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Drawing of completed dam at Drift, entitled "Penzance Corporation Lower Drift Dam"
Annotated on left bottom "Herbert Lapworth Partners Engineers", and on right "John A Stubbe FRIBA Architect"

Construction of tower at the dam site, a lorry delivering concrete alongside to the right. Three men high up on the scaffolding. The image is annotated "Tower from access road 9th lift being placed 27-11-62"

Men unloading concrete from lorry for construction of tower. The image is annotated "Tower, ready mix lorry unloading 27-11-62"

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"

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

Excavation of site for Drift Dam.
Annotated "2 curyd(?) Concrete Batching Plant 8-6-59"
Note McAlpine sign on building.

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

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

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

General view of shuttering work, McAlpine crane right foreground. Image is annotated "Shuttering of left bank monolith 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,…

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"

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"

Image is annotated "Construction in overflow weir section 1-1-1960"
Couple of men centre bottom

General View of Construction. One man can be seen standing on top of dam on left side. There are also men working on the other monolith on the scaffolding and at the base on a concrete pour.
Image is annotated "View of dam from right bank 1-1-60"

General view looking down on shuttering for the spillway.. Some men working towards bottom centre. Image is annotated "Spillway foundation from left bank downstream 1-2-60"

General view of construction work. Image is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 1-2-60"