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L1408 - Steam crane working at Leicester
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Title
L1408 - Steam crane working at Leicester
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L1408 - Navvies and a steam crane at work on Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton. Beyond is the Leicester viaduct. The crane's cab is not an original feature, but an improvised shelter of wood and corrugated metal built by the contractor or the navvies themselves.
British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection
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S.W.A. Newton
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L1408.tif
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IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative
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L1408 - Navvies and a steam crane at work on Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton. Beyond is the Leicester viaduct. The crane's cab is not an original feature, but an improvised shelter of wood and corrugated metal built by the contractor or the navvies themselves.
British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection
More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found
here
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Transport
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3516.jpg
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3690 px
Height
2653 px
Uploaded on
2013-06-05 12:30:52
Date taken
01/01/1897