Under Construction Collection

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Construction of Holborn Viaduct, City of London, 1869. Artist: Henry Dixon
Construction of Holborn Viaduct, City of London, 1869. View of paviours ramming granite pitching at the east end of Holborn Viaduct

Carlock farmstead, Ola self-hHelp sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Carlock farmstead, Ola self-hHelp sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho. Shows new fence, new barn under construction, new house.White house seen across pasture in trees is the old family house

Dinner Time, Gatun Lock, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Dinner Time, Gatun Lock, 1912

Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut, 1912

The Cut, Looking toward Ancon Hill, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Cut, Looking toward Ancon Hill, 1912

Building the Camp, 1917. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Building the Camp, 1917

The Guard Gate, Gatun Lock, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Guard Gate, Gatun Lock, 1912

At the Bottom of Gatun Lock, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
At the Bottom of Gatun Lock, 1912

Looking up the Cut from Bas Obispo, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Looking up the Cut from Bas Obispo, 1912

Laying the Floor of Pedro Muguel Lock, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Laying the Floor of Pedro Muguel Lock, 1912

Steam Shovel in the Cut at Bas Obispo, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Steam Shovel in the Cut at Bas Obispo, 1912

The Cut from Culebra, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
The Cut from Culebra, 1912

A. S. Howard Building Under Construction, 1885. Creator: Unknown
A.S. Howard Building Under Construction, 1885

Scott Monument before Completion, Edinburgh, 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scott Monument before Completion, Edinburgh, 1844

Nelsons Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, first week of April 1844

Shipyard of James Ash & Co, Cubitt Town, London, c1863. James Ash & Co were builders of iron ships. The company was founded in 1862 but the yard never became profitable

Tower Bridge under construction, London, c1893. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London, c1893. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894

Ship and boats on the River Thames, London, c1913. A view looking up river towards Westminster Bridge and St Thomass from Victoria Embankment

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: George Cooke
Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. View showing the tunnel under construction and the diving bell which was used. The spire of St Mary, Rotherhithe can be seen in the distance

Railway line near Wandsworth Station, London, 1838. Artist: JR Jobbins
Railway line near Wandsworth Station, London, 1838. View showing navvies working on the line. Possibly the Surrey Iron Railway, a narrow guage railway that opened in 1805

View from the excavations of Highgate Tunnel, London, 1812. Artist: George Arnald
View from the excavations of Highgate Tunnel, London, 1812. The scheme was abandoned after the partially completed structure caved in on 15th April 1812

View of figures on Holborn Viaduct during its construction, City of London, 1870

View of construction work at St Katherines Dock, Stepney, London, January, 1828. The docks opened in October 1828. They were the only major project to be undertaken in London by the famous engineer

The Thames Tunnel under construction, London, c1835. Cross section showing the Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, being built; with a view of its position beneath the River Thames

Old and new London Bridges, London, 1831. Artist
Old and new London Bridges, London, 1831. View of the old and new London Bridges viewed from the south bank during demolition and reconstruction work with boats on the River Thames in the foreground

Old and new London Bridges looking south, London, 1831. Artist
Old and new London Bridges looking south, London, 1831. View showing the Church of St Magnus the Martyr. In the foreground on the left a woman carries a basket of fish on her head

View of St Pauls Cathedral under construction, City of London, 1685 (c1853). Artist
View of St Pauls Cathedral under construction, City of London, 1685 (c1853)

London Bridge under construction, 1827. Artist: George Cooke
London Bridge under construction, 1827. Looking towards Old Swan Steps, Fishmongers Hall, the Monument and St Magnus the Martyr. Also showing boats on the River Thames

London Bridge, with the Lord Mayors procession passing under the unfinished arches, 1827

The Nelson at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, London, 1815. The Nelson in dry dock undergoing repairs

Holborn Viaduct, London, 1869. Artist: CC
Holborn Viaduct, London, 1869. View of workmen hoisting girders for bridge across Farringdon Street, part of Holborn Viaduct

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

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

Isambard Kingdom Brunel beside the Great Eastern, c1857. Artist: Robert Howlett
Isambard Kingdom Brunel beside the Great Eastern, c1857. Brunel (1806-1859) proposed to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company the construction of a steamship five or six times the size of any then in

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

Lifting a conveyor bridge, Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. At the new Manvers coal preparation plant

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

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

Road construction work, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, November 1955. Workers from Henry Boot & Sons at work on the construction of a new factory roadway

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