Cutting and overbridge at Helmdon, Northamptonshire
'Trimming gang on Helmdon cutting' (S. W. A. Newton's notes) working next to a three arch overbridge, part of Contract No. 5, Woodford to Brackley built by Walter Scott & Co. of Newcastle upon Tyne. The photograph was taken on 31st July 1897, and it is an excellent example of the large numbers of men required to form cuttings and embankments, even at a time when contractors were using steam powered excavators.
Digital Reference: L1241
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - 1897-07-31
Contributor: Leicestershire County Council
Type: , 161mm
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 - C 3/18
