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Digger Collection

Background imageDigger Collection: Kirkby Ski Slope, February 1976

Kirkby Ski Slope, February 1976

Background imageDigger Collection: Demolition of Abbey Street Station, Nuneaton. 18th March 1976

Demolition of Abbey Street Station, Nuneaton. 18th March 1976

Background imageDigger Collection: Slum clearance at St Hilda s, Middlesbrough. 28th November 1955

Slum clearance at St Hilda s, Middlesbrough. 28th November 1955

Background imageDigger Collection: Work on the pedestrianisation of Market Square 7th November 1990

Work on the pedestrianisation of Market Square 7th November 1990

Background imageDigger Collection: The demolition of the Marine Spa, Torquay. 28th May 1971

The demolition of the Marine Spa, Torquay. 28th May 1971

Background imageDigger Collection: Angry residents fighting plans to build on their only recreational land might as well not

Angry residents fighting plans to build on their only recreational land might as well not bother - the work has started. Liverpool City Council has cast aside its own regulations

Background imageDigger Collection: Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F. C

Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F. C
Town stand coming down at Leeds Road, the former ground for Huddersfield Town F.C. The final match was played on 30th April 1994. 7th June 1994

Background imageDigger Collection: Abandoned Vehicle, on the Guisborough to Whitby A171 Moor Road, Teesside

Abandoned Vehicle, on the Guisborough to Whitby A171 Moor Road, Teesside, 13th February 1978

Background imageDigger Collection: Raven-haired rock singer Sue Porter has returned to Tyneside to dig for sucess with her

Raven-haired rock singer Sue Porter has returned to Tyneside to dig for sucess with her band Erogenous Zones, pictured with Trevor Sewell 25 February 1981

Background imageDigger Collection: Demolition work in progress at College Street, Bristol as new housing begins to replace

Demolition work in progress at College Street, Bristol as new housing begins to replace housing and buildings which were damaged during the Bristol Blitz of World War Two. 8th February 1956

Background imageDigger Collection: The canal arms which were filled in when Easy Row wharf

The canal arms which were filled in when Easy Row wharf, Birmingham was converted into a car park seen here being excavated to build a 1, 500 person air raid shelter. 11th September 1939

Background imageDigger Collection: Soldiers digging with a digger during second World War. Circa 1940s

Soldiers digging with a digger during second World War. Circa 1940s

Background imageDigger Collection: Digging up Working Street, Cardiff, outside the new Queens Arcade, Cardiff

Digging up Working Street, Cardiff, outside the new Queens Arcade, Cardiff. A newly-paved area of Cardiff city centre is being dug up, just weeks after it was laid at a cost of £ 50, 000

Background imageDigger Collection: Air raid shelter trenches being dug on West Common, Lincoln

Air raid shelter trenches being dug on West Common, Lincoln, in preparation for the possible out break of war. 28 September 1938

Background imageDigger Collection: Excavations for air raid shelters at Parkfields Cedars School, Derby. 15th November 1939

Excavations for air raid shelters at Parkfields Cedars School, Derby. 15th November 1939

Background imageDigger Collection: Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales visits the Royal School of Military Engineering at

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales visits the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chattenden Barracks near Rochester, Kent

Background imageDigger Collection: Noddy Holder and Don Powell of Slade launch work on a new ring road in Wolverhampton

Noddy Holder and Don Powell of Slade launch work on a new ring road in Wolverhampton. 22nd April 1985

Background imageDigger Collection: Construction of the new South Devon College taken between 1965 and 1967

Construction of the new South Devon College taken between 1965 and 1967

Background imageDigger Collection: Digger tries to clear a way through, on the road from Pentre Meyrick, to Llantwit Major

Digger tries to clear a way through, on the road from Pentre Meyrick, to Llantwit Major, Cowbridge, South Glamorgan, Wales, 22nd February 1978

Background imageDigger Collection: Development of the new Ring Road in Reading Town Centre, Berkshire. 15th August 1968

Development of the new Ring Road in Reading Town Centre, Berkshire. 15th August 1968

Background imageDigger Collection: The Dunlop Semtex factory, Brynmawr. 16th November 1987

The Dunlop Semtex factory, Brynmawr. 16th November 1987

Background imageDigger Collection: Work started on friday on the most difficult and demanding land reclamation scheme yet

Work started on friday on the most difficult and demanding land reclamation scheme yet undertaken in Wales. Welsh Development Agency Chief Executive David Waterstone formally launched a £ 4

Background imageDigger Collection: Taking a close interest as a JCB digger moves in to create a pond at St Aiden

Taking a close interest as a JCB digger moves in to create a pond at St Aidens First School, Skelmanthorpe, are these youngsters

Background imageDigger Collection: Belle Vue Greyhound stand demolished. The tracks Assistant General Manager Colin

Belle Vue Greyhound stand demolished. The tracks Assistant General Manager Colin Delaney with the plans for the new stadium complex

Background imageDigger Collection: Caerphilly Castle, a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales

Caerphilly Castle, a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. 18th January 1962. Pictured, work taking place to extend the moat

Background imageDigger Collection: The demolition of Manors Railway Station on 11th September 1985

The demolition of Manors Railway Station on 11th September 1985

Background imageDigger Collection: Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton launches the building work for the new

Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton launches the building work for the new Ashington hospital with the aid of a mechanical digger in June 1989

Background imageDigger Collection: Demolition of the old terraced houses in and around Scotswood Road area of Elswick in

Demolition of the old terraced houses in and around Scotswood Road area of Elswick in Newcastle 22 January 1971

Background imageDigger Collection: Dwarfed by the bucket at this giarnt 100 ton steam powered excavator is 14 year old

Dwarfed by the bucket at this giarnt 100 ton steam powered excavator is 14 year old Richard Straughan. The digger, believed to be the last of its kind in the world

Background imageDigger Collection: he demolition of the original Kingskerswell Arch on the Newton Road in 1964. Torquay

he demolition of the original Kingskerswell Arch on the Newton Road in 1964. Torquay

Background imageDigger Collection: Tipping on Meadfoot Beach, Torquay February 1964

Tipping on Meadfoot Beach, Torquay February 1964

Background imageDigger Collection: Work underway demolishing Addison cafe in Cary Parade, Torquay Circa 1973

Work underway demolishing Addison cafe in Cary Parade, Torquay Circa 1973



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