M6 under construction JLP01_08_064257

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M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a Priestman Lion excavator placing topsoil on batters at Hanchurch. On the left is the north-bound exit and access roads and on the right the south-bound entry from Hanchurch roundabout (Junction 15).
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 24091773
Date: 22nd 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: 5358 x 6821 Pixels
Filesize is 7.85MB
Associated Categories: M6 Motorway
Keywords: 1960s, civil engineering, construction, dump truck, machinery, motorway, road