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Men at work on the tail bay section. Some with wheelbarrow and shovels, other machinery in background.
Image is annotated "Tail bay excavation looking upstream 30-6-60"

General view of busy site, lots of men working including one bottom right standing on a horizontal ladder spanning a trench.
Image is annotated "Tail bay channel excavation from upstream of dam 30-6-60"

Overview of the construction. Site office and Mcalpine sign can be seen top right.
Image is annotated "Tail bay, apron and walls 30-6-60"

View of one side of dam from the apron. The image is annotated "Concrete apron over sand filter 30-6-60"

General view of construction.
Image is annotated "View looking upstream from left bank 30-6-60"

General overview of construction. The image is annotated "View looking upstream from right bank 30-6-60"

View of foundation work, several men working by the concrete chute. The image is annotated "Upstream foundation of overflow section 30-6-60"

General view of site looking towards Mcalpine office.It is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 5-8-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

Close-up of concrete. The image is annotated "View at line 216-220 OD. of monolith 9C left side 5-8-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

View of construction from base. The image is annotated "View from tail bay 5-8-60" The reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view of construction and valley.
Image is annotated "View from upstream side of overflow section of dam 5-8-60"
The reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View looking down across the tail bay. The image is annotated "View of tail bay from right bank 5-8-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View across the construction site to fields beyond. The image is annotated "View of tail bay from right bank 5-8-60" Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of tail bay area and stream flowing to right of image, makeshift bridge across it.
Image is annotated "Veiw (sic) of tail bay 1.9.60"

Close-up of overflow section , two men at bottom right, others on ladders working on wooden shuttering. Reverse angle to DD.093
The image is annotated "View of upstream shuttering for overflow section 1-9-60"

General view across the construction, the site busy with several men working on shuttering. Reverse angle to DD.092. The image is annotated "View of shuttering for overflow section of dam 1-9-60"

General view of the dam across the valley.
Image is annotated "View from downstream side. Right bank 1-9-60"

Men working on the shuttering on the overflow section of the dam, with no obvious safety equipment. The image is annotated "View of overview section from upstream left bank. 30-9-60" Stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View across the valley towards the work site, men working on the shuttering in the middle section. The image is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 30-9-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"