Derrick in Contractors Yard
A scotch derrick used for lifting and moving heavy concrete slabs used as capping stones. The photograph, believed to be taken c1897, was taken in a contractor's yard, probably belonging to Walter Scott & Co. of Newcastle upon Tyne. A group of labourers are shown in the photograph, one of them sitting on a pile of completed slabs (presumable awaiting delivery to the construction site). Also in the picture are two stone masons (dressed in waistcoats and shirtsleeves) with hammers and chisels in hand.
Digital Reference: L1146
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - Circa 1897
Contributor: Leicestershire County Council
Type: Black & White
Format: 118mm, 161mm
Copyright: Leicestershire County Council
Source: S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (part of S. W. A. Newton Collection, copy of glass plate negative)
Identifier: Newton - A 6/8
