Construction Collection

Londons ever - improving transport system carries its works programme a step further when the Minister of Transport opens the new Central Line extension from Leytonstone to Woodford

St Pauls Cathedral dominates the view of the area north of Cannon Street (left) Rebuilding is now well underway on sites bombed during the blitz

Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938

Building the outer foundations for an air raid shelter in a garden in Hextable. 1938

Workers from Val De Travers Asphalt Limited, a paving company, working on paving the roof of the London Jewish Hospital in Stepney Green. 1938

R Es bridge building practice in preparation for the Royal Tournament at Olympia London England Practising at Christchurch Dorset England on 4 May 1920 eTopFoto

3 x cement mixers parked up on waste ground on Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada, the vehicle on the left is a Paystar 5000 the one to the right is a Mack

Mack 8 wheeler cement mixer truck, parked up very close to the CN tower (out of shot) in downtown Toronto Ontario Canada

East Entrance to Long Tunnel, Foxs Wood

Paystar 5000 cement mixer parked up for the weekend on wast ground on Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada

Building the new Albany Park train station. 1935

A scaffolding frame for construction of new flats on the Earl Court Road, West London. 3 March 1938

The building works at the new Albany Park Station. 1935

Loading a landslide onto a train, Panama

The deepest excavation; Gaillard ( formerly Culebra ) cut, throught the isthmus to create the Panama Canal locks and so joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Sydney Gardens Bath

Lord Strabolgi (left) with Mr R Vincent Lewis - Clerk to the Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea Urban District Council, at an exhibition opened by Mr Fred Marshall - Parliamentary Sec to the Ministry of

The building of The Festival Theatre Chichester in Sussex 31 January 1962

A view looking down onto the scaffolding frame for the new flats on the Earl Courts Road, West London. 3 March 1938

Bird s-eye view of Barrow-in-Furness, North Lancashire, England 25 May 1872

The construction of the overpass - just one section of the wider Marble Arch - Park Lane - Hyde Park Corner road improvements

London: Interior view of the new Concert Hall which when completed is likely to rank as on the chief attractions of the Festival of Britain this year

Several years ago, after much discussion, the London County Council gave instruction for the demolition of Waterloo Bridge, an engineering feat Londoners have followed with unfailing interest

Shoppers passing through a tunnel of tubular scaffolding an intricate network, like a gigantic filigree cage, which is being erected at the famous Oxford Street London Selfridge Store

Traffic driving up to the new overpass - just one section of the wider Marble Arch - Park Lane - Hyde Park Corner road improvements

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has given permission for the robes worn by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret at the coronation of their father King George VI to be shown in the United States

Bedford lorries on site during works at the Tower of London. 1937

The New Wimbledon tennis courts The building of the new spectator stands April 1922

Eero Saarinen, the famous Finnish architect points out features in his model of his design for the Chancery Cuildings in the US Embassy in London

Building Canning Town Bridge. 1933

Shooting skywards in Londons Millbank is this new concrete and steel addition to the capitals rapidly growing number of lofty office blocks

The Prince of Wales pub in Mottingham, Bromley is being demolished. 1936

Building the Canning Town Bridge, London. 1933

The 300 foot tunnel which will carry Britains first moving pavement - the twin track travolator - to connect the Bank platforms of the Southern Region s

Europes largest block of flats will have bomb proof shelter at Albany Street and Euston Road. Pouring out the roof of the new flats. 25 July 1935

High Paddington Scheme - a paper will be read by Sergei Kadleigh A. R. I. B. A. at the
High Paddington Scheme - a paper will be read by Sergei Kadleigh A.R.I.B.A. at the Royal Society of Arts, John Adam Street, Adelphi, London, W.C

The Ascott Gas, Water, Gesyers Works Ltd, at Neasden under construction. 1937

Girder work in a modern building. The new College Hall, University of London, Malet Street, Tottenham Court Road. 20 October 1931

Building London to Manchester railway 1830

London: Work is now well under way on the development scheme on the South bank of the Thames, between County Hall, and Waterloo Bridge

The Working Mens Institute, and new Baths, Barrow-in-Furness, North Lancashire, England 25 May 1872

A view of the front of Buckingham Palace undergoing alteration, London, England. Work commenced this morning and the estimated cost will be £ 60 000

A view of the scaffolding frame for the new flats on the Earl Courts Road, West London. 3 March 1938

The Slough Trading Depot. Building houses on the estate. 8 December 1920

New Gaumont cinema being built on the High Street in Bromley, London. 1936

The Ascott Gas, Water, Gesyers Works Ltd, at Neasden, under construction. 1937

The Temporary War Office Building in St James Park. 1914

The interior of the new Ascott Gas, Water, Gesyers Works Ltd, Neasden. 1937

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