Title

Vauxhall Cross, Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, 03/12/1990. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption

Vauxhall Cross, Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, Lambeth, London, 03/12/1990. A night-time view looking east from Vauxhall Bridge during the construction of Vauxhall Cross, showing one of the cranes on site bedecked with illuminated Christmas decorations. Vauxhall Cross, also known as the SIS or MI6 Building, was designed by the architect Terry Farrell and was built by Laing Management Contracting for Regalian Properties. It was sold to the government, becoming the headquarter offices for the British Secret Intelligence Service or MI6. Laing won the contract for the building in 1989, with ground works starting in 1990 and completion of the structure taking place in 1992.

Date

1990

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM22A18_198

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

102,4Mb (4,0Mb) / 17,7in x 22,5in / 5307 x 6745 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors road building London England religious architecture light night country lights religion construction site British crane cranes English color Christianity building site location century Britain christmas decorations albert embankment time of day Nineties Colour Construction Industry tower Crane 20th century Lambeth 1990s decade TGN Vauxhall christmas outside photograph intelligence service MI6 Vauxhall Cross Terry Farrell Terry Farrell Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc John Laing & Co John Laing and Company John Laing & Company John Laing and Co