L1504 - Braunstone Gate construction site

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10124

Title

Description

L1504 - To get the London Extension across Leicester, a long blue-brick viaduct had to be built that incorporated several girder bridges. One of these was at Braunstone Gate (see Newton - I 2/2), and here we see the clearance work being carried out. Many navvies can be seen digging, but most have stopped to look at the camera. A light contractor's railway is in place and a steam crane with bucket is in use moving the excavated earth. Note the blurred bucket indicating movement.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L1504.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

Exhibitions with this image

L1504 - To get the London Extension across Leicester, a long blue-brick viaduct had to be built that incorporated several girder bridges. One of these was at Braunstone Gate (see Newton - I 2/2), and here we see the clearance work being carried out. Many navvies can be seen digging, but most have stopped to look at the camera. A light contractor's railway is in place and a steam crane with bucket is in use moving the excavated earth. Note the blurred bucket indicating movement.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found here

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

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3764.jpg

File size

2.10 MB

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JPEG