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Sharpening JLP01_14_00137BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A worker sharpening the teeth of a pile boring rig with an angle grinder
Film conservation JLP01_10_30129BFI National Archive, Kingshill Way, Berkhamsted, Dacorum, Hertfordshire. Two members of staff operating video tape machines in the new conservation centre for the British Film Institute
Furniture delivery JLP01_08_087678Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A view of two men delivering a free-standing cupboard to a block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system
Thatching DIX02_01_224Bay Tree Cottage, Church Street, Great Comberton, Wychavon, Worcestershire. A thatcher at work
Hedgelaying DIX02_01_100Harborough, Leicestershire. Hedgelaying near Kilworth, 1930s
Steep climb JLP01_08_084446STAFFORDSHIRE. A team of men installing the Barlaston pipeline against a steep and unstable embankment beside the A34 dual carriageway
Steep climb JLP01_08_084445STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the work being carried out to install the Barlaston pipeline against a steep and unstable embankment beside the A34 dual carriageway
Angle grader JLP01_08_081817SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing an angle grader at work on the motorway with a Laing worker standing at the controls
Culvert construction JLP01_08_068853ASouth Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Midland Link Motorway, between Junction 13 and Junction 11 of the M6, showing a team of workers gathered around a concrete culvert
Chipping spreader JLP01_08_063668STAFFORDSHIRE. A close-up of a chipping spreader in operation during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Subsurfacing JLP01_08_062547Stafford, Staffordshire. " A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers laying a concrete bound granular base course on Section B of
Making bridge beams JLP01_08_062544STAFFORDSHIRE. A team of workers making a prestressed concrete bridge beam during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Adjusting jacks JLP01_08_062540STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a worker watching another worker adjusting 200-ton jacks in preparation for lowering the beam on Bridge
Making bridge beams JLP01_08_062538STAFFORDSHIRE. A team of workers making prestressed concrete bridge beams during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Lightweight bridge deck JLP01_08_060930STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of Lytag being used as infill on Bridge 360 during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Lightweight bridge deck JLP01_08_060929STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of Lytag being used as infill on Bridge 360 during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Subsurfacing JLP01_08_060686Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers laying dry lean concrete to the north of the Section B office
Subsurfacing JLP01_08_060685Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers laying dry lean concrete to the north of the Section B office
Excavator and dump truck JLP01_08_059930STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of excavations being carried out on the route of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a excavator loading a dump truck with excavated material
Tree clearance JLP01_08_059352aStafford, Staffordshire. Two men felling trees on a piece of land destined to become part of Section A of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Narrow gauge JLP01_08_059840STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the construction of a structure, probably on Section B of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing an engine on a narrow gauge railway
Compacting JLP01_01_172_141STAFFORDSHIRE. A worker driving a Stothert & Pitt Vibroll 32R Mk1 machine, a vibrating roller used to compact roads, seen during the construction of the Staffordshire section of the Birmingham to
Grass cutting JLP01_01_164_23STAFFORDSHIRE. Two Laing workers cutting grass on a section of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6) between Junction 13 and Junction 16, using a tractor with a boom machine attachment
Harrods dining room BL24780_006aHarrods, 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London. Harrods employees seated in a dining room during staff training. Photographed by Bedford Lemere and Co in 1920
Royal Cafe staff BL08786Royal Cafe, 19 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. The staff of the Royal Cafe, posed in the dining room. The image was taken in 1888 for the interior decorators and furnishers, Waring and Sons
Calling the kitchen a087900Wheelers Sovereign Restaurant, 17 Hertford Street, Mayfair, City Of Westminster, Greater London. The interior of the kitchens showing a chef on the telephone in the foreground whilst a second chef
Trade union meeting JLP01_08_096776aWestcombe Park, Greenwich, Greater London. Shop stewards from the Isle of Grain Power Station gathered for a meeting at a hotel in Westcombe Park, Greenwich
Electronic console JLP01_08_080154Whitbread and Company Limited, Oakley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. Two workers operating the electronic console panel at the Whitbread brewery
Constructing an outlet shaft JLP01_08_079675WRAYSBURY RESERVOIR, SPELTHORNE, SURREY. A view of the Laing site team constructing the ten-sided outlet shaft at Wraysbury Reservoir
Drilling JLP01_08_010349aSolway Works, Kells, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria. Close-up of a worker drilling screws into a wooden plank in a construction yard at the Solway Chemical Works in Whitehaven
Final adjustments JLP01_08_073708Spalding Sugar Factory, Spalding, South Holland, Lincolnshire. The interior of a sugar silo at Spalding Sugar Factory, with a man adjusting a cover on an outlet from the sugar floor above
Culvert JLP01_08_051669SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Laing workers constructing a concrete arched culvert in Section C2 of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway
Bridge deck JLP01_60009_12Second Severn Crossing, M4 Motorway, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. A Blaw-Knox asphalt paver laying asphalt on the deck of the bridge during the construction of
Working on the reactor dome JLP01_11_54002_12SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Two workers on the surface of the reactor dome at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station
Reactor building JLP01_11_42553_06SIZEWELL B POWER STATION, LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL. Men working on the construction of the reactors auxiliary building at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station
Surveying JLP01_10_54656Second Severn Crossing, M4 Motorway, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. A student engineer and a chain girl surveying
Reinforcing a floor slab JLP01_01_147_48SHELL HAVEN OIL REFINERY, SHELL HAVEN, STANFORD LE HOPE, ESSEX. A worker fixing reinforcements to a floor slab with asbestos sheeting during construction of the administration building at Shell Haven
Preliminary mixer JLP01_01_029_47SHOREHAM CEMENT WORKS, UPPER BEEDING, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX. Looking down into Preliminary Mixer P4 at Shoreham Cement Works after completion of concrete work, showing three workers inside the mixer
Constructing preliminary mixers JLP01_01_028_084SHOREHAM CEMENT WORKS, UPPER BEEDING, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX. Workers constructing the preliminary mixers at Shoreham Cement Works
Preparing conical shutters JLP01_01_028_102SHOREHAM CEMENT WORKS, UPPER BEEDING, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX. A team of two preparing the internal cone shutters for the preliminary mixers at Shoreham Cement Works
Loading lorries JLP01_01_029_50SHOREHAM CEMENT WORKS, UPPER BEEDING, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX. Lorries in the lorry loading bay at Shoreham Cement Works being loaded with sacks of Blue Circle Ferrocrete
Concreting JLP01_08_043851ROVER CAR COMPANY WORKS, LODE LANE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS. Laing worker concreting work during the construction of the Rover factory in Solihull
Pipe welders JLP01_10_16308SHAP, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A team of welders working on the Shap pipeline. This 51km section of gas pipeline runs from Shap to Lupton in Cumbrian
Pipe welders JLP01_08_080354RUGBY, 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
Surfacing the hard shoulder JLP01_01_172_095M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a team of workers surfacing the hard shoulder at Hanchurch
Percussion drilling rig JLP01_01_172_003M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. Two workers operating a percussion drilling rig during the construction of Section C of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)
Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081834M6 Motorway, M6, Tebay, Eden, Cumbria. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge at Borrowbeck Viaduct
Stonemason JLP01_09_860342MARKET CROSS, MARKET PLACE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. A Laing stonemason carrying out repairs at the top of the Market Cross in Carlisle, with a Laing Stonemasonry sign on display in the background