View showing the construction of two sugar silos at Poppleton in York

Date:
29 Jun 1955
Location:
Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory, Boroughbridge Road, York
Reference:
JLP01/08/044110
Type:
Photograph (Acetate Negative)
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Description

These prestressed post-tensioned concrete silos were made with sliding formwork using hydraulic climbing jacks.

This image was catalogued in 2013 as part of a pilot project funded by the John Laing Charitable Trust.

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

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

20th Century Sugar Refinery, Mid 20th Century Sugar Silo, Construction