Building and Engineering Works by (JOHN LAING & SONS, LTD)

Building and Engineering Works The History And Activities of John Laing & Son, LTD. 1848-1937

London published by the firm 1937

164pp illustrated. Long 4to. Cloth covered boards. A little dusty. Introductory text + illustrations with captions documenting the projects by this key building firm. Architects noted throughout. Published in the Coronation year this is a very useful source for inter-war buildings in particular. John Laing was also a company that profoundly shaped post-war Britain. It constructed the country's first major motorway, built outstanding sites of worship such as Coventry Cathedral. This book provides insights into their formative activity. A record scoping their post war work can be seen at Historic England's photo archive.

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