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1980s Collection (#18)

"Step into a time machine and journey back to the vibrant 1980s, where iconic moments unfolded and legends were made

Background image1980s Collection: Barbican Centre JLP01_09_820695

Barbican Centre JLP01_09_820695
BARBICAN CENTRE, SILK STREET, CITY OF LONDON. An exterior view of the main entrance to the Barbican Arts Centre. John Laing & Son Ltd were responsible for the construction of Phase V of the Barbican

Background image1980s Collection: In the gym JLP01_10_18585

In the gym JLP01_10_18585
The Sands Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria. Members of the public using a range of equipment in the gym at the newly opened leisure centre The Sands in Carlisle

Background image1980s Collection: Opening ceremony JLP01_09_842062

Opening ceremony JLP01_09_842062
THE LANES SHOPPING CENTRE, GLOBE LANE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. HRH The Duke of Gloucester and the Mayor of Carlisle, councillor Ian Stockdale

Background image1980s Collection: Pipe welders JLP01_10_16308

Pipe welders JLP01_10_16308
SHAP, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A team of welders working on the Shap pipeline. This 51km section of gas pipeline runs from Shap to Lupton in Cumbrian

Background image1980s Collection: Stonemason JLP01_09_860342

Stonemason JLP01_09_860342
MARKET CROSS, MARKET PLACE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. A Laing stonemason carrying out repairs at the top of the Market Cross in Carlisle, with a Laing Stonemasonry sign on display in the background

Background image1980s Collection: Sugar refinery control desk JLP01_10_12829

Sugar refinery control desk JLP01_10_12829
Newark Sugar Factory, Great North Road, Muskham, Newark, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire. A team of staff working in a control room at Newark Sugar Factory

Background image1980s Collection: Sloping structure JLP01_10_11822

Sloping structure JLP01_10_11822
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A close-up of the sloping precast concrete columns and structural glass at Napp Laboratories

Background image1980s Collection: Precast concrete structure JLP01_10_10244

Precast concrete structure JLP01_10_10244
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A view of Napp Laboratories during construction

Background image1980s Collection: Structural glazing and ornamental lake JLP01_09_832102

Structural glazing and ornamental lake JLP01_09_832102
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. Two women standing beside the ornamental lake running along the southern elevation of Napp Laboratories

Background image1980s Collection: Structural glazing JLP01_09_823116

Structural glazing JLP01_09_823116
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A view along an elevation at Napp Laboratories during construction

Background image1980s Collection: Concrete staircase JLP01_09_822478

Concrete staircase JLP01_09_822478
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A concrete staircase under construction in Napp Laboratories

Background image1980s Collection: Lab work JLP01_10_14269

Lab work JLP01_10_14269
Napp Laboratories, Milton Road, Cambridge Science Park, Milton, South Cambridgeshire. A man working in the stability and analytical laboratory at Napp Laboratories

Background image1980s Collection: Oil refinery JLP01_10_08883

Oil refinery JLP01_10_08883
Lindsey Oil Refinery, North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. An exterior view of the newly completed Alkylation Unit at Lindsey Oil Refinery

Background image1980s Collection: Team photo JLP01_09_801064

Team photo JLP01_09_801064
Lindsey Oil Refinery, North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. A portrait of the field supervisory team for the Alkylation Unit at Lindsey Oil Refinery, posed in front of the Laing IE & C main office

Background image1980s Collection: Land Rover factory JLP01_10_12927

Land Rover factory JLP01_10_12927
Land Rover Factory, Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands. A view of vehicles being manufactured inside the Land Rover factory in Solihull after refurbishment work at the site

Background image1980s Collection: Pneumatic clamp JLP01_10_09124

Pneumatic clamp JLP01_10_09124
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of men joining two steel pipes together on the Martin pipeline, showing the internal pneumatic clamp for locking the pipes together

Background image1980s Collection: Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476

Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476
LINCOLNSHIRE. A view of the installation of the Martin pipeline, showing two protective canopies being lowered into position so that welding can be carried out

Background image1980s Collection: Welding JLP01_10_09121a

Welding JLP01_10_09121a
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of welders working on the Martin pipeline, operating an automatic hot pass welding bug. The Martin gas pipeline was installed in 1981 by Laing Industrial Engineering

Background image1980s Collection: Widening the M1 JLP01_10_10855

Widening the M1 JLP01_10_10855
HERTFORDSHIRE. Slipform paving machines laying a road surface during widening works on the M1, showing concrete being tipped into the machine in the foreground

Background image1980s Collection: Widening the M1 JLP01_10_10851

Widening the M1 JLP01_10_10851
HERTFORDSHIRE. Widening works on the M1 in Hertfordshire, showing slipform paving machines laying the surface of a new road alongside the existing carriageways

Background image1980s Collection: Lamborghini Countach 1984 White

Lamborghini Countach 1984 White
Lamborghini Countach, 1984, White, Lamborghini, LAM101246

Background image1980s Collection: Topping out celebration JLP01_09_860321

Topping out celebration JLP01_09_860321
Glaxo Pharmaceutical Works, Park Road, Ware, East Hertfordshire. Project managers and a large group of the workforce all in hard hats posing with pints of beer on the roof of the new research

Background image1980s Collection: Bricklaying JLP01_09_860042

Bricklaying JLP01_09_860042
Glaxo Pharmaceutical Works, Park Road, Ware, East Hertfordshire. A team of bricklayers building walls in a foundation trench during construction works at the Glaxo site in Ware

Background image1980s Collection: Control Room JLP01_09_870088

Control Room JLP01_09_870088
Glaxo Pharmaceutical Works, Park Road, Ware, East Hertfordshire. A worker entering data at a computer terminal in the control room of the boiler house at the Glaxo site in Ware

Background image1980s Collection: Coryton Refinery JLP01_09_802343

Coryton Refinery JLP01_09_802343
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A portrait of a group of workmen employed on the IE&C extension contract at Coryton Oil Refinery

Background image1980s Collection: Eden Bridge, Carlisle JLP01_11_18547_07

Eden Bridge, Carlisle JLP01_11_18547_07
CARLISLE, CUMBRIA. An aerial view looking north-east towards the Eden Bridge in Carlisle, showing The Sands Centre on the right of the Hardwicke Circus roundabout

Background image1980s Collection: Gas masks JLP01_09_841262

Gas masks JLP01_09_841262
BRITISH LIBRARY, EUSTON ROAD, ST PANCRAS, CAMDEN, GREATER LONDON. Three men wearing Draeger gas masks during a safety course at the British Library construction site

Background image1980s Collection: Bardney Sugar Factory JLP01_09_830104

Bardney Sugar Factory JLP01_09_830104
Bardney Sugar Factory, Bardney, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view looking past a man fishing on the River Witham towards four sugar silos at Bardney Sugar Factory

Background image1980s Collection: Tubular steel walkway DP183604

Tubular steel walkway DP183604
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Depot, Pembroke Road, West Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London

Background image1980s Collection: Musee civilization, 1988, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Musee civilization, 1988, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Background image1980s Collection: The Monument of the Martyrs (Maquam Eaachahid) (1982), Algiers, Algiers Province

The Monument of the Martyrs (Maquam Eaachahid) (1982), Algiers, Algiers Province
The Monument of the Martyrs (Maquam Eachahid) (1982), Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria

Background image1980s Collection: The Monument of the Martyrs (Maquam E chahid) (1982), Algiers, Algiers Province

The Monument of the Martyrs (Maquam E chahid) (1982), Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria

Background image1980s Collection: Trooping the Colour - the Queens last ride

Trooping the Colour - the Queens last ride
Queen Elizabeth II riding at the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the last time in 1986 on her horse Burmese. 1986

Background image1980s Collection: Men and women in St Trinians costume, Cornwall

Men and women in St Trinians costume, Cornwall
Men and women in St Trinians school uniform, Cornwall, possibly university students during rag week. Date: circa 1980s

Background image1980s Collection: Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway

Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway
Because of the long exposure time its not possible to say how much of the apparent shape of these Hessdalen lights is real, or due to movement

Background image1980s Collection: Pan Am Building and GrandPan Am Building at 200 Park Avenue and Grand Central Terminal

Pan Am Building and GrandPan Am Building at 200 Park Avenue and Grand Central Terminal, NYC Central, NYC

Background image1980s Collection: 1980s FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

1980s FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Background image1980s Collection: The Ferris wheel at Dreamland, Margate, Kent, England, UK. Circa 1980's

The Ferris wheel at Dreamland, Margate, Kent, England, UK. Circa 1980's

Background image1980s Collection: Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK. Circa 1980's

Piccadilly Circus, London, England, UK. Circa 1980's

Background image1980s Collection: Treasure Island in Nassau in der Karibik, 1980er. Treasure Island in Nassau in the Caribbean, 1980s

Treasure Island in Nassau in der Karibik, 1980er. Treasure Island in Nassau in the Caribbean, 1980s

Background image1980s Collection: Der traumhafte Reduld Beach, St. Lucia 1980er Jahre. Scenic Reduld Beach, St. Lucia 1980s

Der traumhafte Reduld Beach, St. Lucia 1980er Jahre. Scenic Reduld Beach, St. Lucia 1980s

Background image1980s Collection: Palmenstrand von Chastanet, St. Lucia 1980er Jahre. Chastanet beach with palm trees, St. Lucia 1980s

Palmenstrand von Chastanet, St. Lucia 1980er Jahre. Chastanet beach with palm trees, St. Lucia 1980s

Background image1980s Collection: Clovelly Devon circa 1989

Clovelly Devon circa 1989

Background image1980s Collection: AEC Double-decker Routemaster bus on Westminster Bridge passing Big Ben, Houses of Parliament

AEC Double-decker Routemaster bus on Westminster Bridge passing Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, London, ENGLAND, UK. Circa 1980's

Background image1980s Collection: 1987 HISTORICAL MIDTOWN SKYLINE HUDSON RIVER MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

1987 HISTORICAL MIDTOWN SKYLINE HUDSON RIVER MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA This stock image is chosen for historical significance or nostalgic depiction of the late 20th Century

Background image1980s Collection: Beijing, China - Mar 1987: The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Scanned 35mm film

Beijing, China - Mar 1987: The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Scanned 35mm film

Background image1980s Collection: Acceptable

Acceptable
Nour Tohme

Background image1980s Collection: Dinosaurs In 80s Jumpers

Dinosaurs In 80s Jumpers
Hanna Melin



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"Step into a time machine and journey back to the vibrant 1980s, where iconic moments unfolded and legends were made. Sir David Attenborough shares a whimsical moment with a cockatoo, showcasing his boundless love for nature. The enigmatic Bigfoot film from 1967 continues to captivate imaginations, leaving us wondering about the mysteries of our world. A field adorned with JCB Extradig diggers reminds us of the era's technological advancements and innovation. Cricket enthusiasts rejoice as Ian Botham clean bowls Viv Richards in an exhilarating match - proving that sportsmanship knows no bounds. The breathtaking view of St Michaels Mount in Cornwall transports us to serene coastal landscapes, while John Martyn's soulful concert in St Ives ignites passion within music lovers' hearts. The resilience and dedication of miners are honored as we witness their unwavering spirit at Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall - symbolizing the hardworking ethos of the decade. Carl Sagan, the renowned US astronomer, invites us to explore the wonders of space through his captivating teachings. Speed demons revel in the sleek design of Lamborghini Countach and Audi Sport Quattro S1 - symbols of power and luxury on wheels. In a touching image, a miner stands alongside his faithful canary companion - highlighting their unique bond amidst challenging conditions. Lastly, snooker maestro Alex Higgins mesmerizes audiences with his skillful shots and charismatic personality – forever etching himself into sporting history. " Travel back to this extraordinary era where every frame tells a story worth cherishing – welcome to the unforgettable 1980s.