Civil Engineering Collection (page 11)

Rescue helicopter JLP01_20_021_17_08
A RAF Rescue helicopter hovering over the Second Severn Crossing construction site during an emergency rescue exercise. This photograph is from a batch appearing to show an emergency rescue exercise

Second Severn Crossing groundworks JLP01_20_021_16_20
A view of progress on the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing a Komatsu excavator working in the River Severn, and a recently installed concrete caisson behind

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_078126
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A team of two working on a box culvert during the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge. The work on the Lune Gorge section of the M6 Motorway between Killington

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_079755
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing the building of a bridge across a stream or river

M6 Motorway construction JLP01_08_079762
EDEN, CUMBRIA. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge, showing the building of a viaduct, probably the Lawtland House viaduct which carries the A685 over the M6

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077235
A worker carrying out guniting (spraying concrete) on the Mersey oil pipeline, ready for a river crossing. The Mersey oil pipeline was installed in 1967 by Laing Civil Engineering in association with

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077227
A view along a stretch of the Mersey oil pipeline in rolling countryside, showing the pipeline after the welders have passed but before the joints have been coated The Mersey oil pipeline was

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077220
Two welders at work on the Mersey oil pipeline. The Mersey oil pipeline was installed in 1967 by Laing Civil Engineering in association with the French companies

Surveying JLP01_08_077213
A man holding a surveyors protractor working on the route of the Mersey oil pipeline. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing

Motorway base-laying JLP01_08_054742
DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Construction machines laying a dry-lean concrete base in Section D4 of the London to Yorkshire Motorway (the M1)

Pipeline JLP01_10_03787
CUMBRIA. A helicopter flying over a row of Caterpillar pipelayers during the installation of the Brampton pipeline. In 1975

Pipeline JLP01_10_02617
CUMBRIA. Welders at work on the Brampton pipeline. In 1975, Laing Pipelines laid the Brampton gas pipeline between Longtown near Carlisle to the east of Bishop Auckland

Pipeline JLP01_09_752704
CUMBRIA. A view of pipelaying equipment lowering the Brampton pipeline into a trench. In 1975, Laing Pipelines laid the Brampton gas pipeline between Longtown near Carlisle to the east of Bishop

Road building MOT01_01_34
Coast Road, Horden, County Durham. A group of workmen beside a Ruston excavator loading earth into wagons on a track, during the construction of Coast Road

Road resurfacing MOT01_01_20
Lee Road, Blackheath Park, Greenwich, Greater London. An elevator depositing debris into a cart drawn by a horse, during construction work on Lee Road

Old Putney Bridge, 1882 (oil on canvas)
MAN278057 Old Putney Bridge, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Hemy, Charles Napier (1841-1917); height:92.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: view at low water)

Old Houses, Bath, 1927 (oil on canvas)
1197169 Old Houses, Bath, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Ginner, Charles (1878-1952); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

The Bridge, 1919 (oil on canvas)
826676 The Bridge, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); 121.9x137.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bridge. Albert Edward Jackson (1873-1952). Oil on canvas

Notre Dame, Paris, (oil on canvas)
657219 Notre Dame, Paris, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 28x36in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre Dame, Paris. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Fountain and Aquaduct, City of Mexico. A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Fountain and Aquaduct, City of Mexico. A Ride Round the Valley of Mexico, 1875. [The Chapultepec aqueduct was originally built by the Aztecs during the 15th century

Central tower from which cable buckets carry materials used in... of Shasta dam, CA, 1942. Creator: Russell Lee
Central tower from which cable buckets carry materials used in the construction of Shasta dam, California

Shasta dam under construction, California, 1942. Creator: Russell Lee
Shasta dam under construction, California

Million dollar highway [U. S. 550] is cut through massive rocks in Ouray County, Colorado, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Million dollar highway U.S. 550 is cut through massive rocks in Ouray County, Colorado

Road cut into the barren hills which lead into Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Road cut into the barren hills which lead into Emmett, Idaho

Cherry orchards and irrigation ditch, Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Cherry orchards and irrigation ditch, Emmett, Idaho

Cherry orchards, farm lands and irrigation ditch at Emmett, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Cherry orchards, farm lands and irrigation ditch at Emmett, Idaho

Adolph Sutro, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Adolph Sutro, 1865-1880. Adolph Sutro (Sutro Turinell) [sic], between 1865 and 1880. [Businessman, engineer, politician and philanthropist

The longest siphon in the world crosses the Malheur Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The longest siphon in the world crosses the Malheur Valley. It carries water to the bench land beyond a division of the project called Dead Ox Flat. Malheur County, Oregon-67

Siphon - the worlds longest - which carries water 5 miles to Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Siphon--the worlds longest--which carries water five miles to Dead Ox Flat. It is eight feet in diameter. Malheur County, Oregon]

Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding sides, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939
Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding sides. A problem for the Reclamation Service, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Water seepage from newly irrigated land... Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Water seepage from newly irrigated land on top of bench, eroding the sides. A problem for the Reclamation Servive. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

The Forth Road Bridge; To be opened by H. R. H. The Prince of Wales on Tuesday, March 4, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Forth Road Bridge; To be opened by H.R.H.The Prince of Wales on Tuesday, March 4, 1890, 1890

Running the first train over the new Forth Bridge, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Running the first train over the new Forth Bridge, 1890

Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c. 1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving)
985944 Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c.1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving) by Vindel, August (fl. 1750); 49.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam)

Windy Day, Paris, 1889 (oil on panel)
823103 Windy Day, Paris, 1889 (oil on panel) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 23.8x21.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Windy Day, Paris. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935)

Foggy Night, New York, (oil on canvas)
650562 Foggy Night, New York, (oil on canvas) by Luks, George Benjamin (1867-1933); 76.8x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Foggy Night, New York. George Benjamin Luks (1866-1933)

Sunlight: The Rio Sant Aponal, Venice, (oil on canvas)
822961 Sunlight: The Rio Sant Aponal, Venice, (oil on canvas) by Knight, Louis Aston (1873-1948); 81x65.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunlight: The Rio Sant Aponal, Venice)

Tour the Empire at Wembley, 1920 (lithograph in colours)
1766925 Tour the Empire at Wembley, 1920 (lithograph in colours) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); 89x114 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tour the Empire at Wembley. Frank Newbould (1887-1950)

Medallion commemorating the construction of the metropolitain municipal de Paris, 1912 (metal)
6180015 Medallion commemorating the construction of the metropolitain municipal de Paris, 1912 (metal) by Vernon, Frederic Charles Victor de (1858-1912); 7.1x9 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

A British Railways poster advertising Durham, c. 1935 (colour lithograph)
1769933 A British Railways poster advertising Durham, c.1935 (colour lithograph) by Lee, Sydney (1866-1949); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A British Railways poster advertising Durham)

On the Rondout (oil on canvas)
823149 On the Rondout (oil on canvas) by Bentley, John William (1880-1951); 64x76.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Rondout. John William Bentley (1880-1951). Oil on canvas

Venice; Venise, 1935 (oil on canvas)
652356 Venice; Venise, 1935 (oil on canvas) by Montezin, Pierre Eugene (1874-1946); 73x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Venice; Venise. Pierre Eugene Montezin (1874-1946). Oil on canvas

Catching Tiddlers at Eastbury, Berkshire, (pencil and watercolour on card)
652081 Catching Tiddlers at Eastbury, Berkshire, (pencil and watercolour on card) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); 34.9x52.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Toll Bridge, New Hampshire, Near Exeter, 1906 (oil on canvas)
651072 The Toll Bridge, New Hampshire, Near Exeter, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 51.1x76.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Toll Bridge, New Hampshire)

Watching the Ducks, (watercolour heightened with white)
652051 Watching the Ducks, (watercolour heightened with white) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); 36.2x53.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Watching the Ducks)

The Diversion of the Euphrates, from The Story of Cyrus, Flanders, c. 1670. Woven at the workshop of Gillis Ydens, from designs by Michiel Coxie

Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia, May 1864. Albumen print, pl. 66 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock, May 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock, May 1863. Albumen print, pl. 32 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I" (1866)

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"Civil Engineering: Building Bridges and Shaping the World" From iconic structures like the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Forth Bridge to ambitious projects such as the Manchester Ship Canal, it has played a pivotal role in shaping our modern world. The viaduct across the Sankey Valley stands as a testament to the ingenuity of early engineers, with its stunning aquatints showcasing their meticulous craftsmanship. But civil engineering is not limited to grand infrastructure alone. It extends its reach even into everyday life, as seen in A Parisian Flower Market captured on canvas, where urban planning seamlessly blends with aesthetics. Similarly, Colliford Reservoir in St Neot showcases how engineering can harness nature's resources for sustainable development. The reactor building and foundations of Sizewell A and B demonstrate how civil engineering supports advancements in energy production. Meanwhile, M6 Motorway construction exemplifies how transportation networks are meticulously designed to connect people and places efficiently. Looking back at history, we catch a glimpse of London's visionary spirit through the proposed western archway of Thames Tunnel from 1831. This project paved the way for future underground marvels that define cities today. Civil engineering encompasses both artistry and functionality - it bridges gaps between communities while ensuring safety and efficiency. As depicted in bridge constructions worldwide or celebrated through London North Eastern Railway posters advertising journeys to Scotland along picturesque routes – this field continues to shape our world by connecting us physically and culturally. In essence, civil engineering is more than just constructing buildings; it is about creating pathways towards progress that stand tall for generations to come.