50 & 20 Years Ago
20 Years Ago: Steel for Stansted
In 1991 Stansted’s new passenger terminal building will be opened and the airport will become recognised as London’s third major international gateway. The …
20 Years Ago: Confessions of a Codewriter
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION, June 1990 Time, as usual was racing on. Lunch had been a coffee and curly sandwich and I was trying to complete my normal working …
50 Years Ago: Structural steelwork for Schools and Colleges
It is generally accepted in this age that education must remain one of Britain’s most basic and essential national investments. With a steadily growing …
20 Years Ago: The Forth Bridge
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION, April 1990 Douglas G McBeth BSc, CEng, MICE, FIStructE, FIHT Director, Kenchington Little plc, Consulting Engineers, Edinburgh At …
50 Years Ago: Structural steelwork up on the farm
From Building with Steel, May 1960 Despite the quiet revolution which has turned Britain’s agricultural industry into the most highly mechanised one in the …
50 Years Ago: More Distinctive Buildings
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20 Years Ago: The Dartford Bridge
Taken from Steel Construction, April 1990 The Dartford Bridge, now well into construction, is the most significant steel bridge to be built in Great Britain …
20 Years Ago: Aviation House – Gatwick Airport
The new office Headquarters of the CAA’s Safety Regulation Group was designed to increase the efficiency of the group and to improve staff communications …
50 Years Ago: Steel bridges
SPEEDING THE FLOW The continued injection of new vehicles into the already sluggish flow along Britain’s main traffic arteries has long threatened the …
50 Years Ago: Structural Steel in the Nuclear Power Industry
Structural steel is marching with the times. Nuclear power stations – virtually unthought of a decade ago – are consuming large quantities of structural …
