A team of road workers surfacing the hard shoulder during the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6) at Hanchurch

Date:
28 Nov 1962
Location:
M6 Motorway, M6, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire
Reference:
JLP01/01/172/095
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The photograph also shows Structure 340, a bridge on Hanchurch Lane carrying the main water supply into Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is located at grid reference SJ8495041600.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Volume: JLP01/01/172 Construction of the M6 Motorway; within the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Motorway, Mid 20th Century Footbridge, Construction, People At Work, Road Transport