Images of Work

Here are a few images of working in the new town selected from the photo collections

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Two men inside Whitehall pumping station. On the left is James Boyd, Water Engineer to Stevenage Development Corporation (SDC), later a councillor on Stevenage Borough Council. On the right is SDC Water Engineer Philip Brown.; Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Whitehall Pumping Station; 1956

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Interior view of Hertfordshire County Council Health Department mobile clinic. Shows clinic workers and mothers with babies. Posters on the wall publicise vaccination against smallpox and diphtheria. Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Mobile Clinic 1960 photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

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Interior view of the Schreiber factory showing women working on television cabinets. In the foreground a woman wears an overall with the name Schreiber on the top pocket.; Argyle Way, Gunnels Wood Industrial Area, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Schreiber 1958. photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

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Interior of the British Tabulating Machine Company's factory canteen. Cavendish Road, Gunnels Wood Industrial Area, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, British Tabulating Machine Company photographer: Mr G.L. Blake 1958.

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Construction of houses in Half Hyde. Half Hyde ,Broadwater , Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Half Hyde 1957 photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

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The Bailey Bridge over London Road under construction.; London Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Bailey Bridge; 1955 photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

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A view of construction in progress of the Bailey Bridge, London Road. A bulldozer pushes one section of the bridge into position. In the background of the picture is the town centre and the water research centre.; London Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Bailey Bridge;photographer: Mr G.L. Blake

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interior of office at Electro-Methods factory showing two men and two women seated at desks; Caxton Way, Symonds Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Electro-Methods; 1954

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Interior of office at Electro-Methods factory showing two men and two women seated at desks; Caxton Way, Symonds Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Electro-Methods;photographer: Mr G.L. Blake;

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A postman delivering mail to a garden gate letter box in Bedwell Plash. The boxes were part of an experiment by the GPO and Corporation.; Bedwell Plash, Bedwell, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Bedwell Plash; 1960; Post Office;photographer: Mr G.L. Blake;

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