The Minister of Transport and Sir Owen Williams standing in front of a road sign during the official opening of the M1

Date:
2 Nov 1959
Location:
M1, Junction 10, Slip End, Central Bedfordshire
Reference:
JLP01/01/154/136
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The caption on the album page on which this photograph is mounted reads: "London/Birmingham motorway. The Minister of Transport with Sir Owen Williams at the official opening or (sic) the motorway on November 2nd."

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

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

20th Century Motorway, People