Laing workers seated on a stone wall during the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge

Date:
28 Mar 1968
Location:
Eden, Cumbria
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South Lakeland, Cumbria
Reference:
JLP01/08/078139
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The work on the Lune Gorge section of the M6 Motorway between Killington and Tebay (Junction 37 - Junction 38) was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. Work started in October 1967 and the motorway was opened to traffic in October 1970. This photograph was published in May 1968 in Laing's monthly newsletter 'Team Spirit'. From left to right are Pat Leahy, ganger; Sid Foster, bulldozer operator; John Bell, chargehand joiner; Tom Griffin, van driver; Hughie McCorquodale, walking ganger and Tommy Sullivan, plant operator.

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

Late 20th Century Motorway, People Posed