CIS Building, Cooperative Insurance Society Tower, Miller Street, Manchester, 25/05/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

CIS Building, Cooperative Insurance Society Tower, Miller Street, Manchester, 25/05/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-879-322 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

CIS Building, Cooperative Insurance Society Tower, Miller Street, Manchester, 25/05/1960. Looking north-east over the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) Building during construction, showing the ground floor slab over the deep basement section. The caption beneath the corresponding print of this image reads: "Foreground columns ready to receive floor slab were built off an existing air raid shelter roof. Weitz G60 and Buildmaster Tower Cranes are in use over the deep basement and shelter roof sections respectively. Concrete mixing plant can be seen in the right of the photograph."


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People Information

Creator
  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater Manchester Manchester Manchester

  1. 53 30 00 N , 002 13 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Construction Industry

Locations & Buildings Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6783x5301
File Size : 35,114kb


Aliases

  1. JLP01/08/057339
  1. jlp01_08_057339
  1. 0250010848
  1. 2-879-322
  1. 2879322
  1. JLP01/08/057339


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