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RM2HTCRXN–Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 01/09/1971. An elevated view looking west along the route of the Westway Flyover, showing it overhanging the Grand Union Canal and curving to cross the railway near Westbourne Park Station. Work on site for the Western Avenue Extension began on 1st September 1966, and the Westway as it became known was officially opened on 28th July 1970. The elevated highway connecting the A40 at White City to Marylebone Road in Paddington, at around 2 ½ miles, was the longest in Europe. This photograph was taken at grid reference TQ249118183
RM2HTCW1J–New Gallery, Regent Street, City of Westminster, London, 1970-1999. The auditorium in the New Gallery, showing the domed ceiling and balcony. The New Gallery was built as an art gallery in the late 19th century. The building was converted into a restaurant in 1910 and subsequently a cinema in 1913, to the plans of William Woodward & Sons. The cinema was altered in 1925 to the plans of Nicholas & Dixon-Spain. The New Gallery Cinema operated until 1953. The building was used as a church until the 1990s. It was later used for retail.
RM2HTCRPC–Westway Flyover, A40, Kensington and Chelsea, London, 28/07/1970. Michael Heseltine and a group of journalists at the opening of the Westway Flyover, with a protest banner draped in the background. Michael Heseltine was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport at the time and deputised for the Minister John Peyton to cut the tape for the opening of the Westway Flyover. Acklam Road was the focus of protests against the Westway by local residents. Houses along one side of the street had been demolished to make way for the flyover and at a reception held earlier that day at the Lord&#
![BAFTA Headquarters, Piccadilly, St James's, City of Westminster, London, 1976-1999. The auditorium in the BAFTA headquarters, with spherical Decca monitors suspended along the walls. A new centre for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts opened at 195 Piccadilly in 1976. Between 1883 and 1970, the building had housed the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The architect for the theatre's refurbishment, and the designer of the 26" Decca colour monitors which were suspended in the auditorium, was Brian Perry. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HTCTW2/bafta-headquarters-piccadilly-st-jamess-city-of-westminster-london-1976-1999-the-auditorium-in-the-bafta-headquarters-with-spherical-decca-monitors-suspended-along-the-walls-a-new-centre-for-the-british-academy-of-film-and-television-arts-opened-at-195-piccadilly-in-1976-between-1883-and-1970-the-building-had-housed-the-royal-institute-of-painters-in-water-colours-the-architect-for-the-theatres-refurbishment-and-the-designer-of-the-26quot-decca-colour-monitors-which-were-suspended-in-the-auditorium-was-brian-perry-2HTCTW2.jpg "BAFTA Headquarters, Piccadilly, St James's, City of Westminster, London, 1976-1999. The auditorium in the BAFTA headquarters, with spherical Decca monitors suspended along the walls. A new centre for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts opened at 195 Piccadilly in 1976. Between 1883 and 1970, the building had housed the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The architect for the theatre's refurbishment, and the designer of the 26" Decca colour monitors which were suspended in the auditorium, was Brian Perry. Stock Photo")
RM2HTCTW2–BAFTA Headquarters, Piccadilly, St James's, City of Westminster, London, 1976-1999. The auditorium in the BAFTA headquarters, with spherical Decca monitors suspended along the walls. A new centre for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts opened at 195 Piccadilly in 1976. Between 1883 and 1970, the building had housed the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The architect for the theatre's refurbishment, and the designer of the 26" Decca colour monitors which were suspended in the auditorium, was Brian Perry.
RM2HTCT7W–Brodsworth Hall, Brodsworth Park, Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 2008. Detail of books on shelves in Brodsworth Hall's library. A version of this digital image edited for publication also exists, as PLB N080070.tif.
RM2HTCRY6–Whitecote Primary School, Wellington Grove, Bramley, Leeds, 08/03/1989. Children playing games in the playground at Whitecote Primary School, Leeds, looking north. Laing's Yorkshire Region division built three schools as a combined £4m contract for Leeds City Council. Whitecote, Harehills and Whingate primary schools were all built between September 1987 and September 1988. All three were of traditional brick and block construction with hipped tiled roofs. The design followed the same template but Whingate was a mirror image of the other two.
RM2HTCW13–Mecca Bingo Club, Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, Brent, London, 1990-2004. The Mecca Bingo Club and Kilburn High Road viewed from the north. The Gaumont State Theatre was opened in 1937. It was one of the largest cinemas in Europe, and the largest in England, with a seating capacity of 4,004. The exterior design is reputedly inspired by the Empire State Building in New York. The building was later divided into a dance hall, cinema and bingo hall, before being used solely as a bingo hall from around 1990. In 2010 the building reopened as a church.
RM2HTCW0N–Gala Bingo Hall, 50-60 Mitcham Road, Tooting Graveney, Wandsworth, London, 1991-2013. Two ante-proscenium bays in the auditorium of the Gala Bingo Hall, showing the decorated tympanum and painted panels of the central bay. The Granada Theatre opened in 1931. It closed in 1973 and reopened in 1976 as the Granada Bingo Club, later the Gala Bingo Club. The Granada Theatre is considered to be the most lavishly decorated cinema interior in Britain.
RM2HTCW16–Mecca Bingo Club, Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, Brent, London, 1990-2004. The north-east elevation of the Mecca Bingo Club. The Gaumont State Theatre was opened in 1937. It was one of the largest cinemas in Europe, and the largest in England, with a seating capacity of 4,004. The exterior design is reputedly inspired by the Empire State Building in New York. The building was later divided into a dance hall, cinema and bingo hall, before being used solely as a bingo hall from around 1990. In 2010 the building reopened as a church.
RM2HTCW0K–Gala Bingo Hall, 50-60 Mitcham Road, Tooting Graveney, Wandsworth, London, 1991-2013. Three painted panels beneath a triple colonnade of arches above the balcony in the auditorium of the Gala Bingo Hall. The Granada Theatre opened in 1931. It closed in 1973 and reopened in 1976 as the Granada Bingo Club, later the Gala Bingo Club. The Granada Theatre is considered to be the most lavishly decorated cinema interior in Britain. Painted panels in the auditorium depict medieval-style figures, including musicians, robed figures, and wimpled ladies. The exact date of this photograph is not known; the
RM2HTCRHF–Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave on Sowe, Coventry, West Midlands, 17/03/1967. Two nurses tend to babies in incubators whilst a third inspects a trolley of milk bottles in the After Care Unit at Walsgrave Hospital.
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
RM2HTCTW5–Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, City of Westminster, London, 1986. The auditorium of Screen 1 in the Empire Cinema. The Empire Theatre first opened in 1884 and was designed by Thomas Verity. Its facade, entrance and auditorium were redeveloped in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Between 1928 and 1961, the auditorium had 3300 seats. After 1962, when the interior was redesigned by George Coles, the former stalls became a dance hall, later a casino. In the 1980s the cinema was converted into three screens: the original Screen 1 could seat 1330 people, the adjacent Ritz Cinema became Scree
RM2HTCW6G–Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, 2008. Detail of a flower with a bee collecting pollen at its centre, in Osborne House's walled garden.
RM2HTCR7T–Thurleigh Airfield, Thurleigh, Bedfordfordshire, 19/12/1953. Parents and children playing with balloons at a children's party. This photograph shows a children's party that was organised by Laing's Welfare staff and members of the Committee for the children of staff working on the Thurleigh Airfield project. The party was held in the Camp Theatre and included clowns, games, a film show, presents from Santa Claus and tea for sixty children.
RM2HTCW2G–Top Rank Bingo Club, Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, 1990-1997. The Top Rank Bingo Club viewed from the north-east. The Ritz Cinema opened in 1937. It was damaged by bombing in the Second World War, and reopened in 1947 after renovation work. The original Compton organ was replaced by a Christie organ from the La Scala Cinema in Glasgow. The cinema was later renamed the Essoldo Cinema. It closed in 1969 and became a bingo club, which closed in 1997. The building was later demolished.
RM2HTCRY1–Whingate Primary School, Whingate Road, Leeds, 09/03/1989. Children working at tables in a classroom at Whingate Primary School, Leeds. Laing's Yorkshire Region division built three schools as a combined £4m contract for Leeds City Council. Whitecote, Harehills and Whingate primary schools were all built between September 1987 and September 1988. All three were of traditional brick and block construction with hipped tiled roofs. The design followed the same template but Whingate was a mirror image of the other two.
RM2HTCTC7–The Green, Chalfont St Giles, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, 1925-1935. A view looking across the village pond towards buildings on The Green and St Giles's Church
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.
RM2HTCRHY–WD and HO Wills, Whitchurch Lane, City of Bristol, 15/06/1979. The podium building, bridging the artificial lake, and the office block above it at the Wills tobacco factory at Hartcliffe, Bristol. Both the office building and the factory itself were constructed from Cor-Ten steel frames, Cor-Ten steel was pre-weathered to produce a russet brown patina which would in theory harmonise with the landscaping. The use of Cor-Ten steel for the bold exposed frame of the office building is given as one of the principal justifications awarding it Grade II listed status in May 2000. The building was co
RM2HTCTH8–Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London, 2009. General view looking north-west towards the towers of Canary Wharf from Eastney Street in Greenwich, with the spire of Christ Church, Isle of Dogs, in the middle distance
RM2HTCPF7–Severn Bridge, M48, Aust, South Gloucestershire, 10/11/1987. The Severn Bridge from the Aust beach at low tide, seen during strengthening work done by Laing. The original design and construction of the Severn Bridge had under estimated the increased volume of traffic since its completion in 1966 and whilst built to last 120 years it was found to require remedial work after just 20. Laing Industrial Engineering & Construction won the £29.5m contract from the Department of Transport and strengthening work on all elements of the structure began in May 1987. The project was completed in
RM2HTCRNX–West Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, West Dorset, Dorset, 08/04/1987. A night time view showing part of West Dorset County Hospital fronting an internal courtyard, with the glazed facade of the main stairwell lit up from within. In the early 1980s plans were developed for a modern hospital to replace the old Dorchester Hospital, at a new site to the west of the town centre. A joint venture of Laing’s South West Region and Haden Young Limited were responsible for Phase I of the construction project, which was to provide 149 beds and included maternity and geriatric units, two operati
RM2HTCR7F–Thurleigh Airfield, Thurleigh, Bedfordfordshire, 19/12/1953. Parents with their children watching the entertainment at a children's party. This photograph shows a children's party that was organised by Laing's Welfare staff and members of the Committee for the children of staff working on the Thurleigh Airfield project. The party was held in the Camp Theatre and included clowns, games, a film show, presents from Santa Claus and tea for sixty children.
RM2HTCTK4–Thamesmead, Bexley, London, 2006. General view looking north-east across the River Thames from Thamesmead towards Dagenham at dusk, with a tug travelling downstream, pulling two barges loaded with shipping containers.
RM2HTCP54–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 20/06/1987. The EPL 'Somnambulists' team in the 'It's a Knockout' style competition posing with the Eastenders actor Gillian Taylforth at the 1987 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; hot air balloon rides, helicopter rides, a bouncy castle and fairground rides, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. Cast members from Eastenders made a guest appearance and entered a side in the football competition. Six teams entered the 'It's a Kn
RM2HTCTPR–Audley End, Audley Park, Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, 2009. Detail of a butterfly on a flower in Audley End's kitchen garden.
RM2HTCRPB–Westway Flyover, A40, Kensington and Chelsea, London, 28/07/1970. Watney's dray horses eating from nosebags during the celebration for the opening of the Westway Flyover. Work on site for the Western Avenue Extension began on the 1st September 1966 and the Westway as it became known was officially opened on the 28th July 1970. The elevated highway connecting the A40 at White City to Marylebone Road in Paddington, at around 2 ½ miles was the longest in Europe. The construction was organised into six sections. Sections 1, 4, 5 & 6 formed the main flyover into central London with Section
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.
RM2HTCRXA–Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 28/07/1970. Four police officers talking with the leader of the demonstrators protesting against the opening of the Westway Flyover. Acklam Road was the focus of protests against the Westway by local residents. Houses along one side of the street had been demolished to make way for the flyover and at a reception held earlier that day at the Lord’s Tavern, George Clark, leader of the residents’ social rights committee, had presented their objections to the Minister of Transport and representatives from the Greater Lond
RM2HTCT21–Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, 13/06/1953. Laing workers with their families seated in a dining hall during a Laing staff outing to Whitley Bay. In 1947, after a seven year break, Laing had resurrected their 'Area Outings' for staff and their families, with trips taking place in May and June. This trip was for their staff from the Carlisle area.
RM2HTCPX0–Steel Works, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, 16/09/1975. A view along one of the sets of conveyor belts at the British Steel Works at Redcar, looking south towards the sintering plant.
RM2HTCP5E–RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, 21/01/1953. Men carrying out construction work at Gaydon Airfield, pouring and levelling concrete during the concreting of a building's footprint. Work began on the construction of a new runway at Gaydon Airfield in early 1952. This was followed by a second contract for the construction of more than 100 Easiform and Air Ministry buildings. These included an air traffic control tower, five boiler houses, airmen's huts, messes, and a NAAFI. The largest Easiform building on the site was a training centre, which had a floor area of almost 3,000
RM2HTCTHG–Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, 2009. Detail of coloured light cast by a stained-glass window in the chapel of the castle's Great Tower.
RM2HTCNT7–Perronet Thompson School, Wawne Road, Bransholme, Kingston upon Hull, 17/04/1989. The interior of the sports hall at Perronet Thompson School with nets set up for cricket practice, showing the glazed barrel vaulted ceiling. Laing's Yorkshire Region division began work on site in September 1986 and the building was completed in June 1988. Bransholme was one of the largest local authority housing estates in Britain at the time and the school was equipped with enhanced facilities for the use of the whole community. These included the larger lending library, the 'Bransholme Theatre', meetings ro
RM2HTCW5R–EMR Swindon Scrap Metal Yard, Gypsy Lane, Swindon, 2009. General view of the scrap yard, with a material handling machine at work on top of a pile of waste metal and scrapped vehicles.
RM2HTCNRE–RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, 11/03/1953. A man fitting corrugated roofing panels onto the roof of a newly constructed building at Gaydon Airfield. Work began on the construction of a new runway at Gaydon Airfield in early 1952. This was followed by a second contract for the construction of more than 100 Easiform and Air Ministry buildings, and 23 Nissen huts.
RM2HTCRXJ–Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, c1969. Two workers stressing the longitudinal soffit cables inside the box section of the deck units of the Westway Flyover. The individual deck units of the flyover are tied together with steel cables and only when these are stressed and tightened does each span act as a single self-supporting structure. Each span of the flyover contains 53 km of cabling. The cables are each made up of twelve 16 mm thick strands.
RM2HTCPG0–Severn Bridge, M48, Aust, South Gloucestershire, 1987-1989. The Severn Bridge at sunset, seen during strengthening work done by Laing. The original design and construction of the Severn Bridge had under estimated the increased volume of traffic since its completion in 1966 and whilst built to last 120 years it was found to require remedial work after just 20. Laing Industrial Engineering & Construction won the £29.5m contract from the Department of Transport and strengthening work on all elements of the structure began in May 1987. The project was completed in April 1990 in the same
RM2HTCW2C–Olypmia Theatre, West Derby Road, Everton, Liverpool, 1990-2015. A view from the circle looking across the auditorium and former stage in the Olympia Theatre, with the space filled with tables. The Olympia Theatre opened in 1905. In 1925 it was briefly closed and reopened as a cinema. It closed in 1939 for the duration of the Second World War. The building became a ballroom in 1948, and then a bingo hall from 1964 until 1982, and then 1987-1990. In the 21st century it operated as a live events venue.
RM2HTCTR4–Audley End, Audley Park, Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, 2008. Detail of Lord Burghley dessert apples on a tree on the estate.
RM2HTCRX9–Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 28/07/1970. A crowd of demonstrators against the opening of the Westway Flyover, being filmed by a camera crew. Acklam Road was the focus of protests against the Westway by local residents. Houses along one side of the street had been demolished to make way for the flyover and at a reception held earlier that day at the Lord’s Tavern, George Clark, leader of the residents’ social rights committee, had presented their objections to the Minister of Transport and representatives from the Greater London Council. By Septem
RM2HTCT33–Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, 2017. Detail of rubbish in a puddle on the Promenade, including birds' feathers, cigarette ends and a small cloth crown.
RM2HTCT87–Stonehenge, Stonehenge Down, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 2010. General view of some of the stones of Stonehenge silhouetted against the red sky at sunset. A version of this digital image edited for publication also exists, as PLB N081236.tif.
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
RM2HTCTKY–Victoria Tower, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, c1925-1935. A man guiding a piece of stonework into place on the top of the Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, during restoration works.
RM2HTCTP3–The Gatehouse, Dereham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, 2015. Detail of a stained-glass roundel in one of the public house's windows, depicting a tankard of ale.
RM2HTCRP5–West Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, West Dorset, Dorset, 08/04/1987. A view along a corridor at West Dorset County Hospital showing the decorative suspended ceiling. In the early 1980s plans were developed for a modern hospital to replace the old Dorchester Hospital, at a new site to the west of the town centre. A joint venture of Laing’s South West Region and Haden Young Limited were responsible for Phase I of the construction project, which was to provide 149 beds and included maternity and geriatric units, two operating theatres and a pathology and X-ray department. Phase I on t
RM2HTCR7C–The Spa, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, 19/06/1948. A group of people having lunch at a long table in the Spa Cafe during a day trip of Laing staff to Bridlington. This day trip was for contracts in the North West area, including those at Darlington, Doncaster, Bolton on Dearne, Stubbs Wood, Huddersfield and Wigfield. W. K. Laing also joined the outing.
RM2HTCPB5–Severn Bridge, M48, Aust, South Gloucestershire, 11/11/1987. A Laing worker standing on a platform at the top of the Aust tower of the Severn Bridge while shielding his eyes from the sun. The original design and construction of the Severn Bridge had under estimated the increased volume of traffic since its completion in 1966 and whilst built to last 120 years it was found to require remedial work after just 20. Laing Industrial Engineering & Construction won the £29.5m contract from the Department of Transport and strengthening work on all elements of the structure began in May 1987.
RM2HTCT8T–Littlebrook Power Station, Rennie Drive, Littlebrook, Dartford, Kent, 2015. Interior view of a meeting room in the power station, with a row of circular windows in its external wall
RM2HTCPEW–Severn Bridge, M48, Aust, South Gloucestershire, 10/11/1987. A view looking up at from the base of one of the towers of the Severn Bridge, seen during strengthening work done by Laing. The original design and construction of the Severn Bridge had under estimated the increased volume of traffic since its completion in 1966 and whilst built to last 120 years it was found to require remedial work after just 20. Laing Industrial Engineering & Construction won the £29.5m contract from the Department of Transport and strengthening work on all elements of the structure began in May 1987. T
RM2HTCPWH–Steel Works, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, 16/09/1975. A worker on a high gantry looking out over the construction of a steel framed building at the British Steel Works at Redcar. The photograph also shows the supports for a network of conveyor belts and the North Sea is visible in the distance.
RM2HTCRH5–Vintners Place, Upper Thames Street, Queenhithe, London, 28/10/1992. An elevated view looking through the archway at the north end of the galleria at Vintners Place showing the marble floor of the open atrium. Laing undertook the £79m management contract for the construction of a 37,000sqm high quality office development at Vintners Place between March 1989 and December 1992. Work on site began in June 1989 with the demolition of 10 buildings including Vintry House and Kennet Wharf on the riverside. The listed façade of Thames House along Queen Street Place was preserved and incorp
RM2HTCPPG–St Mary's Church, New Road, Peterborough, 20/11/1991. St Mary's Church viewed from the south-west at dusk, with lights illuminating the tower and glazed porch. Construction of St Mary’s Church began in 1989 and was completed in 1991. The church was built on the site of the former Church of St Mary the Virgin, a mid-19th century parish church which had fallen into disrepair. The land on which the original church stood was sold and a new development known as Churchgate was built: community facilities, offices and a modern church. Original features, including the clock, stained glass, and
RM2HTCT2C–Yate Shopping Centre, Yate, South Gloucestershire, 25/09/1965. A crowd walking along a precinct at Yate Shopping Centre for its official opening, showing actress Pat Phoenix and radio and TV personality Ted Ray amongst the group. Yate shopping centre was designed by architects Stone, Toms and Partners and was constructed by Laing. It was built to serve a growing population and was a link between the old village and the new town with its modern houses. The shopping centre consisted of four wide shopping precincts linked by a centre court, housing four banks, a supermarket and a Woolworths store
RM2HTCRXC–Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 01/08/1969. A Routemaster bus passing a concrete batching plant on Great Western Road, whilst the transporter crane lowers a deck unit of the Westway Flyover into place. The transporter crane was specially designed and built by Laing's Plant Department. The four-legged gantry made 400 trips along the carriageway of Section 5, lifting the individual deck units from the Harrow Road end, transporting them the length of the highway and lowering them into position. The deck units for Section 5 weigh up to 130 tonnes and are more than 28
RM2HTCTCC–Bootham Bar, York, 1900-1940. A view from the west of Bootham Bar, with the towers of York Minster in the background, and three men in the foreground.
RM2HTCR32–The Grand Hotel, Broad Street, Bristol, City of Bristol, 04/03/1959. A group of people dancing at the Grand Hotel. This dinner and dance was attended by staff from Laing's South-Western region with retiring directors, W M Johnson and A Anderson, as guests of honour.
RM2HTCW5Y–Godrevy Lighthouse, Godrevy Island, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, 2011. General view looking north towards Godrevy Island and its lighthouse, with choppy sea water and rocks in the foreground.
RM2HTCR82–Unity House, Euston Road, Camden, London, 13/04/1983. The front elevation of Unity House, the headquarters for the National Union of Railwaymen, viewed from the north across Euston Road. The contract for the new £4.5 million headquarters for the National Union of Railwaymen at Euston Road was awarded to Laing’s London Region. The new headquarters were built on the site of the former Unity House, which had been the home of the National Union of Railwaymen since 1910. Some features of the old building were incorporated into its modern counterpart, including the boardroom’s lea
RM2HTCP0W–Perronet Thompson School, Wawne Road, Bransholme, Kingston upon Hull, 17/04/1989. A view of the south end of Perronet Thompson School looking across the playground. Laing's Yorkshire Region division began work on site in September 1986 and the building was completed in June 1988. Bransholme was one of the largest local authority housing estates in Britain at the time and the school was equipped with enhanced facilities for the use of the whole community. These included the larger lending library, the 'Bransholme Theatre', meetings rooms, a gymnasium and courtyard tearooms. The school was nam
RM2HTCTC3–Sailing vessels at anchor on the River Medway below Rochester Bridge, Rochester, Medway, 1925-1935.
RM2HTCNR5–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. Three people throwing wet sponges at a man attempting to cross a spinning balance beam over a tank of water, 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. The 'It's
RM2HTCR38–The Helicon, South Place, Finsbury Pavement, Islington, London, 21/11/1996. A view towards the ceiling from the ground floor of the glazed central atrium at the Helicon building, Finsbury Pavement, London. The Helicon was named after the sacred mountain of the muses in Greek mythology and in reference to a bookshop called 'Temple of the Muses' that previously occupied part of the site. Laing began work on the foundations in May 1994 and the project was complete by June 1996. The building is divided between office and retail space, the lower 3 floors are occupied by Marks and Spencer whilst t
RM2HTCTWF–Empire Cinema, Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1984. The half-timbered Tudor Revival facade of the Empire Cinema, viewed from the south. The Empire Cinema opened in 1922. It is believed to be the first cinema in Shropshire to be equipped for sound. In 1973 the building was refurbished. After several takeovers, it was renamed Cannon Cinema in 1989, then Virgin Cinema in 1995, and finally ABC Cinema in 1996. The cinema closed in 1998, and the building was converted into a restaurant.
RM2HTCR7J–Thurleigh Airfield, Thurleigh, Bedfordfordshire, 19/12/1953. A game of musical chairs being played at a children's party. This photograph shows a children's party that was organised by Laing's Welfare staff and members of the Committee for the children of staff working on the Thurleigh Airfield project. The party was held in the Camp Theatre and included clowns, games, a film show, presents from Santa Claus and tea for sixty children.
RM2HTCREJ–Vintners Place, Upper Thames Street, Queenhithe, London, 31/05/1990. A pile boring rig in use at the Vintners Place construction site. Laing undertook the £79m management contract for the construction of a 37,000sqm high quality office development at Vintners Place between March 1989 and December 1992. Work on site began in June 1989 with the demolition of 10 buildings including Vintry House and Kennet Wharf on the riverside. The listed façade of Thames House along Queen Street Place was preserved and incorporated into the development. The project was the first within the City of
RM2HTCTTD–Borghese Gladiator, Whitby Abbey, Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 2009. Detail of the Gladiator sculpture at Whitby Abbey, silhouetted against the sun.
RM2HTCPK7–Skegness, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, 22/05/1954. A man and a child on a Ferris wheel during a Laing staff trip to Skegness. In 1947, after a seven year break, Laing had resurrected their 'Area Outings' for staff and their families, with trips taking place in May and June. In 1954, there were seven outings planned to take place over five weeks in May and June. This trip to Skegness was for employees and their families from the Midlands and South Yorkshire.
RM2HTCTJ8–Eltham Palace, Court Yard, Eltham, Greenwich, London, 2009. General view of the grounds of Eltham Palace in the snow, looking across the south lawn.
RM2HTCR7K–Thurleigh Airfield, Thurleigh, Bedfordfordshire, 19/12/1953. A group of girls adjusting their party hats at a children's party. This photograph shows a children's party that was organised by Laing's Welfare staff and members of the Committee for the children of staff working on the Thurleigh Airfield project. The party was held in the Camp Theatre and included clowns, games, a film show, presents from Santa Claus and tea for sixty children.
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
RM2HTCR7R–Thurleigh Airfield, Thurleigh, Bedfordfordshire, 19/12/1953. Children wearing party hats and having tea at a children's party. This photograph shows a children's party that was organised by Laing's Welfare staff and members of the Committee for the children of staff working on the Thurleigh Airfield project. The party was held in the Camp Theatre and included clowns, games, a film show, presents from Santa Claus and tea for sixty children.
RM2HTCRD3–Valley Primary School, Whinlatter Road, Copeland, Cumbria, 03/09/1952. Schoolchildren engaged in various activities in a classroom at Valley Primary School. Valley Primary School was built by Laing as part of the Valley housing scheme in Whitehaven and was also one of four schools they completed in 1952 in the Carlisle and West Cumberland area.
RM2HTCW6A–Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire, 2010. General view looking across the hills of the Long Mynd, with the end of a rainbow visible in the foreground.
RM2HTCPXE–Steel Works, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, 16/09/1975. A concrete batching plant with several cement storage silos during construction work at the British Steel Works at Redcar. Laing was only one of a host of contractors that built the works at Redcar, responsible primarily for the construction of the raw material reception and storage areas including a network of tunnels housing conveyor belts, all from concrete. Laing was responsible for the foundations for the heavy plant across the site, the blast furnace itself alone required foundations of 6,000 cubic meters of concrete consis
RM2HTCTCM–Staithes Beck, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, 1900-1940. A man standing by a moored rowing boat on Staithes Beck.
RM2HTCTH7–Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, City of Westminster, London, 2010. Detail showing the words 'Clean Me !!' written by hand into a patch of grime at the top of a door in Apsley House's storeroom.
RM2HTCNRY–Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 21/06/1986. A team in the 'It's a Knockout' style competition at the 1986 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground running towards the camera with the effigy of a builder from the 'swinging dummy' stage hanging on the right. Over 2500 people attended the Family Day and raised over £700 for that year's designated charity The British Heart Foundation. Attractions included; guest appearances by the cast of the television programme Grange Hill, a bouncy castle, donkey rides, Punch and Judy shows, Pierre the Clown, children's races, blindf
RM2HTCT7R–Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, Highgate, Camden, London, 2008. General view of rhododendrons beside a lamppost in Kenwood House's garden.
RM2HTCTBC–University of Birmingham, Chamberlain Tower, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, 2019. Detail of the clock mechanism inside the tower
![Odeon Cinema, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, Haringey, London, 1974-1999. The auditorium in the Odeon Cinema, viewed from the side of the circle, showing the curtained screen, proscenium and curved front and ceiling. The Odeon Cinema opened in 1936. The exterior design of the building was restricted and subdued due to opposition from the church located opposite; the interior was therefore designed to compensate. The auditorium is described as being "the most elaborate interior of any Odeon cinema to survive". It was divided into three screens in 1974, with two screens in beneath th Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HTCW1X/odeon-cinema-fortis-green-road-muswell-hill-haringey-london-1974-1999-the-auditorium-in-the-odeon-cinema-viewed-from-the-side-of-the-circle-showing-the-curtained-screen-proscenium-and-curved-front-and-ceiling-the-odeon-cinema-opened-in-1936-the-exterior-design-of-the-building-was-restricted-and-subdued-due-to-opposition-from-the-church-located-opposite-the-interior-was-therefore-designed-to-compensate-the-auditorium-is-described-as-being-quotthe-most-elaborate-interior-of-any-odeon-cinema-to-survivequot-it-was-divided-into-three-screens-in-1974-with-two-screens-in-beneath-th-2HTCW1X.jpg "Odeon Cinema, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, Haringey, London, 1974-1999. The auditorium in the Odeon Cinema, viewed from the side of the circle, showing the curtained screen, proscenium and curved front and ceiling. The Odeon Cinema opened in 1936. The exterior design of the building was restricted and subdued due to opposition from the church located opposite; the interior was therefore designed to compensate. The auditorium is described as being "the most elaborate interior of any Odeon cinema to survive". It was divided into three screens in 1974, with two screens in beneath th Stock Photo")
RM2HTCW1X–Odeon Cinema, Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, Haringey, London, 1974-1999. The auditorium in the Odeon Cinema, viewed from the side of the circle, showing the curtained screen, proscenium and curved front and ceiling. The Odeon Cinema opened in 1936. The exterior design of the building was restricted and subdued due to opposition from the church located opposite; the interior was therefore designed to compensate. The auditorium is described as being "the most elaborate interior of any Odeon cinema to survive". It was divided into three screens in 1974, with two screens in beneath th
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
RM2HTCT2M–Restormel Castle, Restormel, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, c1830. Hand coloured engraving showing the gatehouse of the inner ward at Restormel Castle with two figures. Published in 'Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated', Fisher, Son & Company, London, 1830-1832.
RM2HTCPXP–Stratford Market Depot, Stratford, Newham, London, 11/12/1996. One of the new Jubilee Line underground tube trains (96003), standing on the tracks of one of the eleven maintenance bays inside the main shed at Stratford Market Depot. Construction on the Stratford Market Depot was carried out by Laing London, with work starting on the 35 acre site in November 1993. The train depot, designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre, was built as part of the Jubilee Line Extension running from Green Park to Stratford and was where trains would be maintained and serviced. The shed which is a skewed parallelogr
RM2HTCTD6–Gosfield Hall, a large quadrangular mansion built in the 1540s, subsequently remodelled, Essex, 2016.
RM2HTCRHP–Wanlip Sewage Works, Wanlip, Charnwood, Leicestershire, 31/03/1960. Workers concreting a section of wall in separating tank No.4 at Wanlip Sewage Works. Work began on the construction on Wanlip Sewage Works in December 1958. The entire site had to be coffer-dammed with sheet piling before excavation, due to the proximity of the River Soar. The initial contract included the construction of three aeration tank units with 36 pockets, and one aeration tank with 18 pockets. Also incorporated in each unit were four separating tanks. A return sludge pump house, effluent outfall, pipelines and a perma
