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Engineering Collection

Background imageEngineering Collection: Concorde supersonic jet being built in Bristol England March 1967

Concorde supersonic jet being built in Bristol England March 1967

Background imageEngineering Collection: Austin Mini body shells are spray painted in the paint shop on production line at

Austin Mini body shells are spray painted in the paint shop on production line at Longbridge. 10th March 1963

Background imageEngineering Collection: The Electric Car. A new unusually quiet little motor car can be seen going

The Electric Car. A new unusually quiet little motor car can be seen going through its paces around London. Produced by Enfield Auto Motive Limited

Background imageEngineering Collection: New Models, the fruit of five years of development and planning appeared on the Massey

New Models, the fruit of five years of development and planning appeared on the Massey Ferguson assembly lines. The new model 165 tractor promises years of sustained production. Circa 1964

Background imageEngineering Collection: Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, workers vote overwhelmingly to carry on their occupation

Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, workers vote overwhelmingly to carry on their occupation of the premises, Friday 7th January 1972

Background imageEngineering Collection: Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, Under New Management, Monday 20th March 1972

Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, Under New Management, Monday 20th March 1972. 1961 Fisher and Ludlow moved their domestic appliance division to a purpose-made factory at Kirkby making Bendix washing

Background imageEngineering Collection: Motorcycle production line at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. Circa 1965

Motorcycle production line at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. Circa 1965

Background imageEngineering Collection: Clearing snow off railway lines at Hartington, Derbyshire Peak District, England

Clearing snow off railway lines at Hartington, Derbyshire Peak District, England, during the harsh winter of 1947, using the recently developed Jet Engine

Background imageEngineering Collection: Rolls Royce and Railway staff, carrying out trials with a jet engine to clear snow off

Rolls Royce and Railway staff, carrying out trials with a jet engine to clear snow off railway lines, Derbyshire Peak District, England, during the harsh winter of 1947

Background imageEngineering Collection: An indoor air raid shelter. Liverpool This indoor shelter is believed to be

An indoor air raid shelter. Liverpool This indoor shelter is believed to be strong enough to withstand the collapse of an ordinary house. It has been made by an Liverpool engineer

Background imageEngineering Collection: Renowned throughout the world for their armaments, Vickers Engineering Group Research

Renowned throughout the world for their armaments, Vickers Engineering Group Research and Development Division have developed several methods of forming metals by use of shock waves

Background imageEngineering Collection: Terry Scott, actor and star of 1980s sitcom Terry and June

Terry Scott, actor and star of 1980s sitcom Terry and June, pictured in 1974 on the Tees Transport Bridge. The Tees Transporter Bridge, often referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

Background imageEngineering Collection: Workers at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a cast for

Workers at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a cast for the manufacture of mobile crane components, Letchworth. Circa November 1949

Background imageEngineering Collection: A worker at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a furnace for

A worker at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a furnace for the casting of mobile crane components, Letchworth. Circa November 1949

Background imageEngineering Collection: Completed mobile cranes awaiting delivery at the Jones Crane factory, Letchworth

Completed mobile cranes awaiting delivery at the Jones Crane factory, Letchworth, Circa November 1949

Background imageEngineering Collection: Midlands munitions factory 3rd October 1939 A party of London

Midlands munitions factory 3rd October 1939 A party of London and Provincial journalists, including the representatives of important foreign newspapers

Background imageEngineering Collection: Quality control at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham seen here inspecting

Quality control at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham seen here inspecting the front forks for BSA motorcycles. Circa 1965

Background imageEngineering Collection: Machinist at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham seen here manufacturing front forks

Machinist at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham seen here manufacturing front forks for BSA motorcycles. Circa 1965

Background imageEngineering Collection: The Motor Show, 1961 at Earls Court, London, The 1961 Motor Show saw the Humber Super

The Motor Show, 1961 at Earls Court, London, The 1961 Motor Show saw the Humber Super Snipe Series III and Lea-Francis Lynx launched, Picture taken 17th October 1961

Background imageEngineering Collection: The Motor Show, 1935, at Olympia London. Centre is the Fiat stand

The Motor Show, 1935, at Olympia London. Centre is the Fiat stand displaying the new Fiat 1500 car. Picture taken 25th October 1935

Background imageEngineering Collection: Fairground workers assembly a ride in Stokesley in preparation of the annual fair

Fairground workers assembly a ride in Stokesley in preparation of the annual fair. Circa September 1972

Background imageEngineering Collection: Mr Geoffrey Rippon arriving in Downing Street in his new electric powered mini

Mr Geoffrey Rippon arriving in Downing Street in his new electric powered mini. Mr Geoffrey Rippon, Minister of the Environment

Background imageEngineering Collection: The sidewinder trawler Ross Altair (H 279) seen here in a Humberside breakers yard

The sidewinder trawler Ross Altair (H 279) seen here in a Humberside breakers yard awaiting scrapping. 15th April 1981

Background imageEngineering Collection: Preparatory Training Centre, Rathbone Road, Liverpool, 2nd July 1940

Preparatory Training Centre, Rathbone Road, Liverpool, 2nd July 1940. The school is now being expanded for use as a training centre for the instruction in the engineering trades

Background imageEngineering Collection: Royal Ordnance Factory, Ministry of Supply, Wales, June 1941

Royal Ordnance Factory, Ministry of Supply, Wales, June 1941

Background imageEngineering Collection: Sheffield Automobile Club outside the Ashopton Inn, Derwent, Derbyshire in 1904

Sheffield Automobile Club outside the Ashopton Inn, Derwent, Derbyshire in 1904, now submerged under the Ladybower Reservoir

Background imageEngineering Collection: This Farman F-60 Goliath France, a former French WW1 bomber, with its box-like fuselage

This Farman F-60 Goliath France, a former French WW1 bomber, with its box-like fuselage, was eminently suitable for conversion into a 12 or 14 seat passenger airliner

Background imageEngineering Collection: John Stonehouse MP, Minister of State for Technology, with French officials

John Stonehouse MP, Minister of State for Technology, with French officials, including with Jean Chamant, Minister of Transport

Background imageEngineering Collection: Girls was work on the machines at a Royal Ordnance Factory Engineering factory in

Girls was work on the machines at a Royal Ordnance Factory Engineering factory in Cardiff, Wales during the Second world War. June 1941

Background imageEngineering Collection: Operation Pluto (Pipe Lines Under The Ocean) where pipes were layed under the English

Operation Pluto (Pipe Lines Under The Ocean) where pipes were layed under the English Channel by which Allied Armies in Europe were nourished during WWII

Background imageEngineering Collection: Troops from the British Army of the Rhine (BOAR) leaving the Empire Lance at the Mulberry

Troops from the British Army of the Rhine (BOAR) leaving the Empire Lance at the Mulberry Dock in Hull, preparing for demobilisation and some returning home on leave. 16th August 1946

Background imageEngineering Collection: Along the Kohima - Imphal road in India, heavy rain will bring down landslides

Along the Kohima - Imphal road in India, heavy rain will bring down landslides on the road making an awkward block. Then the Sappers rush to the rescue and begin to clear away the rock

Background imageEngineering Collection: Men of the Pioneer Corps are doing valuable work all over the country making embankments

Men of the Pioneer Corps are doing valuable work all over the country making embankments alongside rivers which are likely to overflow or breach their banks

Background imageEngineering Collection: Reconstructing the Burma road near the Salween River during the Second world War

Reconstructing the Burma road near the Salween River during the Second world War. An American Army bulldozer and Chinese labourers carrying basket loads of crushed rocks

Background imageEngineering Collection: Allied troops use a jeep as a locomotive on the 37 mile railroad which runs from Mougang

Allied troops use a jeep as a locomotive on the 37 mile railroad which runs from Mougang, Burma, northeast to Myitkinya. Both of these former Japanese supply bases, now in Allied hands

Background imageEngineering Collection: Details of a pipeline that will extend 2000 miles from Calcutta to Yunnan

Details of a pipeline that will extend 2000 miles from Calcutta to Yunnan, South China were revealed by Lieutenant General Daniel I. Sultan, commander of US forces in the Burma-India theatre

Background imageEngineering Collection: The road from Imphal to Tamu in Burma cleared by British sappers

The road from Imphal to Tamu in Burma cleared by British sappers. The road was previously only able to take heavy traffic as far as Palel at the feet of the Chin Hills

Background imageEngineering Collection: A triple tier Bailey Bridge, built by a field company of Royal Engineers of the British

A triple tier Bailey Bridge, built by a field company of Royal Engineers of the British Army, in England before being transported to the Continent

Background imageEngineering Collection: Allied forces in France during the Second World War. Japanese-American infantrymen

Allied forces in France during the Second World War. Japanese-American infantrymen of the 442nd Infantry Regiment hike up a muddy road to their new Bivouac area

Background imageEngineering Collection: The railway bridge across the River Dnieper at Dnipropetrovsk

The railway bridge across the River Dnieper at Dnipropetrovsk, demolished by the German army as they retreated from the city in the face of an aggressive advance from the Soviet Red Army

Background imageEngineering Collection: A self propelled 'Scissors'bridge laid out over a river by British soldiers

A self propelled "Scissors"bridge laid out over a river by British soldiers
A self propelled " Scissors" bridge laid out over a river by British soldiers on the toad to Tilburg, Netherlands during the Second World

Background imageEngineering Collection: The Mulberry B harbour 'Port Winston'pre-fabricated port at Gold Beach

The Mulberry B harbour "Port Winston"pre-fabricated port at Gold Beach
The Mulberry B harbour " Port Winston" pre-fabricated port at Gold Beach, Arromanches, Normandy, which was built to to simplify the problem of supplying the Allied Armies in Northern France

Background imageEngineering Collection: Procter and Gambles research department in Newcastle

Procter and Gambles research department in Newcastle. Pictured, left to right, David Wallace, research technician with a team of laundry operators, Maureen Smith, Ann Nelson

Background imageEngineering Collection: New Carlin How Railway Bridge is undergoing emergency engineering work due to subsidence

New Carlin How Railway Bridge is undergoing emergency engineering work due to subsidence, Redcar and Cleveland, Teesside, North East England, January 1974

Background imageEngineering Collection: Kirkby Manufacturing and Engineering Works, Kirkby, Wednesday 28th March 1979

Kirkby Manufacturing and Engineering Works, Kirkby, Wednesday 28th March 1979

Background imageEngineering Collection: Kirkby Manufacturing and Engineering workers cooperative, members leaving meeting

Kirkby Manufacturing and Engineering workers cooperative, members leaving meeting, Kirkby, Friday 10th February 1978

Background imageEngineering Collection: Trainee mechanic seen here at work. Part of the Daily Herald Youth in Industry Feature

Trainee mechanic seen here at work. Part of the Daily Herald Youth in Industry Feature 6th April 1954

Background imageEngineering Collection: Gun barrels being greased before being attached to tanks under construction at the Royal

Gun barrels being greased before being attached to tanks under construction at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Llanishen. 17th April 1951



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