The Civil Engineering division of the Laing Construction Company carried out the civil engineering foundations for the Calor Filling Station at Coryton. H J Cash were the main contractors for the electrical and mechanical work. The site was surrounded by the oil storage tanks of the Shell and Mobil Refineries which were the reason for the development, feeding the liquefied petroleum gas to the Calor station. The civil engineering work was completed in June 1965. The site was to form the new Eastern Region Headquarters for the Operating and Sales Division of the Calor Gas (Holding) Company.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Mid 20th Century Oil Refinery, Mid 20th Century Gas Works, Engineering, Industrial Heritage
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