Title

Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption

Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, London, 11/06/1988. A woman sitting astride a spinning balance beam over a tank of water whilst wet sponges are thrown at her, part of the 'It's a Knockout' competition at the 1988 Family Day at Laing's Sports Ground. Attractions at that year's Family Day included; a parade of vintage cars, helicopter rides, plate smashing, stalls, an 'It's a Knockout' style competition and tennis and six-a-side football tournaments. The event was opened by John Conteh, former world light heavy weight champion and ended with a barbecue and disco. This photograph appeared in the August 1988 edition of Team Spirit, the Laing company magazine, reporting on the event.

Date

1988

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM22A18_176

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 17,8in x 17,6in / 5347 x 5274 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England female women woman people industry country British English competition industrial location century Britain competitor company concept B&W Eighties black & white black and white 1980s B W 20th century Barnet decade TGN photograph portrait game show John Laing & Co Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc John Laing & Co John Laing and Company John Laing & Company John Laing and Co It's a Knockout