M1 Motorway Collection

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Motorway Services 1961 EAW094297
M1 MOTORWAY. Aerial view of the motorway and the service station at Newport Pagnell, after opening to all traffic in 1960

Underbridge construction JLP01_08_053203
M1 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_00016
Men with dumper filling in the marginal haunch of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9

Motorway base-laying JLP01_08_054742
DAVENTRY, 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_051773
An aerial view of construction vehicles carrying out excavation work for the construction of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (M1)

Flight plan JLP01_08_051517
Sports 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_051669
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Laing workers constructing a concrete arched culvert in Section C2 of the M1, the London to Yorkshire Motorway

Site nurse JLP01_08_053292
MILTON 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_053174
NORTON, DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Dowsett wagons in position ready to transport ballast, extracted from pits at Norton Park

Catering supplies JLP01_08_053299
NEWPORT 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_052041
NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. Four office workers, probably at the project headquarters in Newport Pagnell, updating charts

Footbridge construction JLP01_01_062_097
NEWPORT PAGNELL M1 SERVICE AREA, NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES. The first beam on the southbound carriageway being lifted into position

Footbridge construction JLP01_08_056940
NEWPORT 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_055749
NEWPORT 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_10855
HERTFORDSHIRE. 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_10851
HERTFORDSHIRE. 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_055243
M1 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_054882
M1 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_054622
M1 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_054620
M1 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_054407
M1 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_054406
M1 Motorway, Structure 63, Forest Road, Hanslope, Hanslope, Milton Keynes. Laing workers pouring concrete to the deck slab of Structure 63

Bridge construction JLP01_08_053482
M1 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_052180
M1 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_052141
M1 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_051434
M1 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_051275
M1, 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_051269
M1, 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_103
M1, 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_084
M1 Motorway, Junction 16, M1, Upper Heyford, South Northamptonshire. An aerial view looking northwards towards Junction 16 on the M1

Railway bridge JLP01_01_142_21
M1 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_032
M1 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_140
M1 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_058527
A 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_055731
The 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_055292
Harold 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_055248c
A 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_055058
A 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_054611
P. 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_053536
Artist Terence Cuneo in a BEA helicopter, ready for a flight over the London to Yorkshire Motorway in preparation for a painting

Catering JLP01_08_053300
A 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_053297a
Laing 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_053297
Laing 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_053294
A 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_052192
A 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_051585
A 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_53
A 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_00113
John Laing excavators and other plant at work during the construction of the M1 motorway. Photographed 1958-9

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