50 & 20 Years Ago
40 Years Ago: Attractive new bridge at Windsor
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 Victoria bridge, which carries the Datchet-Windsor road over the River Thames, was one of a pair constructed about 1851 by …
40 Years Ago: A tower full of baths
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 Six large Victorian houses at Lancaster Gate, London, are being converted into an international student’s hostel. With …
40 Years Ago: 1,000,000 tons of steel in America’s spaceport
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 The rapid pace of technological development during the past few years is most apparent in space exploration. The tiny bell …
40 Years Ago: New Flyover at Croydon
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 The viaduct portion of the new High Street–Old Town flyover in the Greater London Borough of Croydon provides an …
40 Years Ago: Two for the space of one
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 Garage space is at a premium everywhere and any scheme which helps mitigate the position is very welcome. A current …
The largest telescope in Europe
The Isaac Newton astronomical telescope at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceaux Castle, Sussex, is the largest in Europe. The main mirror is 98 in …
40 Years Ago: Steelwork for the cathedral of Maria Assumpta, Nigeria
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 The history of the building of the cathedral of Maria Assumpta is typical of that so often met with in religious ventures. …
Britain’s first commercial monorail
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 It is well recognised that one solution to easing transport problems in Britain’s densely populated towns and cities …
40 Years Ago: Steelwork speeds civil airport expansion
Taken from Building with steel, 1967 At practically every civil airport throughout the world the story is the same. Because of increased traffic, both freight …
40 Years Ago: Digital computer reduces design time for the British Pavilion at Montreal
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 The Universal and International Exhibition of 1967, known more colloquially as ‘Expo 67’ is part of Canada’s …
