Construction of the administration building at Shell Haven Refinery, with the basement shuttering for Block 'B' in the foreground

Date:
16 Apr 1956
Location:
SHELL HAVEN OIL REFINERY, SHELL HAVEN, STANFORD LE HOPE, Thurrock
Reference:
JLP01/01/147/43
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The caption beneath this album print reads 'Further view of main building with a closer view of the basement shuttering to Block 'B' in the foreground. To the rear of the photo beyond the hoist tower can be seen Block 'C' at first floor level, this is the main toilet block which rises 3 storey high on the west side of the main building. These towers are then connected by a corridor link.'

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Volume: JLP01/01/147 Oil Refineries, Shell Haven; within the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Oil Refinery, Construction