Construction of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (M1) near Tingrith, showing the re-routed Tingrith to Ridgemont road in the foreground

Date:
2 Aug 1958
Location:
M1 Motorway, M1, Tingrith, Central Bedfordshire
Reference:
JLP01/08/052186
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The corresponding album print has a caption beneath which reads 'a DW 21 Caterpillar rubber-tyred scraper drops its load on the motorway embankment. A D8 dozer waits to spread it and two rollers carry out compaction in the background'.

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 Motorway, Construction, People At Work