Title
M6 Motorway, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire, 09/03/1961. Creator: John Laing plc.
Caption
Two workers operating a percussion drilling rig during the construction of Section C of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), near Trentham Park. The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. Section C was 5 miles in length between Beech and Keele. The typed caption below the photograph reads 'Two of the four percussion drilling rigs engaged on a full scale investigation to prove quantity and quality of aggregate available for cement stabilised granular base near Trentham Park.'
Date
1961
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Reference
HRM21A84_279
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
111,4Mb (2,9Mb) / 23,8in x 18,2in / 7133 x 5459 (300dpi)