Image of Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory, Boroughbridge Road, York, York, York, UK,

Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory, Boroughbridge Road, York, York, York, UK, 1955 (b/w photo)

IMAGE number: EHT6619516
Image title: Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory, Boroughbridge Road, York, York, York, UK, 1955 (b/w photo)
Date: 1955 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: Photographer, John Laing and Son (Holdings) Ltd; Builder, John Laing and Son (Holdings) Ltd; A worker loading a riveting gun during the construction of two sugar silos at Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory Two sugar silos were built by Laing for the British Sugar Corporation Limited at the Poppleton Sugar Beet Factory. They were designed to hold a total of 16,000 tons of sugar and were the largest to have been built in the country when this photograph was taken. The prestressed post-tensioned concrete silos were made with sliding formwork using hydraulic climbing jacks.
Photo credit: © Historic England / John Laing Photographic Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: employment / people / SUGAR SILO

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