Title

Plymouth Wharf, City of Plymouth, 14/09/1953. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption

A view of 'SS William Pearman' moored at the coaling wharf for Plymouth 'B' Power Station during its construction, showing workers aboard a smaller vessel in the foreground with a diver entering the water. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Date

1953

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM21A84_059

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 16,9in x 17,0in / 5076 x 5108 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation building England people male work man men boat boats engineering industry worker country guy ship ships British English diving diver divers devon industrial wharf docks dock quay quayside location infrastructure century Britain bow concept power station civil engineering B&W Plymouth moored fifties 1950s Construction Industry water transport black & white black and white B W 20th century workers collier decade TGN working photograph quai Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc SS William Pearman