The caption on this slide reads: "The I.W.P. Co. Ltd, Blackfriars House, New Bridge Street, E.C.4. Elevator at work. Lee Road, Lewisham."
The Improved Wood Pavement Company Ltd was registered in 1872, having previously operated as the London Wood Paving Company. The use of wood to pave London streets had began in around the 1840s; new systems were introduced in the 1870s. A major advantage of wooden paving was that it produced less noise under horse drawn transport than the alternatives of granite or macadam, but was slippery when wet.
This is part of the Series: MOT01/01 Ministry of Transport: Series of lantern slides; within the Collection: MOT01 Ministry of Transport lantern slides
Source: Historic England Archive
Engineering, Horse Drawn Transport, Construction, People At Work
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