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Engineering and Construction Collection (page 5)

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Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Canal workers N070949

Canal workers N070949
STOURPORT, Worcestershire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter Dunn, English Heritage Graphics Team, showing workers building a canal c.1770

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: The Great Eastern BB88_06275

The Great Eastern BB88_06275
BLACKWALL, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship the " Great Eastern " under construction in 1857. Robert Howlett

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Grimes Graves J940184

Grimes Graves J940184
GRIMES GRAVES, Norfolk. 1994 cutaway reconstruction drawing of Prehistoric flint mining by Terry Ball (English Heritage Graphics Team). Recent evidence suggests that ladders may not have been used

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Iron Bridge M040116

Iron Bridge M040116
IRON BRIDGE, Shropshire. Detail of lettering on the famous cast iron bridge. Designed by Thomas Pritchard and built in 1779 by Abraham Darby III of the Coalbrookdale Company

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Building Vauxhall Bridge CVB01_01_01

Building Vauxhall Bridge CVB01_01_01
Barges manoeuvring one of the steel arches which would form the new Vauxhall Bridge into place on the River Thames, London

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06816

Building Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06816
Rotherhithe Tunnel, Shadwell, London. A view of the bulkhead from inside during construction. One of a series of prints documenting work on the road tunnel beneath the Thames (1904-08)

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Limehouse Basin lat01_001_01

Limehouse Basin lat01_001_01
Limehouse Basin, Tower Hamlets, London. Construction of the expanded Limehouse Basin in May 1869. Photographic print by Lucas and Tuck showing details of the work

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Limehouse Basin lat01_001_02

Limehouse Basin lat01_001_02
Limehouse Basin, Tower Hamlets, London. Construction of the expanded Limehouse Basin in May 1869. Photographic print by Lucas and Tuck showing details of the work

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Steam Turbine CC025365

Steam Turbine CC025365
Detail of a steam turbine. Photographed in around 1906 for the London Midland and Scottish Railway

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Railway works OP04912

Railway works OP04912
Plymouth area. Renewal work being carried out on the girders and rail bearers of part of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, using a mobile crane

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Centre Court under construction BL26054_004

Centre Court under construction BL26054_004
All England Lawn Tennis And Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, Greater London. The construction of tiered seating and the steel framework for the roof around Centre Court

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Liverpool wigwam EAW125048

Liverpool wigwam EAW125048
Liverpool. The construction of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Photographed in April 1964. Aerofilms Collection

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Transport routes 28351_020

Transport routes 28351_020
Leeds and Liverpool Canal and River Aire, North Yorkshire. At this point the river is crossed by an aqueduct and a railway viaduct, while the canal is crossed by road and rail bridges

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: River defences JEH_22047_27

River defences JEH_22047_27
Phipps Bridge, North Somerset. Flood alleviation defences alongside the Congresbury Yeo River. Photographed during M5 construction work, November 1970. Jim Hancock Collection

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Wind farm construction 27509_004

Wind farm construction 27509_004
Harwich Harbour, Suffolk. Wind farm construction vessel en route to a wind turbine construction site

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Festival of Britain a98_07001

Festival of Britain a98_07001
South Bank Exhibition site, Lambeth, London. General view of the Dome of Discovery exhibition pavilionunder construction in Lambeth. It was designed by Ralph Tubb for the Festival of Britain in 1951

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Festival of Britain OP04518

Festival of Britain OP04518
Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. The Dome of Discovery exhibition pavilion designed by Ralph Tubb, under construction. Photographed in 1950

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Festival of Britain OP04517

Festival of Britain OP04517
Festival of Britain, South Bank, Lambeth, London. General view of the upstream section of the 1951 Festival of Britain site under construction. Photographed in December 1949

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Inscribing a tablet IC048 / 064

Inscribing a tablet IC048 / 064
Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of a second-century Roman stonemason at work, creating an inscribed tablet. Based on tjhe tablet set into the wall of Coesike Turret. Drawn by Philip Corke

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: We built this IC048 / 063

We built this IC048 / 063
Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of two second-century Roman soldiers or Romano-British workers standing beside an inscribed building stone

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Quarrying stone IC048 / 065

Quarrying stone IC048 / 065
Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of soldiers quarrying for stone. Location based on Walltown Craggs Turret. Drawn by Philip Corke. hadrian

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Building Hadrians Wall IC048_066

Building Hadrians Wall IC048_066
Hadrians Wall. Reconstruction line drawing of soldiers working to build a turret on the Roman wall, in about 122AD. Based on Willowford East Turret (48a). Philip Corke. c.1985 - c.2000. hadrian

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01

Great Eastern under construction AL0327_033_01
Millwall, London. Isambard Kingdom Brunels steamship Great Eastern, built between 1854 and 1858, was by far the largest ship of her time with a gross tonnage of 18, 915

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Viking buildings J940007

Viking buildings J940007
Reconstruction drawing by Chris Evans, English Heritage Graphics Team, of the construction of a sunken-featured building, later 10th Century AD

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Chesters Bridge Abutment N100475

Chesters Bridge Abutment N100475
HADRIANs WALL: CHESTERS BRIDGE ABUTMENT, Northumberland. View of the east abutment and the wall beyond

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Raising a lintel, Stonehenge J050105

Raising a lintel, Stonehenge J050105
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Peter DUNN (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing the phases of raising a lintel to the top of two sarsens

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818

Excavating the Rotherhithe Tunnel BB99_06818
ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL, London. The construction of the Rotherhithe road tunnel under the Thames between Rotherhithe and Shadwell was begun in 1904 under the direction of Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Wembley under construction 1922 EPW008076

Wembley under construction 1922 EPW008076
WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. Construction of the Empire Stadium for the British Empire Exhibition. Aerial photograph taken on 5th September 1922 (produced from a copy negative)

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Odeon cinema construction BB87_03506

Odeon cinema construction BB87_03506
ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A photograph taken by John Maltby on 11th June 1937 of the buiding works for the Odeon cinema on the site of the Alhambra Theatre

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Coventry Cathedral DP164705

Coventry Cathedral DP164705
St Michaels Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands. Exterior, roof detail of the new Cathedral by Basil Spence from the south

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Coventry Cathedral DP082268

Coventry Cathedral DP082268
Cathedral Church of St Michael, Priory Street, Coventry, Warwickshire. General view to show interior of nave

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: British Library under construction JLP01_10_22624

British Library under construction JLP01_10_22624
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction at the British Library site

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Preston Bus Station FF003606

Preston Bus Station FF003606
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. Detail of the exterior facade featuring the upturned edges to the car park decks. Photographed in 2003

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Preston Bus Station DP143109

Preston Bus Station DP143109
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. General view illuminated at dusk, taken from Lords Walk in June 2011. Access ramps lead into the car park

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Barbican Centre N100535

Barbican Centre N100535
BARBICAN CENTRE, London. View of the brutalist architecture of the Barbican and flats that surround the centre. Listed Grade II (NHLE 1352667)

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Coventry Cathedral DP164703

Coventry Cathedral DP164703
St Michaels Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands. Both old and new Cathedrals as seen from University Square. General view from the east

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Barbican Estate EAW281182

Barbican Estate EAW281182
The Barbican Estate, London. Photographed in August 1974. Aerofilms Collection

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Trinity Square Car Park DP059892

Trinity Square Car Park DP059892
Trinity Square Car Park, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. The Get Carter Car Park

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Spaghetti Junction EAW220279

Spaghetti Junction EAW220279
Gravelly Hills Interchange, Birmingham. Junction 6 on the M6 motorway meets the A38 and A5127 in a complex known as " Spaghetti Junction"

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217

Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel 158 by the 60 ton Brabazon Crane, the larger of two cranes used to lift stones

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Coventry Cathedral DP082327

Coventry Cathedral DP082327
Cathedral Church of St Michael, Priory Street, Coventry, Warwickshire. Chancel and tapestry by Graham Sutherland

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: The Barbican Centre DP000336

The Barbican Centre DP000336
The Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London. Detail of tower block

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: The Barbican Centre DP000330

The Barbican Centre DP000330
The Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London. General view of complex across a narrow lake from the south-east. Shakespeare tower can be seen to the left of the Barbican Centre

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Severn Bridge N110334

Severn Bridge N110334
SEVERN BRIDGE. Gloucestershire. General view of the suspension bridge built in the 1960s. The bridge is picked out by warm sunlight

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Motorway Services 1961 EAW094297

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

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Severn Bridge

Severn Bridge
Grade I listed First Severn Crossing carrying the M4. It was by far the longest span in England when it was built. Gloucestershire. IoE 479259

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Second Severn Crossing N010002

Second Severn Crossing N010002
SECOND SEVERN CROSSING, M4 Motorway, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. View of the bridge at sunset

Background imageEngineering and Construction Collection: Welbeck Street Car Par DP094113

Welbeck Street Car Par DP094113
Welbeck Street Car Park, Marylebone Lane, Westminster, London. Exterior, detail




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