People Collection (#92)

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

Mixer lorry JLP01_01_165_45
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), looking north along a slip road on the east side of Section D of the motorway

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059933
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_059932
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060500
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Barn Bank Lane bridge JLP01_08_060467
M6 Motorway, M6, Hyde Lea, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of Structure 306 (Barn Bank Lane bridge) on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

Structural glazing and ornamental lake JLP01_09_832102
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. Two women standing beside the ornamental lake running along the southern elevation of Napp Laboratories

Lab work JLP01_10_14269
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A man working in the stability and analytical laboratory at Napp Laboratories

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

Bridge deck JLP01_08_059521
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Stafford/Wolverhampton railway bridge (Bridge 302)

Surveying JLP01_08_059482
M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire. A Laing worker carrying out surveying during the construction of the Stafford/Wolverhampton railway bridge (Bridge 302)

Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67247A
M6 Motorway, Knutsford Service Area, Knutsford, Tabley Superior, Cheshire East, Cheshire East. The Rt. Hon. Ernest Marples (facing the camera)

Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67241
M6 Motorway, Knutsford Service Area, Knutsford, Tabley Superior, Cheshire East, Cheshire East. Laing workers presented to Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport

Opening ceremony JLP01_08_67240
M6 Motorway, Knutsford Service Area, Knutsford, Tabley Superior, Cheshire East, Cheshire East. William Kirby Laing with the Rt. Hon

Joiner JLP01_08_049264
PORTISHEAD B POWER STATION, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A Laing joiner, working on the construction of Portishead B Power Station

Power house JLP01_01_086_22
PORTISHEAD B POWER STATION, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A view inside the power house at Portishead B Power Station

Construction site JLP01_01_086_21
PORTISHEAD B POWER STATION, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A view from the boiler house roof towards chimney no.1 on the construction site of Portishead B Power Station

Checking JLP01_08_049265
PORTISHEAD B POWER STATION, PORTISHEAD AND NORTH WESTON, NORTH SOMERSET. A Laing Checker, working at the Portishead B Power Station site

Diver JLP01_08_010871a
PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A view of SS William Pearman moored at the coaling wharf for Plymouth B Power Station during its construction

Climbing a piling frame JLP01_08_008728
PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. Workers climbing the ladder of a Menck piling frame during construction of a coaling wharf for Plymouth B Power Station

Laying foundations JLP01_08_000860
PLYMOUTH B POWER STATION, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. A view of concrete being poured from a mixer into a wheelbarrow below, during work on the foundations for Plymouth B Power Station

Working at height JLP01_01_089_55
PLYMOUTH 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

Launch site control JLP01_08_084525A
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing a man in the foreground holding a two-way radio

Pipe lifting gear JLP01_08_084489
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch of the Northcoates pipeline, showing lifting equipment in the foreground

Diver JLP01_08_077160
NORFOLK. A man passing a sandbag to a diver in the River Nar at a point where the Fens gas pipeline crosses the river. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Pipelaying JLP01_08_077164
NORFOLK. The Fens gas pipeline being lifted by a row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers, with two workers crouched at one end of the pipe

Fault detector JLP01_08_076822
NORFOLK. A worker walking along a section of the Fens gas pipeline, operating a holiday detector to check that the pipe is properly sealed with no faults in the wrapping around the pipe

Stringer bead weld JLP01_08_076809
NORFOLK. A team of men working on the lining up operation of the Fens gas pipeline, showing a welder carrying out a stringer bead weld on a joint between two pipes

Construction work JLP01_08_044355
ICI RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, ALDERLEY PARK, NETHER ALDERLEY, CHESHIRE EAST. A workman posed with an electrical machine used for fusing pieces of water-bar on the construction site of the ICI research

Team photo JLP01_09_801064
Lindsey Oil Refinery, North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. A portrait of the field supervisory team for the Alkylation Unit at Lindsey Oil Refinery, posed in front of the Laing IE & C main office

Brewing JLP01_08_066063
Harp Lager Brewery, Draymans Way, Manor Park, Alton, East Hampshire, Hampshire. The fermenting floor at the top of the fermentation storage block at the new Harp Lager Brewery

Lager lab JLP01_08_064327a
Harp Lager Brewery, Draymans Way, Manor Park, Alton, East Hampshire, Hampshire. A man working in a laboratory containing pressure gauges at Harp Lager Brewery

Pneumatic clamp JLP01_10_09124
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of men joining two steel pipes together on the Martin pipeline, showing the internal pneumatic clamp for locking the pipes together

Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476
LINCOLNSHIRE. A view of the installation of the Martin pipeline, showing two protective canopies being lowered into position so that welding can be carried out

Welding JLP01_10_09121a
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of welders working on the Martin pipeline, operating an automatic hot pass welding bug. The Martin gas pipeline was installed in 1981 by Laing Industrial Engineering

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

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)

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

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