A Vibro standard pile test load of 150 tons, with a sign affixed, produced by Sime, Darby & Co Ltd for use during the construction of the Ford Motor Works

Date:
1930 - 1939
Location:
Ford Motor Works, Barking And Dagenham, Greater London Authority, RM9
Reference:
AL0185/019/01
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Description

The construction of the Ford Motor Works at Dagenham began in 1929 on marshland on the banks of the River Thames. To support the factory, around 20,000 concrete piles were sunk into ground. The factory began production 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