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General view of construction. Image is annotated " View from left bank looking upstream 2-3-1960"

View of excavation work for spillway. Men at work in bottom centre of image, between two cranes, one above left and the other to their right by scaffolding. The image is annotated "Spillway excavation from right bank 2-3-60"

View of construction work across the valley. Several men working on the scaffolding and in the spillway, a crane to the left. The image is annotated "Spillway excavation from left bank 2-3-60"

General view showing shuttering and scaffolding work for spillway. The image is annotated "Spillway construction right bank 2-3-60"

General view of the construction across the valley.
Image is annotated "View from right bank looking upstream 4-4-60"

Close-up of shuttering for spillway. Image is annotated "Spillway foundation excavation. View from right bank upstream. 4-4-60"

View of construction and scaffolding. Image annotated "Spillway construction looking upstream from right bank 4-4-60"

Men working on the spillway, including a man with a theodolite standing on foundation. Crane on right is lowering something. The image is annotated "Spillway foundation excavation view from left bank upstream 4-4-60"

Close-up view of spillway construction. Image is annotated "Spillway construction looking upstream from left bank. 4-4-60"

View of overflow section, three men in centre of image. It is annotated "Downstream side of overflow section 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance."

View of scaffolding and construction of overflow section. Several workers on the site including two high up on the top part of scaffolding. It is annotated "Construction of upstream side of overflow section 2-5-60"
On the reverse it is stamped…

General view of the dam. The image is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 2-5-60"
Reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View looking down into working area, with men and machinery. Dam on right. Image is annotated "View of filter area, downstream of spillway 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Image is annotated "Downstream side of overflow section from right bank 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of the overflow section, with filter area. It is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 2-6-60"

Close up of men working on trench and around crane. Image is annotated "Cut off trench, spillway section and valve tower 2-6-60"

General view of construction. Image is annotated "Cut off spillway section 2-6-60"

General view of construction work across the valley.
It is annotated "View upstream from right bank 2-6-60"

View of construction across the valley. Image is annotated "Construction of tail bay walls 2-6-60"

Close-up of concrete and shuttering work, men working on trench (bottom right) and up on scaffolding (centre left and top right)
The image is annotated "Cut-off spillway section 2-6-60"