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Image showing men working as concrete is being poured. The image is annotated "Concrete being placed. Overflow weir section 1-1-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Close view of construction , taken on same day as DD.045. Men can be seen standing at the base of the monolith and one at the bottom of the image.
It is annotated "Profile of monolith on right bank"

General view of construction across the valley. Image shows a crane middle left and three men working on scaffolding in the centre. Note no safety equipment.
Image is annotated "View from left bank of river 4-12-59"

Closer view of the left bank construction with McAlpine crane in foreground. A couple of men standing on the shuttering just above crane arm.
Image is annotated "Shuttering of left bank monolith 4-12-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros,…

View across the valley showing construction. A McAlpine crane can be seen middle right.
Annotated "General view from right bank 4-12-59"

Overview of excavation work, several men at work, some on scaffolding bottom right and others by the pump in the centre.
Annotated "Overflow section excavation 4-12-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view of shuttering work, McAlpine crane right foreground. Image is annotated "Shuttering of left bank monolith 4-12-59"

General view of dam construction. Image is annotated "Construction works on left bank of river 4-11-59"

Preparing the car park, dam construction in background. Image is annotated "Car park under construction 4-11-59"

General view with construction and boulders on left, a crane to the right. Image is annotated "View from Tail Bay 4-11-59"

General view of the construction, note men standing on scaffolding middle left. Image is annotated "Construction works on right bank of river 4-11-59"

Close view of machinery and crane bucket, man sitting on a rock on extreme left, shuttering in background. Image is annotated "Foundation of spillway looking upstream 30-9-59"

View of men positioning wooden joists for shuttering, preparation for concreting. 3 men watching from above. Image is annotated "Typical shuttering 30-9-59"

View of shuttering for concreting. Men at work by long ladder in centre and above cylinder top right.
Image is annotated "Construction work left bank 30-9-59"

Annotated "Excavation for spillway foundation"
Puddles to the foreground, two men standing centre right. Scaffolding draped with material/overalls.

View looking down site, finished concrete on left. Men scrambling over scaffolding and pipework on the left centre.
Annotated "General view from right bank 30-9-59"

General view of excavation works. Several men working on the site, including a man walking along the shuttering (centre) and also men along scaffolding on right. Annotated "Concrete works right bank of river looking upstream 3-9-59" Stamped on…

General view of workings. Annotated "General view from left bank 30-9-59"

View of the layers of excavation. Image is annotated "Excavation & concrete left bank of river 3-9-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

General view of excavation works. One man can be seen in the centre of the image above the track by a ladder. Image is annotated "Works on left bank of river looking upstream 3-9-59" Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"