Pile testing during the construction of the Ford Motor Works
- Date:
- 1930 - 1939
- Location:
- Ford Motor Works, Barking And Dagenham, Greater London Authority, RM9
- Reference:
- AL0185/018/03
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Description
To support the Ford Motor Works at Dagenham, around 20,000 concrete piles were sunk into the ground. Construction began in 1929, and the first motor vehicle was produced at the site in 1931.
Content
This is part of the Volume: AL0185 Album of photographs of civil engineering projects; within the Collection: ALB19 Album of photographs of civil engineering projects
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
Keywords
20th Century Car Factory, Construction, Engineering
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