Men concreting the edge beam of the cantilever shell arch roof of the Production Shop of the Murphy Radio Factory

Date:
18 Mar 1954
Location:
Murphy Radio Factory, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Reference:
JLP01/08/020815
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Construction of the new 300,000 square foot Murphy Radio Factory began in October 1953. The first contract was for the production shop, boiler house, annexes, roads, drainage and external site work. The production shop featured roofs of cantilever shell concrete spanning the width of the building.

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 Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Roof, Mid 20th Century Factory, Construction, People At Work