L1408 - Steam crane working at Leicester

L1408 - Steam crane working at Leicester
L1408 - Steam crane working at Leicester
L1408 - Steam crane working at Leicester
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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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