A view of the M6 Motorway at Walton's Wood near Madeley Heath
- Date:
- mid 1960s
- Location:
- M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
- Reference:
- JLP01/10/00534
- Type:
- Photograph (Transparency)
The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. This section at Walton's Wood presented geological problems for the construction team with an embankment failing when severe slipping occurred in 1961. By October 1963, remedial works on the embankment were completed.
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: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Mid 20th Century Motorway
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