M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, UK, 1961 (b/w photo)

A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a watercourse at Walton's Wood near Madeley Heath, with workers digging on the bank nearest and a bagged concrete revetment on the opposite side_x000D_ _x000D_ The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. This section at Walton's Wood presented geological problems for the construction team with an embankment failing when severe slipping occurred in 1961. By October 1963, remedial works on the embankment were completed.