A view of staff quarters under erection in the Balfour Beatty area of the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station construction site

Date:
6 Feb 1957
Location:
Berkeley Power Station, Ham And Stone, Berkeley, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Reference:
JLP01/08/048995
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Berkeley Nuclear Power Station was the first commercial nuclear power station in the United Kingdom and one of the first generation of nuclear reactors in Britain. Laing were the civil engineers for the project with work commencing on 7th January 1957, although the construction of the power station included input from other companies such as Balfour Beatty. The 57 acre site included offices and temporary housing with facilities for the workers on site.

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

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Nuclear Power Station