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Motorway Services 1961 EAW094297M1 MOTORWAY. Aerial view of the motorway and the service station at Newport Pagnell, after opening to all traffic in 1960
Underbridge construction JLP01_08_053203M1 Motorway, Structure 66 Railway Underbridge, M1, Quinton, South Northamptonshire. A precast cantilever beam being lifted into position during the construction of Structure 66
Building the M1 JLP01_14_00016Men with dumper filling in the marginal haunch of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9
Motorway base-laying JLP01_08_054742DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Construction machines laying a dry-lean concrete base in Section D4 of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Groundworks for the motorway JLP01_08_051773An aerial view of construction vehicles carrying out excavation work for the construction of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (M1)
Flight plan JLP01_08_051517Sports Ground, Elstree, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire. John Michie and a helicopter pilot deciding on a route to take back to the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Culvert JLP01_08_051669SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Laing workers constructing a concrete arched culvert in Section C2 of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway
Site nurse JLP01_08_053292MILTON KEYNES. A site nurse wading through mud in Section B3 of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1) during its construction
Ballast for the M1 JLP01_08_053174NORTON, DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Dowsett wagons in position ready to transport ballast, extracted from pits at Norton Park
Catering supplies JLP01_08_053299NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. A man and woman loading a van with crates of food and drink from the canteen at the headquarters of the London to Yorkshire Motorway project
Tracking progress JLP01_08_052041NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. Four office workers, probably at the project headquarters in Newport Pagnell, updating charts
Footbridge construction JLP01_01_062_097NEWPORT PAGNELL M1 SERVICE AREA, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. The first beam on the southbound carriageway being lifted into position
Footbridge construction JLP01_08_056940NEWPORT PAGNELL M1 SERVICE AREA, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. A view of a footbridge under construction at the Newport Pagnell Service Area on the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway
The management JLP01_08_055749NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. Senior staff involved in the construction of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, posed infront of the newsroom at the project headquarters in Newport Pagnell
Widening the M1 JLP01_10_10855HERTFORDSHIRE. Slipform paving machines laying a road surface during widening works on the M1, showing concrete being tipped into the machine in the foreground
Widening the M1 JLP01_10_10851HERTFORDSHIRE. Widening works on the M1 in Hertfordshire, showing slipform paving machines laying the surface of a new road alongside the existing carriageways
Flooded site JLP01_08_055243M1 Motorway, M1, Watford, Daventry, Northamptonshire. Flooding at the construction site of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, near Watford Village
Nearing completion JLP01_08_054882M1 Motorway, Challney, Luton. A view looking north at a section of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1) in Luton, showing the Luton-Dunstable railway bridge in the foreground
Sealing joints JLP01_08_054622M1 Motorway, Structure 9 Luton-Dunstable Railway Bridge, M1, Caddington, Central Bedfordshire. A Laing worker applying a bituminous joint sealant between the brickwork and the sides of Structure 9
Bricklaying JLP01_08_054620M1 Motorway, Structure 9 Luton-Dunstable Railway Bridge, M1, Caddington, Central Bedfordshire. A Laing labourer laying bricks near a drainage channel during the construction of Structure 9
Steelfixing JLP01_08_054407M1 Motorway, Structure 63, Forest Road, Hanslope, Hanslope, Milton Keynes. A view of the final steelfixing being carried out on the internal haunch inclined shutters
Pouring concrete JLP01_08_054406M1 Motorway, Structure 63, Forest Road, Hanslope, Hanslope, Milton Keynes. Laing workers pouring concrete to the deck slab of Structure 63
Bridge construction JLP01_08_053482M1 Motorway, Bridge 52, M1, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes. Laing workers constructing the concrete arch of Bridge 52 on the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, at Newport Pagnell
Overbridge construction JLP01_08_052180M1 Motorway, Structure 75, M1, Milton Malsor, South Northamptonshire. A view of Laing workers constructing Structure 75 on the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Trucks refuelling JLP01_08_052141M1 Motorway, M1, Watford, Daventry, Northamptonshire. A view of a Shell-BP petrol station at the headquarters of Project D on the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1), near Watford Village
Bailey Bridge JLP01_08_051434M1 Motorway, M1, Gayhurst, Milton Keynes. A Bailey bridge being erected across the main channel of the River Great Ouse near Newport Pagnell
Inauguration ceremony JLP01_08_051275M1, Junction 10, Slip End, Central Bedfordshire. A crowd of people gathered to watch the inauguration ceremony of the first section of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Inauguration ceremony JLP01_08_051269M1, Junction 10, Slip End, Central Bedfordshire. Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, setting a seal into the concrete inauguration slab for the first section of the London
Inauguration slab JLP01_01_168_103M1, Junction 10, Slip End, Central Bedfordshire. Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, examining the inauguration slab at Slip End during a tour of the London to Yorkshire
Junction 16 nearing completion JLP01_01_154_084M1 Motorway, Junction 16, M1, Upper Heyford, South Northamptonshire. An aerial view looking northwards towards Junction 16 on the M1
Railway bridge JLP01_01_142_21M1 Motorway, Structure 112 Railway Bridge, M1, Barby, Daventry, Northamptonshire. A view showing the deck of Structure 112 in position
On site catering JLP01_01_062_032M1 Motorway, Challney, Luton. A group of Laing workers using a site catering van on Section B3 of the construction site of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway
Bridges JLP01_01_140_140M1 Motorway, Structure 9 Luton-Dunstable Railway Bridge, M1, Caddington, Central Bedfordshire. An aerial view of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1) under construction
Hardshoulder works JLP01_08_058527A view of hardshoulder reconstruction works on the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, showing a multipass stabiliser machine at work beneath a bridge
Open the Motorway JLP01_08_055731The Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, using a police cars radio telephone to order the barriers to be removed on the M1 at the opening ceremony of the motorway
Congratulations JLP01_08_055292Harold Watkinson, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, shaking hands with labourer J. Singh, during a visit to the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Team spirit JLP01_08_055248cA Laing worker on the construction site of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, reading an article on the motorway in the Companys newsletter, Team Spirit
Asphalt base course JLP01_08_055058A view of Laing workers operating a paver machine, laying an asphalt base course to the roadway of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Canadian inspection JLP01_08_054611P. A. Gaglardi, the Minister of Highways for British Columbia, climbing into a helicopter for a tour of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Helicopter flight JLP01_08_053536Artist Terence Cuneo in a BEA helicopter, ready for a flight over the London to Yorkshire Motorway in preparation for a painting
Catering JLP01_08_053300A member of catering staff preparing food for staff working on the construction site of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Catering van JLP01_08_053297aLaing workers employed on the construction site of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, queuing for the catering van on their tea break. These workers were employed on Section C of the project
Catering van JLP01_08_053297Laing workers employed on the construction site of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway, queuing for the catering van on their tea break. These workers were employed on Section C of the project
Occupational healthcare JLP01_08_053294A view of a site nurse employed on Project B of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1), examining the eyes of a Laing worker
Trucks JLP01_08_052192A Shell-BP fuel tanker and a Laing truck at a concrete batching plant on the construction site of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Aerial inspection JLP01_08_051585A helicopter taking off from Project C Office to inspect progress in the construction of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway. The helicopter flight was to inspect progress on the motorway
Motorway base course construction JLP01_142_53A Blaw-Knox PF90 Spreader laying a base course of dry-lean concrete on Project A of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)
Moving the earth JLP01_10_00113John Laing excavators and other plant at work during the construction of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9
