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The Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, using a police car's radio telephone to order the barriers to be removed on the M1 at the opening ceremony of the motorway.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 24022619
Date: 5th November 2021
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: A© Historic England Archive. Joh
Image Size: 5304 x 5310 Pixels
Filesize is 4.54MB
Associated Categories: M1 Motorway
Keywords: 1950s, ceremony, communications, motorway, people