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Background imageCrane Collection: Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938

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

Background imageCrane Collection: Road works at Swanley - widening the road. 1938

Road works at Swanley - widening the road. 1938

Background imageCrane Collection: Cranes at the new coal electric power station under construction near Dartford, Kent

Cranes at the new coal electric power station under construction near Dartford, Kent. 1938

Background imageCrane Collection: Work is progressing on the Dartford Tunnel appraoch road on the Kent side. This

Work is progressing on the Dartford Tunnel appraoch road on the Kent side. This picture was taken at Dartford, and shows the cutting made between Watling Street and Rochester Way

Background imageCrane Collection: Picture of flying boat. January 1934

Picture of flying boat. January 1934

Background imageCrane Collection: Brewery workers take a break from work for a portrait at the Thames Bank Distillery

Brewery workers take a break from work for a portrait at the Thames Bank Distillery in Grosvenor Road, Millbank, London, England. c.1870

Background imageCrane Collection: Preparations for Princess Margarets wedding The new guard for Clarence House

Preparations for Princess Margarets wedding The new guard for Clarence House marches up the Mall under special equipment, which is being used to erect the poles

Background imageCrane Collection: The delicate task of removing the arches of Waterloo Bridge has now been completed

The delicate task of removing the arches of Waterloo Bridge has now been completed and the steel cantilever bridge which supported the arches during the demolition is being dismantled

Background imageCrane Collection: L Hickman, the golf professional at the Hangar Hill Golf Club, Ealing, West London

L Hickman, the golf professional at the Hangar Hill Golf Club, Ealing, West London, has a last round on the course which has now been sold off for the building of a new housing estate

Background imageCrane Collection: Building Canning Town Bridge. 1933

Building Canning Town Bridge. 1933

Background imageCrane Collection: London. River Thames with barges, boats and crane with the Tower Bridge in the

London. River Thames with barges, boats and crane with the Tower Bridge in the back ground it is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, . 1900

Background imageCrane Collection: New Gaumont cinema being built on the High Street in Bromley, London. 1936

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

Background imageCrane Collection: Work in progress on the new National Theatre on the South Bank of the River Thames, London

Work in progress on the new National Theatre on the South Bank of the River Thames, London. In the background is the Royal Festival Hall, which is undergoing extensive remordernisation

Background imageCrane Collection: Shoreditch Town Hall, steelwork by E Wood and Company. 1937

Shoreditch Town Hall, steelwork by E Wood and Company. 1937

Background imageCrane Collection: Industrialisations advantages are not all to be found in factory production - a

Industrialisations advantages are not all to be found in factory production - a great deal of improvement over traditional building methods can be achieved without leaving the building site

Background imageCrane Collection: At Eltham the new swimming baths in course of construction. 1938

At Eltham the new swimming baths in course of construction. 1938

Background imageCrane Collection: Electricians at work on a switchbox on top of the temporary Waterloo Bridge, London

Electricians at work on a switchbox on top of the temporary Waterloo Bridge, London. 13 October 1934

Background imageCrane Collection: Steel gantry, weighing at 2700 tons, takes shape on the old Waterloo Bridge, London

Steel gantry, weighing at 2700 tons, takes shape on the old Waterloo Bridge, London. 13 October 1934

Background imageCrane Collection: At Brighton, on behalf of the Ministry of Supply, Mr William Leonard, MP - Joint

At Brighton, on behalf of the Ministry of Supply, Mr William Leonard, MP - Joint Parliamentary Sec of the Ministry, handed over the 10

Background imageCrane Collection: Royal Albert Docks. New South Extension The new swing bridge at the passage between

Royal Albert Docks. New South Extension The new swing bridge at the passage between the old and new docks 23 June 1921

Background imageCrane Collection: Unloading tea at Tilbury Docks from the SS Glenarra. 5 March 1924

Unloading tea at Tilbury Docks from the SS Glenarra. 5 March 1924

Background imageCrane Collection: The bolshevik ship Bolshevik photographed in the Roath dock Cardiff 5 November 1924

The bolshevik ship Bolshevik photographed in the Roath dock Cardiff 5 November 1924

Background imageCrane Collection: Unloading tea at Tilbury Docks from the, ss Glenarra. 5 March 1924

Unloading tea at Tilbury Docks from the, ss Glenarra. 5 March 1924

Background imageCrane Collection: The old forge in Foots Cray, Kent. 1937

The old forge in Foots Cray, Kent. 1937

Background imageCrane Collection: Workmen using a crane for the construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Work begins

Workmen using a crane for the construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Work begins on the entrance. 1937

Background imageCrane Collection: Ford works viewed from the river Thames

Ford works viewed from the river Thames

Background imageCrane Collection: One of the chimneys of the new coal electric power station under construction near

One of the chimneys of the new coal electric power station under construction near Dartford, Kent. 1938

Background imageCrane Collection: The construction of the new Telephone Exchange at Sidcup, Kent. 1937

The construction of the new Telephone Exchange at Sidcup, Kent. 1937

Background imageCrane Collection: Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger

Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger ship now building in the world, was launched at John Browns Clydebank shipyard today (Thursday)

Background imageCrane Collection: Workmen cutting a new road at Summer Hill, Kent. 1936

Workmen cutting a new road at Summer Hill, Kent. 1936



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