Construction Industry Collection (page 5)

Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1864. Artist: Mason Jackson
Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1864. View towards Ludgate Hill from the temporary bridge showing the railway works of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway at Blackfriars Bridge

View of St Brides Church, Fleet Street, through St Bride Avenue, City of London, 1830. Advertisement for Skyring Surveyors showing an allegorical statue of Justice on the left

Alderman in civic costume looking towards St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1805. Artist
Back view of an Alderman of the City of London in civic costume standing on a hill overlooking some workmen, London, 1805. The River Thames and St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the distance

Mallet and level used for constructing Holborn Viaduct, Holborn, London, 1867. Artist
Mallet and level used in laying the chief stone of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 3 June 1867

Holborn Viaduct under construction, Holborn, London, 1869. Artist: Henry Dixon
View looking west of advertisements in the foreground and Holborn Viaduct under construction, Holborn, London, 1869

Holborn Viaduct being constructed across Farringdon Street, Holborn, London, 1869
View looking east of Holborn Viaduct being constructed across Farringdon Street, Holborn, London, 1869

London Bridge (old), c1831
Demolition of temporary bridge over Fifth Lock and Rogers Lock, old London Bridge, looking north east

Construction of London Bridge, 1826. Artist: Edward William Cooke
Construction of London Bridge, 1826. View of a timber cofferdam enclosing pile drivers and hoists for London Bridge, with a barge moored close by

Construction of one of the towers of the George Washington Bridge, New York, USA, late 1920s. A suspension bridge over the Hudson River connecting Manhattan and New Jersey

Building the Fort Loudon Dam, Tennessee, USA, early 1940s. Completed in 1943, the dam was built as part of a unified plan to provide electricity and flood control in the Tennessee Valley

Building the retaining wall near Park Street, Camden Town, London, 17th September 1836 (1838). Scene during the construction of the London & Birmingham Railway

The home of German sport and adjacent swimming hall, Berlin, Germany, 1936. Artist
The home of German sport and adjacent swimming hall, Berlin, Germany, 1936. View of the outside of the swimming hall at the Reichssportfeld sports complex built for the 1936 Olympic Games

The Olympic Stadium from the Bell Tower, Berlin, Germany, c1936-c1936
The Olympic Stadium from the Bell Tower, Berlin, Germany, c1934-c1936. The stadium in the Reichssportfeld sports complex under construction

Labourers salute Hitler from packed trucks on a Nazi-built road, 1936
Labourers salute Hitler from packed trucks on a Nazi-built road, Germany, 1936. Hitler (1889-1945) ordered an ambitious programme of building the autobahn network soon after he came to power in 1933

One of many roads built by the Nazis, Germany, 1936. A typical section of autobahn passing through a forest. Hitler ordered an ambitious programme of building the autobahn network soon after he came

New road under construction, Germany, 1936. Labourers shovel dirt into carts pulled by horses. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)

The Labour Service ready for work, Germany, 1936. Uniformed members of the Labour Service line up with their shovels in front of crowds of people

Adolf Hitler addressing a meeting of factory workers, Germany, 1936
Adolf Hitler addressing a meeting of factory workers, 1936. Thousands gather to hear Hitler (1889-1945) speak outside the Siemens factory

Adolf Hitler chatting to road workers, 1936. Hitler addresses workers in their own factories, and chats with farm hands during harvest time

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, late 19th century. Artist: Walery
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, late 19th century. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Building the Tower of Babel. Depiction of the scene from Genesis 11: 1-9. After a 15th century German manuscript

Roman soldiers building a fort, (c1820-1839). Artist: Vittorio Raineri
Roman soldiers building a fort, (c1820-1839). Plate 21 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, by Jules Ferrario, published c1820s-1830s

Refurbishment of a building, Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist
Refurbishment of a building, Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, 1967. The refurbishment of Oxford house, a city centre office block in Barkers Pool

Sulphur recovery plant under construction at the Coleshill Gas Works, Warwickshire, 1962. An engineer at work on an excavator arm in front of the sulphur recovery plant

Commercial development on Campo Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. The photograph shows the progress of a commercial development on Campo Lane in Sheffield

Lifting heat exchangers into place, Silver Blades Ice Rink, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. As the construction of the building nears completion

Walshs department store in Sheffield prior to its redevelopment, South Yorkshire, 1966. The front of the store was to be demolished

Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. A contractor using a cutting machine to create a channel in which to insert a damp proof membrane

Walshs department store in Sheffield during its redevelopment, South Yorkshire, 1967
Completed Walshs department store redevelopment, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1967. The front of the store was demolished and rebuilt to accommodate the new road junction

Civil engineers on the site of Coleshill Gas Works, Warwickshire, 1962. The installation of a gantry section

Coleshill Gas Works under construction, Warwickshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Coleshill Gas Works under construction, Warwickshire, 1962. Civil engineers wait for the installation of a gantry section

Preparing to lift a fabricated section on the site of Coleshill Gas Works, Warwickshire, 1962

Tractor unit pulling an earth grading machine at a site near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1954. The Allis-Chalmers HD10W Tractor/Bulldozer was introduced in 1940

Basement of Sheffield water treatment plant under construction, South Yorkshire, March 1959

Engineers lifting steelwork into position, South Yorkshire, 1954. Artist: Michael Walters
Engineers lifting steelwork into position, South Yorkshire, 1954. During the construction of the Manvers coal preparation plant at Wath upon Dearne near Rotherham

Early 1950s Bedford M Tipper delivering aggregates to a building site, South Yorkshire, July 1954. The site was the National Coal Boards (NCB)

Bedford CA Minibus parked on a building site in West Burton, Nottinghamshire, 1964. A Bedford CA Minibus belonging to Bierrum Civil Engineers

A Bedford A3S tipper on the site of Manvers coal prep plant, South Yorkshire, 1955. The vehicle, registration number RLV 651

Henry Boot road roller and a Bedford A3S Tipper, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Road roller and Bedford A3S tipper, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1955. A photograph taken on the site of the Manvers coal preparation plant showing vehicles belonging to Henry Boot Construction of

Cement materials, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Cement materials, 1963. Lime and silica make up about 85% of the mass of cement and requires around 80 different operations requiring a large amount of heat and energy

Crane lifting staircase carriageways into a new office building, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Fabricated staircase carriageways are lifted by crane in to a new office development in Sheffield

Preparation for construction work, Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Preparation for construction work, Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, 1960. As the site is being prepared for the commencement of construction of part of Sheffield University

An AEC Mammoth Major on the building site for Sheffield University, 1960. Artist
AEC Mammoth Major on the building site for Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, 1960. An AEC Mammoth Major lorry delivering reinforcement bars on the building site for Sheffield University

Atkinsons department store under construction, the Moor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1959. The photograph shows the progress of the building of Atkinsons department store in central Sheffield

Racehorse and jockey in front of Doncaster Racecourse grandstand, South Yorkshire, 1969. A Jockey dismounts to speak with his trainer in front of the grandstand

Constructing a new grain silo in Navenby, Lincolnshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Constructing a new grain silo in Navenby, Lincolnshire, 1962. Contractors from Crittall Silos lift panels into place during the construction of a new silo

Carpenters on a building site, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Carpenters on a building site, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. This PR photograph for construction company George Wimpey & Co shows carpenters working on the site of the new warehouse they were

Men at work at a construction site, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. Titled Men at Work, this PR photograph for construction company George Wimpey & Co shows construction workers on the site of

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