An Aveling-Austin 99H Motor Grader working on the construction of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (M1) near Tingrith

Date:
1958 - 1959
Location:
M1 Motorway, M1, Tingrith, Central Bedfordshire
Reference:
JLP01/01/154/044
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The caption beneath the album print refers to this image as the 'London-Birmingham Motorway'. Given the location of Tingrith, we can assume this is the M1 Motorway.

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: JLP01/01/154 Construction of M1 and M40; within the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

Contact Historic England Archive

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Motorway, Construction, People At Work