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Maids, Byfield, Northamptonshire BB98_06062Before the liberating 1960s a career for many women meant making the choice between secretarial work, healthcare or service
Postman, Harnham, Salisbury OP04500HARNHAM, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Comptometer Room, Stratford Cooperative Society 1914 BL22762STRATFORD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, Maryland Street, Stratford, Greater London
Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames BB87_09745BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. A cargo of bananas in specially ventilated crates is unloaded and transferred into the warehouse via a conveyor belt while two foremen in bowler hats look
Dover Castle wartime tunnels 1945 N880020DOVER CASTLE, Kent. The secret wartime tunnels. Interior view. The Annexe Level Underground Hospital was constructed in 1941-2 to provide a medical dressing station for casualties
Collecting water, Hellidon, Northamptonshire a97_05936General view showing unidentified elderly woman carrying bucket, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. July 1902. Alfred Newton and Sons
Corn harvest, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire a97_05375General view of worker in field harvesting corn, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. 1900. Alfred Newton and Sons
Harvest time, Lower Cadsden, Buckinghamshire a97_05316LOWER CADSDEN, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. View of people in a field, including farm workers taking a break from harvesting, with a smart lady and gentleman
Woad production, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire NMR02_01_00009Algarkirk, Lincolnshire. A group of man and women cropping woad and collecting it in large wicker baskets. The earliest woad production in Britain dates from the Iron Age
Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk a98_13563Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shoeing a horse. A working horse would need re-shoeing about every five weeks
Foundrymen of James Hews Ironmongers CC97_02752King Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire. The foundrymen of James Hews the Ironmonger s, standing in the yard of their work premises with various iron pipes in the background. Photographed by Henry Taunt
Darkroom CC025397Beech Bowls, Quarry Wood Road, Cookham Dean, Berkshire. Herbert Feltons darkroom, c.1944. Chemical bottles line the shelves and there are developing trays and a projector on the work surfaces
Post Lady, Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901 BB98_01839This woman, working as a post lady, is emptying a post box at an unidentified location in Kerrier, Cornwall
Dockmaster JLP01_01_064_41TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Captain W. R
Working at height JLP01_01_089_54PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A worker laying bricks to the top of the chimney shaft during the construction of Plymouth B Power Station
Roll call for work BB87_09665Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, Southwark, Greater London. An elevated view looking down onto men queuing for work at Butlers Wharf c. 1910
Flower seller OFH01_01_02_077A flower seller at work
Kiosk OFH01_01_02_042Clock House, West Hill, East Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. A man sitting beside a drinks kiosk in front of the Clock House stables
Road worker OFH01_01_02_002Wandsworth Common North Side, Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, Greater London. A road worker photographed beside Wandsworth Common with the houses on North Side seen from junction of West Side
Putney toll booth OFH01_01_01_f01_20Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London
Long service award JLP01_08_062940WEMBLEY TOWN HALL, FORTY LANE, BRENT, GREATER LONDON
Team celebration JLP01_09_781094THE SHOPPING CENTRE, SILBURY BOULEVARD, MILTON KEYNES
Topping out JLP01_09_781093THE SHOPPING CENTRE, SILBURY BOULEVARD, MILTON KEYNES
Meeting JLP01_09_820415Sir John Laing Building, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London. A meeting of the Treasury Department team at the Sir John Laing Building, Mill Hill
Computer room JLP01_10_08168Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Shinfield, Wokingham, Berkshire
Welding JLP01_11_32608_10SEVERN BRIDGE, M48, AUST, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A welder within one of the deck sections of the Severn Bridge strengthening the joints between the steel ribs
Carpentry JLP01_08_008287RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A workman using an electric circular saw to cut wood for use in the construction of buildings at Gaydon Airfield
Speeches JLP01_11_44926_09NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. Martin Laing and two other men giving speeches during the topping out ceremony for the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham
Topping out JLP01_11_44925_12NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. Members of the site team raising their hard hats in celebration during the topping out ceremony for the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham
Buffet JLP01_08_080009JOHN LAING AND SON LIMITED, PAGE STREET, MILL HILL, BARNET, GREATER LONDON
Master and apprentice JLP01_09_762552cFurzehill Road, Borehamwood, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire
Look at the view JLP01_08_060386aEMPRESS STATE BUILDING, Lillie Road, Earls Court, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, GREATER LONDON
Supervising JLP01_08_060385EMPRESS STATE BUILDING, Lillie Road, Earls Court, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, GREATER LONDON
Annual General Meeting JLP01_09_831388An elevated view of Laings 1983 Annual General Meeting, showing rows of guests facing the stage during a group retirement presentation
Computer operator JLP01_09_831757Eastgate Shopping Centre, Southernhay, Basildon, Essex
On-site catering JLP01_08_022423aFAWLEY RESERVOIR, FAWLEY, NEW FOREST, HAMPSHIRE. Workers employed on the construction of Fawley Reservoir queuing at a mobile canteen
Crane operator JLP01_08_060070CIS BUILDING, COOPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY TOWER, MILLER STREET, MANCHESTER
Open plan office JLP01_10_30073COTTONS CENTRE, TOOLEY STREET, LONDON BRIDGE CITY, SOUTHWARK, GREATER LONDON
keypunch office JLP01_08_066810COUNTY HALL, A6352, AYKLEY HEADS, DURHAM, COUNTY DURHAM. Office workers operating IBM 056 card verifier machines in the new County Offices at Durham
Computer screens JLP01_10_30071COTTONS CENTRE, TOOLEY STREET, LONDON BRIDGE CITY, SOUTHWARK, GREATER LONDON
Buttercross renovation JLP01_10_18910BUTTERCROSS, HIGH STREET, LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE. Two stonemasons carving replacement stone blocks during renovation work at the Buttercross
Buttercross renovation JLP01_10_18909BUTTERCROSS, HIGH STREET, LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE. A stonemason holding a spirit level prior to replacing a block of stone during renovation work at the Buttercross
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
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)
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
Management team JLP01_08_086230WD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL. The management team for the Wills tobacco factory construction at Hartcliffe, Bristol, scrutinising site plans
Product promotion team JLP01_08_095146WD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL
Ceremony and protest JLP01_08_095149cWD AND HO WILLS, WHITCHURCH LANE, CITY OF BRISTOL
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
Surveying JLP01_10_54656Second Severn Crossing, M4 Motorway, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. A student engineer and a chain girl surveying
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
Celebration JLP01_09_781626Peel Common Waste Water Treatment Works, Peel Common, Fareham, Hampshire
Gangers JLP01_08_053945PORTISHEAD DOCK, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET
Welder JLP01_08_053944PORTISHEAD DOCK, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A portrait of a Laing welder working on the Portishead Dock project
Rivetting JLP01_08_044527POPPLETON SUGAR BEET FACTORY, BOROUGHBRIDGE ROAD, YORK. A worker loading a riveting gun during the construction of two sugar silos at Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory
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
Pesticides filling hall JLP01_09_832103Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A team of women working in the pesticides filling hall at Napp Laboratories
Catering supplies JLP01_08_053299NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES
Tracking progress JLP01_08_052041NEWPORT PAGNELL, MILTON KEYNES
Surveying JLP01_08_059482M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire
Joiner JLP01_08_049264PORTISHEAD B POWER STATION, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A Laing joiner, working on the construction of Portishead B Power Station
Checking JLP01_08_049265PORTISHEAD B POWER STATION, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A Laing Checker, working at the Portishead B Power Station site
Working at height JLP01_01_089_55PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A worker laying bricks to the top of the chimney shaft during the construction of Plymouth B Power Station
Inside the pipe JLP01_08_083826ANorth Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker repairing the epoxy resin lining on the welds inside the Northcoates pipeline
Construction work JLP01_08_044355ICI RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, ALDERLEY PARK, NETHER ALDERLEY, CHESHIRE EAST
Lager lab JLP01_08_064327aHarp Lager Brewery, Draymans Way, Manor Park, Alton, East Hampshire, Hampshire. A man working in a laboratory containing pressure gauges at Harp Lager Brewery
Planning the M6 JLP01_08_058593JOHN LAING AND SON LIMITED, PAGE STREET, MILL HILL, BARNET, GREATER LONDON
Assembling Easiform housing jlp01_08_001308HOLLINGTON, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX. A man fixing the framework for a doorway into the shuttering of an Easiform house during the construction of a housing estate in Hastings
Surveyor jlp01_08_001275HOLLINGTON, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX. A man using a mounted theodolite to survey the construction site of an Easiform housing estate in Hastings
Crane operators JLP01_08_093216CGraythorp, Hartlepool. Two workers at Graythorp, one seated at the controls of a crane during lifting being carried out on site
Measuring tubes JLP01_08_093174Graythorp, Hartlepool. A team of Laing workers measuring a large metal tube in one of the welding huts at Graythorp
Welding JLP01_08_092403Graythorp, Hartlepool. Two people working in the welding school at Graythorp
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
Site office JLP01_08_023296COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Two men in a portable building on the construction site of Coventry Cathedral, carrying out administrative work
Stonemasonry JLP01_01_026_60COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. Masons fixing a section of a window sill into position during the construction of Coventry Cathedral
Laing workers Manchester JLP01_08_058576CIS BUILDING, COOPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY TOWER, MILLER STREET, MANCHESTER. A group portrait of the tunnel team on the Co-operative Society CIS/CWS contract
Laing workers JLP01_08_045876PLYMOUTH. A group portrait of five Laing workers involved in the construction of three-storey blocks of flats for the Plymouth 20 Easiform housing contract
Brewery workers JLP01_08_022457Carlisle State Management Brewery, Bridge Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle, Cumbria
Gas masks JLP01_09_841262BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. Three men wearing Draeger gas masks during a safety course at the British Library construction site
Blacksmith, Southrop BBL_02524The Forge, Southrop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire. Interior view of the Forge, showing the blacksmith at work. Photographed in 1938 by Sydney Alfred Pitcher
Domestic servants, King's School House, Gloucester CC96_00045cropA group of domestic servants posing outside King's School House. A cropped version of image number CC96_00045. Photographed by Henry Taunt
Building Hadrians Wall IC048_001HADRIANs WALL, Cumbria. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke showing the construction of Hadrians Wall to the immediate west of Banks East Turret (Turret 52a), in the early second century AD
Children labelling tins of tea c. 1910, Butlers Wharf BB87_09690BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. From 1921 children had to be at least 12 years old before they could work full-time, though some of these boys look younger