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Tunnel Collection

Background imageTunnel Collection: Carn Euny Ancient Village N160024

Carn Euny Ancient Village N160024
CARN EUNY ANCIENT VILLAGE, Cornwall. Interior of fogou, viewed from the west

Background imageTunnel Collection: Box Tunnel 27463_016

Box Tunnel 27463_016
Box Hill, Wiltshire. Box Tunnel West Portal. The tunnel was constructed for the Great Western Main Line between 1838 and 1841. The West Portal was designed by Brunel in a grand classical style

Background imageTunnel Collection: Cast iron tunnel lining MTA01_01_16

Cast iron tunnel lining MTA01_01_16
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Mining PDA01_02_01_00001

Mining PDA01_02_01_00001
Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire. A miner operating a piece of machinery in Ladywash Mine near Eyam. The Ladywash Mine was originally opened as a fluorspar mine but is often

Background imageTunnel Collection: Constructing the Mersey Tunnel MTA01_02_04

Constructing the Mersey Tunnel MTA01_02_04
MERSEY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Constructing the Mersey tunnel MTA01_02_03

Constructing the Mersey tunnel MTA01_02_03
MERSEY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Opening ceremony MTA01_01_34

Opening ceremony MTA01_01_34
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view from Old Haymarket showing crowds gathered to watch the opening of the Queensway Tunnel

Background imageTunnel Collection: Royal opening MTA01_01_35

Royal opening MTA01_01_35
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_32

Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_32
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_30

Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_30
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Ventilation station construction MTA01_01_26

Ventilation station construction MTA01_01_26
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Interior view of the Queensway Tunnel during construction, showing men working on the Brethren Buildings Ventilation Station

Background imageTunnel Collection: Constructing the tunnel MTA01_01_23

Constructing the tunnel MTA01_01_23
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Subsidence prevention MTA01_01_17

Subsidence prevention MTA01_01_17
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the shield under Dale Street, constructed to prevent subsidence

Background imageTunnel Collection: Excavating a junction chamber MTA01_01_13

Excavating a junction chamber MTA01_01_13
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Grummetting and tightening MTA01_01_11

Grummetting and tightening MTA01_01_11
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A workman grummetting and tightening bolts during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No

Background imageTunnel Collection: Excavating the lower half MTA01_01_10

Excavating the lower half MTA01_01_10
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view of the partially constructed Queensway Tunnel, showing a group of workmen excavating the lower half of the main tunnel

Background imageTunnel Collection: Beneath the road deck MTA01_01_06

Beneath the road deck MTA01_01_06
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Workmen standing in the bottom part of the the partially constructed Queensway Tunnel, beneath an experimental length of reinforced concrete

Background imageTunnel Collection: Experimental roadway MTA01_01_05

Experimental roadway MTA01_01_05
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Concrete block lining MTA01_01_02

Concrete block lining MTA01_01_02
QUEENSWAY 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

Background imageTunnel Collection: Tunnel DP263451

Tunnel DP263451
Victory Park, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire. A woman in exercise clothing pushing a buggy through a narrow tunnel

Background imageTunnel Collection: Conveyor tunnel JLP01_09_753486

Conveyor tunnel JLP01_09_753486
STEEL WORKS, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND. A conveyor belt under construction in a tunnel at the British Steel Works at Redcar. The first phase of Laings involvement at the Redcar site consisted mostly of

Background imageTunnel Collection: Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083512

Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083512
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Concrete being poured into a shaft for the foundations of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport

Background imageTunnel Collection: Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083513

Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083513
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. A man looking upwards in a 75ft shaft lined with reinforcement steel

Background imageTunnel Collection: Passage JLP01_10_51508

Passage JLP01_10_51508
Finsbury Avenue, Broadgate, City of London. A view looking down a tunnel to the basement carpark at 2 Finsbury Avenue, showing the bare concrete construction units connected with large steel bolts

Background imageTunnel Collection: Train ride JLP01_08_021679

Train ride JLP01_08_021679
Felixstowe, Suffolk. A man and girl riding a miniature train engine during a Laing staff trip to Felixstowe. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with

Background imageTunnel Collection: Checking the tube JLP01_14_00147

Checking the tube JLP01_14_00147
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. Two men surveying an underground railway tunnel during construction of the British Library

Background imageTunnel Collection: Inside the well DP076385

Inside the well DP076385
Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Interior view of the well room in the castles Great Tower, looking down into the well

Background imageTunnel Collection: Tunnel CXP01_01_057

Tunnel CXP01_01_057
GREATER LONDON. A view from a tunnel or covered passage looking towards three figures at the arched entrance

Background imageTunnel Collection: Box Tunnel 27463_009

Box Tunnel 27463_009
Middle Hill Tunnel, Box, Wiltshire. The tunnel was constructed for the Great Western Main Line and opened in 1841

Background imageTunnel Collection: Mersey Tunnel AL1908_036_01

Mersey Tunnel AL1908_036_01
The Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 17 July 1934. Stewart Bale Ltd was commissioned as official photographer to record the construction of the first Mersey road tunnel, known as Queensway

Background imageTunnel Collection: Regent Street Sewer a98_05975

Regent Street Sewer a98_05975
REGENT STREET SEWER, Regent Street, Westminster, Greater London. A workman looking along the Regent Street sewer by torchlight. Photographed by Eric de Mare. Date range: 1945-1980


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