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Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: British Library under construction JLP01_09_841915

British Library under construction JLP01_09_841915
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction at the British Library site, looking north towards St. Pancras Station

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Interior balcony JLP01_11_55578_12

Interior balcony JLP01_11_55578_12
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. The corner of a balcony in one of the reading rooms at the British Library, looking up at the wooden balustrade and clerestory above

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Monitor JLP01_14_00145

Monitor JLP01_14_00145
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A television monitor in the cab of a crane allowing the driver to see underground during basement excavations at the British Library

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Entrance Hall JLP01_10_31930

Entrance Hall JLP01_10_31930
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. The vast entrance hall of the British Library building during construction, looking towards the east wing of the complex

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: British Library under construction JLP01_14_00170

British Library under construction JLP01_14_00170
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction of the British Library. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Clearing a bucket JLP01_14_00176

Clearing a bucket JLP01_14_00176
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A worker shovelling mud from the bucket of a dumper truck into a skip at the British Library during its construction

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Silhouette JLP01_14_00175

Silhouette JLP01_14_00175
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A crane lowering two men in a safety cage into a mock-up pile foundation shaft as part of a training exercise at the British Library

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Breathing apparatus JLP01_14_00169

Breathing apparatus JLP01_14_00169
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. Four men in hard hats and breathing apparatus during a safety training exercise at the British Library

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: British Library under construction JLP01_14_00162

British Library under construction JLP01_14_00162
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A general view of construction of the British Library from the south

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Air sampling JLP01_14_00148

Air sampling JLP01_14_00148
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A man lying on his stomach beneath a corrugated metal ceiling presumably taking air samples during construction of the British

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Checking the tube JLP01_14_00147

Checking the tube JLP01_14_00147
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. Two men surveying an underground railway tunnel during construction of the British Library

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Basement level JLP01_14_00146

Basement level JLP01_14_00146
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A basement level during construction of the British Library

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Sharpening JLP01_14_00137

Sharpening JLP01_14_00137
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A worker sharpening the teeth of a pile boring rig with an angle grinder

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Model British Library JLP01_11_60453_12

Model British Library JLP01_11_60453_12
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. The British Librarys architect, Colin St. John Wilson and Laing dignitaries admire a scale model of the building at a reception to

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: British Library JLP01_11_60387_11

British Library JLP01_11_60387_11
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. The British Library taken from the front courtyard at dusk with all the lights on inside the building

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Clock tower JLP01_10_56690

Clock tower JLP01_10_56690
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. A view of the British Library, looking up at the clock tower from the front courtyard during the later stages of construction to

Background imageBuilding the British Library Collection: Entrance Hall JLP01_10_32763

Entrance Hall JLP01_10_32763
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. The vast entrance hall of the British Library building during construction, looking towards the west wing of the complex

Background imageBuilding the British Library 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



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