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1960s1963B+Wblack and whiteboardsbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcraneengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
Shot from below, a labourer perches on scaffolding boards and rebars that stick out of a poured concrete column on a building site: another labourer is on a platform above him and there is a crane in the background of the shot, London circa 1963

Scaffolding Boards

Shot from below, a labourer perches on scaffolding boards and rebars that stick out of a poured concrete column on a building site: another labourer is on a platform above him and there is a crane in the background of the shot, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whiteboardsbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcraneengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebolt cuttersbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcranesengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
Two labourers chat briefly whilst a third takes heavy bolt-cutters to a grid of welded steel reinforcing rods on the floor of a building being constructed in London. In the background of the image are low-rise blocks of flats and on-site cranes, London circa 1963

Rebars Floor

Two labourers chat briefly whilst a third takes heavy bolt-cutters to a grid of welded steel reinforcing rods on the floor of a building being constructed in London. In the background of the image are low-rise blocks of flats and on-site cranes, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebolt cuttersbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcranesengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesworking life
On a building site in London a labourer in a cloth cap holds a grid of welded rebars upright in the foreground of the image whilst three men in suits confer in the background. London circa 1963

Rebars Cage

On a building site in London a labourer in a cloth cap holds a grid of welded rebars upright in the foreground of the image whilst three men in suits confer in the background. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wbatonblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingsite vehiclesstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a building site two labourers converse: one man wears a hard hat and a checked shirt, the other has on a cloth cap, wears a white vest and holds a wooden baton. A third man drives a vehicle across the site behind them and there are barely visible Victorian terraced houses in the background, London circa 1963

Labourer Chat

On a building site two labourers converse: one man wears a hard hat and a checked shirt, the other has on a cloth cap, wears a white vest and holds a wooden baton. A third man drives a vehicle across the site behind them and there are barely visible Victorian terraced houses in the background, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wbatonblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingsite vehiclesstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963

Foundations

On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteboardsbroombuilding sitebystanderscollapsedconstructioncrusheddangerousdebrisexteriorflat-bedLondonlorrymanmaterialsonlookersopticiansoutsidepavementpeoplepolespost-war LondonresidentialroadscaffoldingshopsspectatorsstreetsweepingSwinging SixtiestruckwatchingWillment
A man sweeps up debris in the foreground as collapsed scaffolding covers a Willment flat-bed truck during construction of a building on a London street. People crowd the doorway of a shop in the background, circa 1964

Collapsed Scaffolding

A man sweeps up debris in the foreground as collapsed scaffolding covers a Willment flat-bed truck during construction of a building on a London street. People crowd the doorway of a shop in the background, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteboardsbroombuilding sitebystanderscollapsedconstructioncrusheddangerousdebrisexteriorflat-bedLondonlorrymanmaterialsonlookersopticiansoutsidepavementpeoplepolespost-war LondonresidentialroadscaffoldingshopsspectatorsstreetsweepingSwinging SixtiestruckwatchingWillment
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmachinerymanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
A man in a cloth cap and tattered suit carries a heavy sack in front of scaffolding and weighing machinery on a building site, England circa 1963

Heavy Load

A man in a cloth cap and tattered suit carries a heavy sack in front of scaffolding and weighing machinery on a building site, England circa 1963 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmachinerymanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
A man wearing a hard hat carries a bucket as he walks through a pile of sand on a building site, with scaffolding in the background, England circa 1963

Hard Hat

A man wearing a hard hat carries a bucket as he walks through a pile of sand on a building site, with scaffolding in the background, England circa 1963 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
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