Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Essex, 27/03/1954. Creator: John Laing plc.
Sujet

Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Essex, 27/03/1954. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

Workers constructing a protective wall of precast concrete blocks at Coryton Oil Refinery, as part of extensive flood prevention work at the site. On the night of Saturday 31st January through to the morning of Sunday 1st February 1953, severe floods struck parts of the UK, Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands. The natural disaster is often referred to as the North Sea Flood of 1953. Severe flooding occurred along the east coast of the UK. The site of Coryton Oil Refinery flooded as the river wall protecting the site was breached in 14 places. An article detailing the disaster and subsequent recovery operation was published in the March 1953 edition of Laing's monthly newsletter; Team Spirit. A programme of extensive sea and river defence works was carried out following the flooding.

Date

1954

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21A84_066

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

82,5Mo (4,8Mo) / 45,4cm x 45,5cm / 5359 x 5379 (300dpi)

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