L2397 - Navvies platelaying in Leicestershire

L2397 - Navvies platelaying in Leicestershire
L2397 - Navvies platelaying in Leicestershire
L2397 - Navvies platelaying in Leicestershire
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Title
L2397 - Navvies platelaying in Leicestershire
Description
L2397 - A platelaying gang, all similarly dressed and engaged with shovels, work on a line of contractor's temporary railway in Leicestershire, circa 1897. The man standing on the left is presumably the foreman, or 'gaffer'.



British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker
S.W.A. Newton
LCC ID. No.
L2397.tif
Image Use
Personal use only unless otherwise agreed
Notes
IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative
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