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RMTD97CF–The John Laing logo is seen on an LED screen in the background while a silhouetted person uses a smartphone in the foreground (Editorial use only)
RF2HAHPPC–Person holding smartphone with logo of British company John Laing Group Limited on screen in front of website. Focus on phone display.
RM2HTCRJ0–Wembley Town Hall, Forty Lane, Brent, London, 22/06/1962. E L Davies shaking hands with Sir John Laing during an award for 25 years of service at a long service and retirement presentation held in Wembley Town Hall. The long service and retirement presentation was held at Wembley Town Hall after an Annual General Meeting of the company. The presentations were made by W K Laing (Kirby) and J M Laing (Maurice) with Sir John Laing in attendance.
RM2EDRJ1W–CONCRETE -An early colour photo from a brochure showing Pavers, Spreaders and Finishers building what is believed to be Bedford Aerodrome, an airfield in Bedfordshire, England, The word LAING ( a construction firm ) can be seen on the machinery.
RMETNWF7–ABLE UK. Twin concrete legs rise out of the ground near Hartlepool nuclear power station. They are both more than 150ft high and form part of a trio of structures which will support a gas production platform in the North Sea. The legs are being built by John Laing ETE at the Graythorp yard for Hamilton Brothers Ravenspurn gasfield, off the Norfolk coast. 2nd March 1989.
RM2CEFFG5–. Revised, illustrated and descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees shrubs, roses, bulbs and bulbous plants, grape vines, small fruits, etc.. Louis Van Houtte 74 PERRY NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. ROSES—Continued. Mrs. John Laing Madame Gabriel Luizet.—Pink, distinct, verylarge, cupped-shaped; somewhat fragrant. Oneof the choicest. Marchioness of Londonderry.—Flowers ofgreat size, perfectly formed, and carried onstout stems. Color ivory white; petals of greatsubstance, shell shaped and reflexed; free flow-ering; highly perfumed; growth vigorous andfoliage very handsome. Margare
RMPJ7CH1–Telephoto close-up view of the Oxo Tower, One Blackfriars, The Shard and The South Bank Tower, taken from Waterloo Bridge, London
RMW1CA6N–Archive image from page 58 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable and. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable and flower seeds . descriptivecatal1926john Year: 1926 Rambler Rose Hedge Premier Margaret Dickson. White with pale flesh center; splendid form and substance. Growth very vigorous. Should be pruned lightly. Mme. Gabriel Luizet. Large, full flowers, cup- shaped in form. Pale clear pink in color; very fragrant. Mrs. John Laing. Color beautiful soft pink, flowers very large, perfect in form, and exceedingly fragrant. Ulrich Brunner. Cherry-red, flowers large, full and of globular form. BAB
RF2HAHPRE–Smartphone with logo of British company John Laing Group Limited on screen in front of business website. Focus on left of phone display.
RM2HFK301–Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, London, 28/06/1968. Two women working in the computer room of Laing's construction site at the Aylesbury Estate. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as ‘Jespersen’ (also called 'Jesperson'). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. Laing's Southern Region started building the Aylesbury Estate in 1967.
RMRFN3NG–. The John A. Doyle Company. Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Jubilee. GLGIRE OE LYONNAISE—The flowers are a pale shade of chamois or salmon-yellow and shaded white, orange and fawn. COQUETTE DES ALPS-A lovely pure white Rose. Very Delicious fragrance full; free in flower. , COQUETTE DES BLANCHES—One of the finest white Hybrid Perpetuals. Flowers large, pure snow white, very double, full and fragrant. A constant bloomer. One of the best New Hardy Rose,MRS. JOHN LAING—An ele- gant, new, constant-blooming, Hybrid Per- petual Rose. One of the very finest of its class. Color a
RMPD4HBJ–Telephoto close-up view of the Oxo Tower, One Blackfriars, The Shard and The South Bank Tower, taken from Waterloo Bridge, London
RF2HAHPTY–Person holding cellphone with website of British company John Laing Group Limited on screen in front of logo. Focus on center of phone display.
RM2HFK3WE–Paternoster Square, City of London, 16/01/1964. Looking north-east across the Paternoster development during its construction, showing completed blocks and some under construction including Sudbury House. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consiste
RMRFMX6B–. Nursery stock from the far north. Nursery stock Minnesota Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 32 THE JEWELL NURSERY COMPANY, LAKE CITY, MINN.. Mrs. John Laing. Anne de Diesbach. Glory of France. A beautiful shade of carmine; very large. A superb garden sort, fragrant; one of the hardiest. Valuable for forcing. Countess of Oxford. Bright carmine, fading in the sun; very large and full, not fragrant, wood almost thornless; foli- age very handsome, large and distinct; fine ir the bud. Valu- able for forcing. Fischer Holmes. Deep glowing crims
RMPD43G4–Telephoto close-up view of the Oxo Tower, One Blackfriars, The Shard and The South Bank Tower, taken from Waterloo Bridge, London
RF2HAHPR5–Person holding cellphone with logo of British company John Laing Group Limited on screen in front of business webpage. Focus on phone display.
RM2HTCPAM–Severn Bridge, M48, Aust, South Gloucestershire, 12/12/1961. Laing workers using a truck-mounted drilling rig on the temporary pontoons at the site of the foundations for the Beachley tower of the Severn Bridge. This photograph was used in the January 1962 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter, with the caption 'Ground Engineering Limited: rock-drilling in connection with the Severn Bridge'. The contract for the construction of the foundations for the Severn Bridge was won by John Howard and Company but part of the Laing group seems to have been subcontracted for the investigation
RMPJ7CMK–Telephoto close-up view of the Oxo Tower, One Blackfriars, The Shard and The South Bank Tower, taken from Waterloo Bridge, London
RMPD7XDR–View of the Oxo Tower, One Blackfriars, The Shard and The South Bank Tower, taken from Waterloo Bridge, London
RF2HAHPW7–Mobile phone with webpage of British company John Laing Group Limited on screen in front of business logo. Focus on top-left of phone display.
RM2HFK3MG–Hulme, Manchester, 01/08/1967. A block of 12M Jespersen flats under construction in Hulme, showing a wall panel with inset windows about to be hoisted into position. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. This site in Hulme was built in 1967 with parts supplied by the John La
RMPD4H8M–View of the Oxo Tower, One Blackfriars, The Shard and The South Bank Tower, taken from Waterloo Bridge, London
RF2HAHPPH–Person holding mobile phone with logo of British company John Laing Group Limited on screen in front of business web page. Focus on phone display.
RM2HFK3C0–Craigshill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, 01/10/1965. A team of Laing workers lowering a prefabricated concrete staircase into position at a Jespersen construction compound, probably at the Craigshill development in Livingston. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. The
RM2HFK3M8–Hulme, Manchester, 04/05/1967. A view over the construction site of three-storey flats in Hulme, built using the 12M Jespersen system, with the Manchester skyline in the distance including Manchester Central Railway Station. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. These flats
RM2HTCRDH–Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, 18/04/1968. Three girls standing beside a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. Th
RM2HFK3R8–Paternoster Square, City of London, 14/12/1962. Looking up at a tower crane against a maze of scaffolding during the construction of the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping
RM2HFK3TD–Paternoster Square, City of London, 23/06/1965. A view of tables and seating in an empty restaurant at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza
RM2HTCRDT–Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, 18/04/1968. Four boys sitting on a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. The Victo
RM2HFK322–Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, London, 06/10/1969. A lorry delivering precast concrete panels from Laing's factory in Andover to a block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. Laing's So
RM2HFK3T4–Paternoster Square, City of London, 26/08/1963. A view looking west showing various multi-storey blocks under construction as part of the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping
RM2HFK3T6–Paternoster Square, City of London, 23/06/1965. The reception area of an office building at the Paternoster development, showing a desk between four large columns. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shoppin
RM2HTCRDN–Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, 18/04/1968. A kitchen diner in a flat at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. The Victoria Park development in Macclesfield, lying bet
RM2HTCNRF–Pooles Park, Finsbury Park, Islington, London, 20/05/1970. Two children playing on posts in a playground besides blocks of flats at Pooles Park, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. The Pooles Park development was built by Lai
RM2HFK3T8–Paternoster Square, City of London, 23/06/1965. A woman walking down a winding staircase in a building at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piaz
RM2HFK3AW–Craigshill, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, 01/10/1965. Two surveyors at work on a Jespersen construction compound, probably at the Craigshill development in Livingston, with a crane in the background unloading a pallet from a trailer. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and mone
RM2HFK2WA–Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, London, 01/05/1971. A young girl seated on a bench in front of a recently completed block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. Laing's Southern Region st
RM2HFK2WN–Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, London, 01/05/1971. A view of two men delivering a free-standing cupboard to a block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. Laing's Southern Region started
RM2HFK3RN–Paternoster Square, City of London, 04/06/1962. Looking west during the construction of the Paternoster development, showing the Old Bailey in the background and Christchurch Greyfriars on the right. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of
RM2HTCRDK–Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, 18/04/1968. The living room of a flat at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system for flats known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. The Victoria Park development in Macclesfield, lying bet
RM2HTCPPM–St Mary's Estate, Oldham, 01/09/1964. A worker securing a concrete slab during the construction of 12M Jespersen prototype flats in Oldham, with derelict terraced houses in the background. In 1963, John Laing and Son Ltd bought the rights to the Danish industrialised building system known as Jespersen (sometimes referred to as Jesperson). The company built factories in Scotland, Hampshire and Lancashire producing Jespersen prefabricated parts and precast concrete panels, allowing the building of housing to be rationalised, saving time and money. The prototype flats shown in the photograph were
RM2HFK3RT–Paternoster Square, City of London, 03/09/1962. Looking west over the Paternoster development during its construction, showing the Old Bailey in the background and Christchurch Greyfriars on the right. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted o
RM2HFK3T5–Paternoster Square, City of London, 14/01/1963. A night-time view looking south-east across the Paternoster development, showing the site during construction with St Paul's Cathedral in the background. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted o
RM2HTCPPR–St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, City of London, 01/10/1963. A McKinney DAG 60 drilling rig in operation during the construction of the Paternoster development, with the west end of St Paul's Cathedral in the background. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940
RM2HFK3T2–Paternoster Square, City of London, 30/07/1975. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin unveiling a bronze sculpture of a shepherd and his sheep by Elisabeth Frink at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development in the 1960's was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park. In July 1975, a bronze statue of a shepherd and his sheep, sculpted by Elisabeth Frink, was unveiled at th
RM2HFK3RW–Paternoster Square, City of London, 15/09/1961. A McKinney Foundations crane and pile driver at work during the construction of the Paternoster development, with St Paul's Cathedral in the background. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of
RM2HFK3TC–Paternoster Square, City of London, 30/07/1975. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin admiring a bronze sculpture of a shepherd and sheep by Elisabeth Frink (pictured), on the day it was unveiled at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development in the 1960's was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park. In July 1975, a bronze statue of a shepherd and his sheep, sculpted by E
RM2HFK3TA–Paternoster Square, City of London, 15/01/1963. Four workmen employed on the construction of the Paternoster development. Photographs of these four workers were published in the February 1963 issue of Laing's monthly newsletter, Team Spirit. From left to right: G Otley, concreting ganger; J White, foreman joiner; P Enright, walking ganger; R Coxhead, carpenter/joiner.Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre si
RM2HTCPK3–Sir John Laing Building, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, London, 18/05/1981. The circular fountain and U-shaped stair tower by the front entrance to the Sir John Laing Building, Mill Hill. The Sir John Laing Building, named in honour of the company's president who died in January 1978 at the age of 98, was built between 1977 and 1980 having been planned since 1974. The building completed a phase of development at Laing's Mill Hill headquarters complex, an area that the firm had occupied since moving from Carlisle in 1922. By 1988 however a major restructuring of the company and meant a whole
RM2HTCPJK–Sir John Laing Building, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, London, 15/05/1981. A fountain outside the front entrance of the Sir John Laing Building, Mill Hill. The Sir John Laing Building, named in honour of the company's president who died in January 1978 at the age of 98, was built between 1977 and 1980 having been planned since 1974. The building completed a phase of development at Laing's Mill Hill headquarters complex, an area that the firm had occupied since moving from Carlisle in 1922. By 1988 however a major restructuring of the company and meant a wholesale relocation out of the Mill
RM2HFK3TE–Paternoster Square, City of London, 28/05/1963. A group of guests watching the topping out ceremony for a 10-storey block at the Paternoster development on closed circuit television. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park. On Tuesday 28th May, a 10-storey block was topped out at the Paternoster development. A copper cylinder containing cop
RM2HFK3RA–Paternoster Square, City of London, 01/03/1962. A team from Ground Engineering Ltd carrying out a site survey with a soft drilling rig during construction of the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of o
RM2HFK3TH–Paternoster Square, City of London, 30/07/1975. Guests listening to a speech during the unveiling ceremony for the bronze sculpture of a shepherd and sheep by Elisabeth Frink at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development in the 1960's was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park.In July 1975, a bronze statue of a shepherd and his sheep, sculpted by Elisabeth
RM2HTCPJM–Sir John Laing Building, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, London, 11/03/1982. A meeting of the Treasury Department team at the Sir John Laing Building, Mill Hill. The Sir John Laing Building, named in honour of the company's president who died in January 1978 at the age of 98, was built between 1977 and 1980 having been planned since 1974. The building completed a phase of development at Laing's Mill Hill headquarters complex, an area that the firm had occupied since moving from Carlisle in 1922. By 1988 however a major restructuring of the company and meant a wholesale relocation out of the
RM2HTCPXA–Steel Works, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, 16/09/1975. A general view across the ore handling area at the British Steel Works at Redcar. This image was used in the January 1976 edition of Team Spirit the Laing company newsletter.
RM2GGE7DA–A man seated at a control desk at the Ford Motor Company Works, operating a row of Munck cranes. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
RM2HTCRNF–West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Homewood, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, 27/08/1964. An x-ray room in the radiography department at West Cumberland Hospital showing the control booth. This photograph appeared in the December 1964 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HFK3MX–A view of Eggborough Power Station from the south-west, showing a front-loader tractor working in the field in the foreground. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
RM2HTCRHH–Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave on Sowe, Coventry, West Midlands, 01/07/1969. A view of the Nurses' Home and Training School at Walsgrave Hospital Coventry, looking north. This photograph appears in the October 1969 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HFK3M3–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 18/06/1977. A hot air balloon emblazoned with a Laing banner taking off from the Elstree Sports Ground during the annual Laing Gala Day festivities. This photograph was used in the July 1977 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HFK3A9–Retirement celebration for W G Cursons in Manchester, 29/09/1976. Guests helping themselves to party food during the retirement celebration for W G Cursons in Manchester. W G Cursons was a Laing Regional Director for the north-west. He retired in 1976 with 45 years of service to the Company.
RM2HTCRHK–Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave on Sowe, Coventry, West Midlands, 01/07/1969. The exterior of the Maternity Block at the Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, showing the main entrance and ambulance canopy. This photograph appears in the October 1969 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2GGE7BY–A view of the new foundry under construction at the Ford Motor Company Works, showing the south-east end of the building with reinforcing steel, formwork and concrete pouring in progress. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
RM2HFK3GM–No 1 Poultry, City of London, c1996. A worker drilling into a granite slab during construction of the roof terrace at No. 1 Poultry, London. Photographs from this film were used in the June 1997 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter in a review of projects in progress during 1996 and the state of the business.
RM2HTCRJH–West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Homewood, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, 31/05/1960. Two nurses outside the entrance to the nurses' accommodation block at West Cumberland Hospital. Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter, indicates that the geriatric and psychiatric units were built during the first phase of construction, completed in 1959.
RM2HFK337–John Laing and Son Limited, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, London, 19/04/1984. H Wills at work in one of Laing's research and development labs, applying coloured concrete to a piece of carved stonework. The work that was carried out in this particular lab involved preparing colour matching concretes for the repair of stone for Laing's specialist activities such as Laing Stonemasonry. The process involved mixing many different types and colours of sand to find the best match.
RM2HFK3H5–John Laing and Son Limited, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, London, 19/04/1984. H Wills at work in one of Laing's research and development labs, applying coloured concrete to a piece of carved stonework. The work that was carried out in this particular lab involved preparing colour matching concretes for the repair of stone for Laing's specialist activities such as Laing Stonemasonry. The process involved mixing many different types and colours of sand to find the best match.
RM2GGE7B6–A view of the new foundry under construction at the Ford Motor Company Works, showing a team of men working on a typical section of steel reinforcement being fixed for the columns and beams of the first floor. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
RM2HFK36F–Green Park House, Poplar Walk, Croydon, London, 21/03/1985. Looking from a gantry down to the entrance atrium in the Prudential offices at Green Park House showing its wall climber lift at the top floor. This photograph appeared in the June 1985 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter, used in a story on the official opening of the building on the 21st of June 1985.
RM2HFK35D–Filton Airfield, South Gloucestershire, c1949-c1953. The Bristol Brabazon G-AGPW on the runway at Filton Airfield. The first prototype of the Bristol Brabazon, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, was constructed in 1945 and performed its maiden flight in 1949. Laing extended the runway westwards at Filton Airfield to accommodate the airliner; work began in July 1946 on the new runway, which was 2,725 yards long and 100 yards wide.
RM2HFK3NB–No 1 Poultry, City of London, c1996. Two workers using a spirit level and wedges to precisely position a limestone block during construction of the circular clock tower at No. 1 Poultry. Photographs from this film were used in the June 1997 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter in a review of projects in progress during 1996 and the state of the business.
RM2HFK3ND–Minories Car Park, 1 Shorter Street, City of London, 18/07/1969. The first section of parapet wall in place at the north east corner of Minories Car Park. The architect specified that the exposed aggregate finish of the spandrel and parapet panels was uniform in colour and texture. To achieve this all the flint had to be selected and stockpiled in advance. Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter, refers to Whalley flint; presumably the Lancashire town that was the source of the aggregate.
RM2GGE7CB–A view of the new foundry under construction at the Ford Motor Company Works, showing cladding panels being erected on part of the south elevation, and freight wagons on a rail track in the foreground with cranes working overhead. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
RM2HFK36N–Minories Car Park, 1 Shorter Street, City of London, 31/01/1969. Polypropylene moulds in place to create the coffered structure of the floor slab of the first floor at Minories Car Park. In Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter, these are referred to as 'Kaiser Moulds.' 2,200 of these were hired for the project and all but one of them were returned intact. At this stage of the project, the site team poured 300 cubic yards of concrete per week.
RM2HFK3MR–British Salt Factory, Faulkner Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire, 28/04/1971. The brine clarification plant at the British Salt factory. Work began on site on the 16th of April 1968 and was completed in early June 1969 with the factory officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on the 25th. It was the first industrial water treatment plant completed in the UK to use a system developed by Laing's French partner company, Degremont. This photograph was used in the December 1971 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HTCNKM–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. Children playing on the bouncy castle at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco.
RM2HTCNR0–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. Children playing on the bouncy castle at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco.
RM2HTCNRC–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. A small child enjoying the merry-go-round ride at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco.
RM2HFK3TY–Skegness, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, 12/06/1948. A portrait of a smartly dressed man and woman on a Laing staff outing to Skegness. A group of about 100 people attended this outing from contracts in Grimsby, Carrington's Coppice, East Leake and Leicester. The man in this image is believed to be G. B. Malcolm. He joined the company in 1928, before being appointed Area Agent in 1948 and District Manager in 1950.
RM2HTCRN8–West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Homewood, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, 27/08/1964. Workers washing and pressing bed linen in the laundry at West Cumberland Hospital. Built during the first phase of construction at the site along with the boiler house and workshops, the laundry could handle 45,000 articles a week and serviced a number of hospitals in the region. This photograph appeared in the December 1964 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HTCRN1–West Cumberland Hospital, Homewood Road, Homewood, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, 27/08/1964. The entrance to the maternity clinic at West Cumberland Hospital. Work began on the maternity block in March 1962; an extension to the contract for the main phase of building the hospital in May 1961. It was completed and handed over in January 1964. This photograph appeared in the December 1964 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HFK3M1–Bull Ring Centre, Birmingham, 02/07/1963. A group of councillors from Utrecht, Holland, being shown an architectural model of the Bull Ring Centre during a visit to the site. On Tuesday 2nd July 1963, 11 members of the City Council of Utrecht, Holland, and 7 officers, including the Director of Public Works and City Surveyor, visited the Bull Ring development. The councillors spent the morning with the Birmingham Corporation at the Civic Centre, followed by a lunch with representatives of the Birmingham Corporation and the Laing Development Company. In the afternoon, the councillors toured the
RM2HFK3N4–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 18/06/1955. Three women with trays of refreshments competing in a waitressing race during a Laing sports day at Elstree. This sports day was attended by people from Laing contracts in Thurleigh, Bradford, Harlow, Shell Haven, London, Welwyn Garden City, Leicester and even as far as Plymouth. The day included field and track competitions as well as special attractions including Scottish dancing, a flower show, gymnastic displays and music by the Silver Band of the 5th Hendon Company Boys' Brigade.
RM2HFK3NT–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 18/06/1955. Children riding in a miniature train carriage and waving at the camera during a Laing sports day at Elstree. This sports day was attended by people from Laing contracts in Thurleigh, Bradford, Harlow, Shell Haven, London, Welwyn Garden City, Leicester and even as far as Plymouth. The day included field and track competitions as well as special attractions including Scottish dancing, a flower show, gymnastic displays and music by the Silver Band of the 5th Hendon Company Boys' Brigade.
RM2HTCNHR–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. The audience of children and their parents for the Punch & Judy show at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco.
RM2HFK30P–Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, London, 07/09/1976. Looking over low-rise blocks of flats and maisonettes during the topping out ceremony of the Southwark Whites contract on the Aylesbury Estate. The Southwark Whites contract was carried out by Laing's South London Region. In an article published in October 1976 in Laing's monthly newsletter 'Team Spirit', the site is described as the last housing development to be built by Laing in the 10 year redevelopment of the Aylesbury Estate. It was also to be the last housing development to be built using the 12M Jespersen scheme as the John Lai
RM2HFK3CH–County High School, Gedling Road, Arnold, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, 25/09/1958. M Williamson, an apprentice joiner, working on the construction of Arnold County High School. M Williamson was featured as Apprentice of the Month in the November 1958 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter. Born in Doncaster, the son of a miner, he joined the company in 1953, preferring an outdoor job to following his father into the pit. Williamson worked on a number of projects in Richmond, Yorkshire, and Birmingham and would complete his apprenticeship in May 1959.
RM2HTCNRN–Queensgate Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 19/04/1982. An interior view of Queensgate Shopping Centre taken from the Central Square escalator, showing the entrance to British Home Stores. The contract for the Queensgate Centre, located in the heart of Peterborough, was awarded to Laing in 1975. Various planning enquiries and design changes delayed the start of the work however the inauguration ceremony finally took place in April 1978. The multi-level shopping centre was designed with a large car park and a new bus station, and many well-known retailers such as John Lewis, British Home S
RM2HFK3BN–County High School, Gedling Road, Arnold, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, 11/09/1959. A view of the main courtyard at Arnold County High School filled with school children, seen from the roof of the 'houseblock' to the south-east. The school operated a house system of three houses for sports, scholastic and social activities. Rooms for housemasters, pupil dining rooms and kitchens were contained in the 'houseblock' that surrounded the central courtyard on three sides. This photograph featured in the October 1959 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter in a story documenting the project's
RM2HFK3BW–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 23/09/1979. The winning team of a Mixed Triples Bowls Tournament being presented with a shield by Terry Eves, representing event sponsors Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, with club treasurer Ron Homewood on the right. A similar image was published in November 1979 in Laing's monthly Team Spirit newsletter. From left to right: Terry Eves of Scottish and Newcastle Breweries; Laing winning triples: Bob Loudon, Jean Bowden and John Cannon; and Ron Homewood.
RM2HFK31D–Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, 01/03/1982. An exterior view of the main entrance to the Barbican Arts Centre. John Laing & Son Ltd were responsible for the construction of Phase V of the Barbican development, which included the Barbican Arts Centre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The Barbican Centre is a huge performing arts centre which houses a library, theatre, concert hall, cinemas, conservatory, seminar rooms and more. On Wednesday 3rd March 1982, the Barbican Centre was ceremonially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, who unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark
RM2HFK3BJ–Empress State Building, Lillie Road, Earl's Court, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, 03/07/1961. Managers gathering to watch a worker pour out the topmost load of concrete on the roof of the Empress State Building, Earl's Court, London. The men pictured, left to right are: GE Margetts, Agent, P Clarke, R Hill, C Farrow, General Foreman and W Pitman, District Manager. This photograph was used in the August 1961 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.
RM2HTCNJ7–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. Professor Alexander the Punch & Judy man gathering an audience for his next show at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco.
RM2HTCNJ8–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. A woman sitting astride a spinning balance beam over a tank of water whilst wet sponges are thrown at her, part of the 'It's a Knockout' competition at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco. This photog
RM2HFK356–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 18/06/1955. Children taking a ride on a miniature train named 'The Continental Express' during a Laing sports day at Elstree. This sports day was attended by people from Laing contracts in Thurleigh, Bradford, Harlow, Shell Haven, London, Welwyn Garden City, Leicester and even as far as Plymouth. The day included field and track competitions as well as special attractions including Scottish dancing, a flower show, gymnastic displays and music by the Silver Band of the 5th Hendon Company Boys' Brigade.
RM2HTCPK1–Sir John Laing Building, Page Street, Mill Hill, Barnet, London, 18/05/1981. The exterior of the front entrance to the Sir John Laing Building, Mill Hill, showing the octagonal glass Conference Centre to the left. The Sir John Laing Building, named in honour of the company's president who died in January 1978 at the age of 98, was built between 1977 and 1980 having been planned since 1974. The building completed a phase of development at Laing's Mill Hill headquarters complex, an area that the firm had occupied since moving from Carlisle in 1922. By 1988 however a major restructuring of the
RM2HTCPMK–St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, Wandsworth, London, 07/08/1985. A lorry delivering light weight aggregate to the St James Wing construction site at St George's Hospital, Tooting. 'Lytag' was a light weight aggregate manufactured from pulverised fuel ash from power stations and used in concrete building materials. Lytag Ltd developed the product in 1961 and was a subsidiary of John Laing Ltd until 1982 when it was bought by Pozzolanic Ltd. Pozzolanic Ltd was in turn acquired by the BORAL Group, as shown by the truck's livery.
RM2HFK3GA–CIS Building, Cooperative Insurance Society Tower, Miller Street, Manchester, 16/10/1962. The main entrance foyer featuring an abstract wall mural in the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) Building in Manchester. In 1959, the Laing Company began work on the construction of two office blocks for the Co-operative Society in Manchester. The Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) tower was over 350ft high when completed in 1962, and was the tallest office block in the country at the time. On an adjacent site, a smaller 14-storey high office block for the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) was co
RM2HTCNRP–Queensgate Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 19/04/1982. An interior view of British Home Stores within Queensgate Shopping Centre, showing clothing displayed on mannequins. The contract for the Queensgate Centre, located in the heart of Peterborough, was awarded to Laing in 1975. Various planning enquiries and design changes delayed the start of the work however the inauguration ceremony finally took place in April 1978. The multi-level shopping centre was designed with a large car park and a new bus station, and many well-known retailers such as John Lewis, British Home Stores and Little
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