foundation work in progress for the Crude Distillation Unit at Coryton Oil Refinery
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
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
