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Engineering Collection (page 3)

Background imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering Collection: Constructing a clear span JLP01_08_090832

Constructing a clear span JLP01_08_090832
WD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL. A view of the steel frame of the Wills tobacco factory at Hartcliffe, Bristol under construction

Background imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering Collection: Pipe welders JLP01_10_16308

Pipe welders JLP01_10_16308
SHAP, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A team of welders working on the Shap pipeline. This 51km section of gas pipeline runs from Shap to Lupton in Cumbrian

Background imageEngineering Collection: Pipe welders JLP01_08_080354

Pipe welders JLP01_08_080354
RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE. Two welders at work on the Rugby gas pipeline. This pipeline was part of a pipeline carrying North Sea natural gas from the Norfolk coast to the Rugby area where it was connected

Background imageEngineering Collection: Tees Bridge 34008_018

Tees Bridge 34008_018
The Tees (Newport) Bridge, the first vertical-lift bridge in England, Middlesbrough, 2018

Background imageEngineering Collection: Precast concrete JLP01_09_781447

Precast concrete JLP01_09_781447
Peel Common Waste Water Treatment Works, Peel Common, Fareham, Hampshire. A view of large precast concrete units for the Browndown outfall of the Peel Common Sewage Works

Background imageEngineering Collection: Factory interior JLP01_08_023335

Factory interior JLP01_08_023335
Murphy Radio Factory, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The interior of the Production Shop at the Murphy Radio Factory

Background imageEngineering Collection: Diver JLP01_08_077160

Diver JLP01_08_077160
NORFOLK. A man passing a sandbag to a diver in the River Nar at a point where the Fens gas pipeline crosses the river. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Background imageEngineering Collection: Pipelaying JLP01_08_077164

Pipelaying JLP01_08_077164
NORFOLK. The Fens gas pipeline being lifted by a row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers, with two workers crouched at one end of the pipe

Background imageEngineering Collection: Pipelaying JLP01_08_076876

Pipelaying JLP01_08_076876
NORFOLK. 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

Background imageEngineering Collection: Pipeline parking JLP01_08_076835B

Pipeline parking JLP01_08_076835B
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where welding was carried out and workers cars parked alongside the pipeline

Background imageEngineering Collection: Fault detector JLP01_08_076822

Fault detector JLP01_08_076822
NORFOLK. A worker walking along a section of the Fens gas pipeline, operating a holiday detector to check that the pipe is properly sealed with no faults in the wrapping around the pipe

Background imageEngineering Collection: Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076811

Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076811
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where sub welds were carried out

Background imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering Collection: Pneumatic clamp JLP01_10_09124

Pneumatic clamp JLP01_10_09124
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of men joining two steel pipes together on the Martin pipeline, showing the internal pneumatic clamp for locking the pipes together

Background imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering Collection: Welding JLP01_10_09121a

Welding JLP01_10_09121a
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of welders working on the Martin pipeline, operating an automatic hot pass welding bug. The Martin gas pipeline was installed in 1981 by Laing Industrial Engineering

Background imageEngineering Collection: Oil platform JLP01_09_752243

Oil platform JLP01_09_752243
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of the oil platform Graythorp II being floated away from Graythorp, on its journey along the Seaton Channel towards the North Sea

Background imageEngineering Collection: Cranes JLP01_08_096485

Cranes JLP01_08_096485
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of the construction of an oil platform at Graythorp, showing cranes around the emerging structure

Background imageEngineering Collection: Cranes JLP01_08_096482

Cranes JLP01_08_096482
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of the construction of an oil platform at Graythorp, showing cranes around the emerging structure

Background imageEngineering Collection: Cranes JLP01_08_093455A

Cranes JLP01_08_093455A
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of cranes in operation at Graythorp. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication yard

Background imageEngineering Collection: Cranes JLP01_08_093454

Cranes JLP01_08_093454
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of cranes in operation at Graythorp. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication yard

Background imageEngineering Collection: Cranes JLP01_08_093437

Cranes JLP01_08_093437
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of a crane lift taking place at Graythorp. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication yard

Background imageEngineering Collection: Crane lift director JLP01_08_093216A

Crane lift director JLP01_08_093216A
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A worker at Graythorp, wearing a two-way radio set during lifting being carried out on site. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication

Background imageEngineering Collection: Graythorp basin JLP01_08_093188E

Graythorp basin JLP01_08_093188E
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view over the basin at Graythorp, showing in situ fabrication being carried out on the flotation tanks for an oil platform

Background imageEngineering Collection: Graythorp basin JLP01_08_093188D

Graythorp basin JLP01_08_093188D
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view over the basin at Graythorp, showing in situ fabrication being carried out on the flotation tanks for an oil platform

Background imageEngineering Collection: Cutting tubes JLP01_08_093175

Cutting tubes JLP01_08_093175
Graythorp, Hartlepool. Two Laing workers at Graythorp watching a precision tool cutting through a large metal tube. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication

Background imageEngineering Collection: Measuring tubes JLP01_08_093174

Measuring tubes JLP01_08_093174
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A team of Laing workers measuring a large metal tube in one of the welding huts at Graythorp. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication

Background imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering Collection: Pipeline JLP01_10_03787

Pipeline JLP01_10_03787
CUMBRIA. A helicopter flying over a row of Caterpillar pipelayers during the installation of the Brampton pipeline. In 1975

Background imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering 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 imageEngineering Collection: Mending a tractor JLP01_08_055062

Mending a tractor JLP01_08_055062
A view of two Laing workers carrying out maintenance work on the rear right wheel of a Fordson Major Diesel Tractor. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in

Background imageEngineering Collection: Coryton Refinery flood defences JLP01_08_020888

Coryton Refinery flood defences JLP01_08_020888
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Workers constructing a protective wall of precast concrete blocks at Coryton Oil Refinery, as part of extensive flood prevention work at the site

Background imageEngineering Collection: Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008092

Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008092
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A chain of Laing workers carrying sandbags to breaches in the river wall after flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery

Background imageEngineering Collection: Mobile canteen at Coryton Refinery JLP01_08_008088a

Mobile canteen at Coryton Refinery JLP01_08_008088a
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A large group of Laing workers using a mobile canteen following severe flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery

Background imageEngineering Collection: Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008085

Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008085
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Laing workers collecting and transporting sandbags to repair breaches in the river wall after flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery

Background imageEngineering Collection: Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008084

Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008084
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A chain of Laing workers carrying sandbags to breaches in the river wall after flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery

Background imageEngineering Collection: Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008073

Coryton flood response 1953 JLP01_08_008073
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery, showing flood water in the tank farm area and workmen transporting sandbags in the foreground



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