Title

The Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, using a police car's radio telephone..., M1, 02/11/1959. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption

The Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, using a police car's radio telephone to order the barriers to be removed on the M1 at the opening ceremony of the motorway. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Date

1959

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM21A84_190

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80,6Mb (3,4Mb) / 17,7in x 17,7in / 5304 x 5310 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation motorway England people male car cars automobile man men communication communications hat ceremony politics engineering country telephone guy clothes British English ceremonial calling dress political telecommunications phone location infrastructure century Britain bowler hat clothing concept civil engineering radio telecommunication B&W politician fifties minister 1950s m1 Conservative road Transport Construction Industry Motor Car black & white black and white B W politicians 20th century Opening Ceremony Conservative party decade Tory Minister of Transport photograph road building 'phone Ernest Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc roadbuilding Ernest Marples Marples