The steel roof truss and columns of a warehouse being positioned by cranes, with the steel frame of the building in the background, during construction at the Boots Factory

Date:
5 Feb 1970
Location:
Boots Factory, Building D82, Beeston, City of Nottingham
Reference:
JLP01/08/083406
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In September 1969 Laing announced they would be building a 280,000 square foot steel-framed warehouse for Boots at their Beeston site. The building would be located near to an existing warehouse completed by Laing in 1966.

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

People & Organisations

Photographer: Mitchell, I V: John Laing And Son Ltd

Keywords

Late 20th Century Warehouse, Construction