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Close-up of central section and men working in the shuttering area. The image is annotated "View of footbridge & crest block construction 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View looking straight along the valley to the nearly finished dam. Silhouettes of a few men can be seen on the scaffolding. The image is annotated "View from upstream of dam 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view of the dam across the fields. Building work nearing completion, just shuttering on central part. The image is annotated "View from bank looking upstream 4-1-61"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view across the valley of Drift Dam nearing completion. Although this is annotated "Upstream view from left bank 1-12-60" it is from the same direction as DD.103, which is described as being downstream. The ground is dry below the dam.
It is…

Close-up view of centre area of dam featuring shuttering at top. It is annotated "View of footbridge shuttering from downstream of spillway 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of the dam nearing completion, shuttering to the top and around tower, water at base to the right. The image is annotated "View of upstream side of overflow section 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of the dam nearing completion. Two men in the middle foreground working on some shuttering. The image is annotated "View of dam from tailbay 1-12-60"
It is stamped on the reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View down the valley of the tailbay, crane working on the right. The image is annotated "Tailbay 2-11-60"

Close-up of shuttering and scaffolding. Two men standing in centre of image. It is annotated "Overflow weir at line 27300. 2-11-60"

View looking across the valley, with the dam nearing completion. Men are working on the last sections of shuttering. The image is annotated "View from left bank 2-11-60"

General view of the dam looking across to site office, area to the right is flooded.
The image is annotated "Upstream side of overflow section 2-11-60"

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"

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"

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

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"

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"

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 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"

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"