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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"

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

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"

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"

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"

Man at top of image working on a trench, broom in middle gives idea of scale
Image is annotated "Excavation of trench for 18" diameter supply pipe 7-5-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

View of excavation work. Man in shirt and tie front left, several men working towards the rear. Shuttering and flues visible.
Annotated "Tunnel Monolith, looking upstream 6-7-59".
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance".

Concrete Pour into Tunnel monolith, two men working in the shuttered area at end of hose, others are above. Image taken same day as DD.018.
and annotated "Placing concrete in tunnel monolith 6-7-59."
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

Image is annotated "General view of excavation, plant, etc. on right bank of river 7-5-1959"
Number of lorries and machinery show scale.
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

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

Image shows men working at the base of the monolith during a concrete pour. Two men working on bare scaffolding above with no harnesses or safety equipment.
Annotated "Construction work on lemftbank 1-1-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros,…

Men working with spades and wheelbarrows, two boys in foreground near crane.
Annotated "View of rock excavation on right bank 7/5/59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

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"