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Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083513

Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083513
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. A man looking upwards in a 75ft shaft lined with reinforcement steel

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Hangar walls JLP01_08_086298

Hangar walls JLP01_08_086298
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. The BEA aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport during construction

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083512

Shaft for column foundations JLP01_08_083512
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Concrete being poured into a shaft for the foundations of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Runway construction JLP01_01_007_01

Runway construction JLP01_01_007_01
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An aerial view from the west showing the construction of a new runway at Filton Airfield

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Birmingham Eurohub interior JLP01_10_50359

Birmingham Eurohub interior JLP01_10_50359
Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. The information desk in the Eurohub terminal at Birmingham International Airport soon after its completion

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Final piece JLP01_11_30115_07

Final piece JLP01_11_30115_07
STANSTED AIRPORT, STANSTED, STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX. A crane lifting the final roof dome of the terminal building at Stansted Airport in to position as part of the topping out

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Stansted shuttle JLP01_10_47894

Stansted shuttle JLP01_10_47894
STANSTED AIRPORT, STANSTED, STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX. The platform between the rails of the passenger transport shuttle at the new terminal building at Stansted Airport illuminated at

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Runway construction JLP01_08_008192

Runway construction JLP01_08_008192
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A man standing on a roller during the laying of asphalt on a new runway under construction at Gaydon Airfield

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Runway construction JLP01_08_008198

Runway construction JLP01_08_008198
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A man working during the construction of Gaydon Airfield, using a lever tool to remove a rivet fastening from shuttering formwork running along

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Concrete foundations JLP01_08_008177

Concrete foundations JLP01_08_008177
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Men carrying out construction work at Gaydon Airfield, pouring and levelling concrete during the concreting of a buildings footprint

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Runway construction JLP01_08_007948

Runway construction JLP01_08_007948
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Work underway on the construction of a new runway at Gaydon Airfield

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Compacting the runway JLP01_08_022162a

Compacting the runway JLP01_08_022162a
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A workman operating a Holman compactor during concreting of a runway or aircraft apron at Gaydon Airfield

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Roofing JLP01_08_008427

Roofing JLP01_08_008427
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A man fitting corrugated roofing panels onto the roof of a newly constructed building at Gaydon Airfield

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Carpentry JLP01_08_008287

Carpentry JLP01_08_008287
RAF 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

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Heathrow Express JLP01_11_63143_04

Heathrow Express JLP01_11_63143_04
HEATHROW AIRPORT, HILLINGDON, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Passengers boarding a train at platform 1 of the Heathrow Express rail link

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Heathrow Express JLP01_11_63143_02

Heathrow Express JLP01_11_63143_02
HEATHROW AIRPORT, HILLINGDON, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Passengers alighting from a train at platform 1 of the Heathrow Express rail link

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Hangar walls JLP01_08_086451

Hangar walls JLP01_08_086451
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. The west wall of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport during its construction

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Hangar roof framework JLP01_08_085366

Hangar roof framework JLP01_08_085366
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Looking over the steel roof of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport during its construction

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Hangar support column JLP01_08_084165

Hangar support column JLP01_08_084165
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. A steel octagonal column being lowered by a crane into a shaft

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Site canteen JLP01_08_083797a

Site canteen JLP01_08_083797a
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Laing workmen playing a card game at a table in the site canteen during the construction of the BEA aircraft servicing

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Site canteen JLP01_08_083796

Site canteen JLP01_08_083796
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Three Laing workmen sitting at a table after a meal in the site canteen during the construction of the BEA aircraft

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Lattice framework JLP01_08_083781

Lattice framework JLP01_08_083781
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. The metal lattice framework core of the roof structure of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Site canteen JLP01_08_083794

Site canteen JLP01_08_083794
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Laing workmen talking at a table in the site canteen during the construction of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Bristol Brabazon JLP01_08_070272

Bristol Brabazon JLP01_08_070272
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The Bristol Brabazon G-AGPW on the runway at Filton Airfield. The first prototype of the Bristol Brabazon, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Derrick cranes JLP01_01_007_21

Derrick cranes JLP01_01_007_21
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An aerial view showing derrick cranes and a concrete batching plant amid heaps of aggregate at Filton Airfield, during the construction of a new runway

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Runway construction JLP01_01_007_05

Runway construction JLP01_01_007_05
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An aerial view showing trucks and workmen on the runway at Filton Airfield during concreting

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Sheepsfoot roller JLP01_01_006_42

Sheepsfoot roller JLP01_01_006_42
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A sheepsfoot roller carrying out compaction work during the construction of the runway at Filton

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Concrete batching plant JLP01_01_006_09

Concrete batching plant JLP01_01_006_09
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A concrete batching plant, with a Laing truck being loaded in the foreground, at Filton Airfield during the construction of a new runway

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Loading a lorry JLP01_01_005_35

Loading a lorry JLP01_01_005_35
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A dragline excavator depositing material from a bucket into a flatbed van during the construction of a new runway at Filton Airfield

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Refuelling JLP01_01_004_73

Refuelling JLP01_01_004_73
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A Laing face shovel excavator refuelling from a 750 gallon tanker at Filton Airfield during the construction of a new runway

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Lorries JLP01_01_005_19

Lorries JLP01_01_005_19
FILTON AIRFIELD, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Rapid Concrete Breaking Co Ltd trucks at Filton Airfield during construction of a runway, with construction work in progress beyond

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Birmingham Maglev JLP01_09_832036

Birmingham Maglev JLP01_09_832036
Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. Workmen inspecting a new Maglev car on the new Maglev system at Birmingham Airport near the end of its

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Terminal interior JLP01_09_850079

Terminal interior JLP01_09_850079
Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. The interior of the central well in the new terminal building at Birmingham International Airport after its

Background imageBuilding Airports and Airfields Collection: Brabazon Hangar DP137889

Brabazon Hangar DP137889
Brabazon Hangar, Filton Airport, Bristol, Somerset. General view of hangar. Post War Buildings



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