Construction Industry Collection (page 6)

Management and staff of George Wimpey & Co, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. Taken in 1960, this PR photograph for construction company George Wimpey & Co shows a range of management staff with

Austin lorry on a construction site, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Austin lorry on a construction site, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 1959. An Austin lorry at Skelton Grange B Power Station in Leeds, built between 1955 and 1962 by Kier Construction but demolished in 1998

Tinsley Viaduct under construction, Meadowhall, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1967. The Tinsley Viaduct is one of the major structures on the M1

Retail regeneration in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Retail regeneration in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1962. Construction work taking place in central Rotherham by Wade construction in 1962

Residential house construction, South Yorkshire, early 1960s. Artist: Michael Walters
Residential house construction, South Yorkshire, early 1960s. One of the more succesful home builders in the South Yorkshire area was Ben Bailey Homes

Modernisation to Silverwood Colliery, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1955. Modernisation work to Silverwood Colliery took place during 1955 to cater for the increasing demand for coal

Damp proofing, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Damp proofing, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Two workers use a cutting machine used to create a channel in which to insert a damp proof membrane

Excavations at Rossington Colliery near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Excavations at Rossington Colliery near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. Civil engineers from Norwest Construction at work. The men are without any protective headgear or safety equipment

Modernisation of the South Yorkshire coalfields, Cadeby Colliery, near Doncaster, 1955. Civil engineers make preparations for a concrete pour on the site of the new heapstead at Cadeby Colliery

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building, c1931. Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine
Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building, c1931. Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building

Southeast transept, Liverpool Cathedral, 1926. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and built on St James Mount, in the centre of Liverpool, this is the second largest Anglican cathedral in the world

Excavating a tube railway, Great Northern and City Railway, London, c1903 (1903). Artist: Pearson & Son Ltd
Excavating a tube railway: at work in the shield, Great Northern and City Railway, London, c1903 (1903). The Great Northern & City Railway constructed underground tunnels to allow electrified trains

The final stages of the Mast; the street is some quarter mile below, c1931. Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine
The final stages of the Mast; the street is some quarter mile below, c1931. The final stages of the Mast; the street is some quarter mile below

Ralph Allen, 18th century British entrepreneur and philanthropist, 19th or early 20th century. Allen (1693-1764) made two fortunes

One of the wings of the Capitol near completion, Washington DC, USA, c1860 (1955). The US Capitol was extended in the 1850s

Guildhall North Side, City of London, 1882-1883 (1886). Showing Demolitions and Site for the New Council Chamber, 1882-83

The Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris, c1888. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, with his family, 1882. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Men in Highland dress in front of the Forth Bridge, Scotland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Men in Highland dress in front of the Forth Bridge, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

The Forth Bridge, Scotland. Artist: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours
The Forth Bridge, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

Women working on the Darjeeling Highway, India. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Women working on the Darjeeling Highway, India. Stereoscopic card detail

London from the Strand Bridge, 1816. Artist: W Wallis
London from the Strand Bridge, 1816. Waterloo Bridge seen during its construction. Designed by John Rennie, the bridge was completed in 1817

Ceremony of Laying the First Stone of the New Royal Exchange, c1842. Artist: Henry Melville
Ceremony of Laying the First Stone of the New Royal Exchange, c1842. By Prince Albert, Monday, Jan 17, 1842. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of

Builders outside Moscow, Russia, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Builders outside Moscow, Russia, c1890. Illustration from Russie Costumes et Coutumes, (a work on Russian dress and customs), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Charles II visiting Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1909. Illustration taken from the Harmsworth History of the World. (London, 1909)

Brick machines, 19th century. Bradley and Cravens brick machine and Claytons brick machine

Roadworks in Tverskaya Street, Moscow, USSR, 1920s. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Construction work on the Trans-Siberian Railway, USSR, 1929. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station, USSR, 1970s. Built on the Yenisei River in southern Siberia, the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectic plant is the sixth largest hydrolectric plant in the world

The construction of a pier in Yalta, Crimea, late 19th century(?). From a private collection

Sebastopol from the Rear of Fort Nicholas, 1900. Artist: William Simpson
Sebastopol from the Rear of Fort Nicholas, 1900

Origins of Rome, Legend Trojan, 1st Century AD. National Museum of Rome

Bricklayer, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Bricklayer, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Carpenters, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Carpenters, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828

The House of Mameluke Radnau Bey, Cairo, 1870. Artist: Frank Dillon
The House of Mameluke Radnau Bey, Cairo, 1870. Found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Quarry around Lyon, 1805-1856. Artist: Nicolas Victor Fonville
Quarry around Lyon, 1805-1856

A surveyors level, 1547. From Architechtur...Mathematischen...Kunst by Gaultherus Rivius. (Nuremberg, 1547)

Ouvriers du Batiment ( Construction Workers ), c1911. Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Ouvriers du Batiment ( Construction Workers ), c1911. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Lime Kilns. A View at Clifton near Bristol, Gloucestershire, 1798. Artist: John Hassell
Lime Kilns. A View at Clifton near Bristol, Gloucestershire, 1798. The kilns were filled from the top with limestone and a fuel such as culm (coal or anthracite dust)

William Jessop, British civil engineer, c1860. Jessop (1745-1814) is particularly well known for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Glazier and wallpaper hanger working in a house, 1867. From Alphabet des Arts et Metiers. (Paris, 1867)

Dudgrove double lock above Lechlade, Thames and Severn Canal, 1814. Artist: William Bernard Cooke
Dudgrove double lock above Lechlade, Thames and Severn Canal, 1814. Dudgrove, about 3/4 mile from the Thames, was the second pound lock on the canal from where it connected with the river

Facade of Lime Street Station, Liverpool, 1838. This was one of the stations on the worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened on 15 September 1830

Forth Railway Bridge from the south-east, Scotland, c1895. This bridge, built for the North British Railway Company, was begun in 1882 and opened on 4 March 1890

Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794. Artist: Robert Pollard
Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794. Financed largely by Francis Egerton, Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803)

Telfords bridge over the Clyde at Broomielaw, Glasgow, 1891. This was the great Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telfords (1757-1834) last stone bridge

Plymouth Breakwater from the West, 1829. Artist: Thomas Allom
Plymouth Breakwater from the West, 1829. Built by the Scottish civil engineer John Rennie (1761-1821), work was begun in 1812 and completed in 1841

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