Three runners posed with their London Marathon medals at the Laing Sports Ground

Date:
9 May 1988
Location:
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London Authority
Reference:
JLP01/10/31676
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

On 17th April 1988, 15 members of the John Laing company competed in the London Marathon for charity. EPL Plant and Access Hire Ltd entered a team of three runners, shown in this photograph, from left to right, B. Roberts, G. Johnson, and B. Heydon. The men raised £1,700 for the Laing Children's Hospital Appeal.

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: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

20th Century Clubhouse, Leisure And Recreation, Laing Spirit, People Posed