Volume: Miscellaneous Laing projects, exhibitions, staff, family and company history material

Date:
1880 - 1995
Reference:
JLP01/20/011
Type:
Volume containing Photographic and Textual material
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Description

Box of 30 packets, comprising 350 prints which show a variety of Laing projects, including:

- Gretna and Eastrigg housing estates (1917-19); - Crail aerodrome (1919); - St Nicholas Bridge, Carlisle (1920s); - two houses in Deganwy, Wales (1920s); - Feltham Gravitation Yard Engine Shed (1930s); - St Paul's church, Woldingham (1933); - Carrington's Coppice open cast mine, Whitley Bay (1949); - the Old Bailey (1950s); - Banias boat harbour (1951); - the M1 and M6 motorways (1958-63); - Coventry Cathedral (1959-62); - the Bull Ring, Birmingham (1960s); - Riverwalk House, London (1960s); - 24 Carlton House Terrace, London (1960s); - Avon House, Bristol (1960s); - Sutherland House, Sutton (1964); - projects in Spain (1968-70); - Froomsgate House, Bristol (1970s); - Lytag factory, Rugeley (1970s); - BDH research laboratory, Poole (1971); - Late 1970s buildings in Dubai and Jeddah; - Borehamwood factories and Laing sports ground (1980s); - Marks & Spencer, Truro (1988); - Castle Court shopping arcade, Belfast (1990); - the TSB headquarters in Birmingham (1992); - views of bricks being manufactured at Esk brickworks, Carlisle in 1986; - a number of images and cuttings relating to Laing company and family history, including portraits of family and staff; - views of early Laing family homes; - views of the company's Mill Hill site in 1967; - exhibition displays from 1983 and 1985; - photos relating to the war service of the Holloway Brothers construction company, acquired by Laing in 1964.

A detailed list is available.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/20 John Laing Photographic Collection Miscellaneous Prints Folders; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph (Positive): 349
Photograph (Negative): 1
Extract/Cutting: 1

Rights

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People & Organisations

Builder: Cockayne, Jeremy: John Laing And Son Ltd

Photographer: Bosworth, Richard

Photographer

Photographer: Sealand Aerial Photography

Photographer: Tella Photography Ltd

Photographer: "The" Studio

Photographer: Holden, John: Tassell (Carlisle) Limited

Photographer: Cuneo, Terence: Henk Snoek Photography And Associates

Photographer: Aerofilms Limited

Photographer

Artist: Sanchez, Antonio

Photographer: Solway Studio

Photographer: Mckay, John: Foat Sl

Photographer: Ferris, Sidney C