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New Water Chute at Southend’s Kursaal
A landmark familiar to several generations of visitors seeking pleasure at the famous Kursaal Amusement Park, Southend-on-Sea, was the huge water chute which …
The VC10 hangar at London (Gatwick) Airport
When British United Airways purchased Vickers VC10 jets the dimensions of these machines, particularly the height of the tail, made it necessary to provide a …
50 Years Ago: Lanchester College of Technology
The Lanchester College of Technology, Coventry, named after F. W. Lanchester the famous local engineer and motor car designer, has considerably grown and …
Unusual Roof design at Tokyo Olympic Village
From Building with Steel November 1964 Japanese architects provided some unusual and rather daring roof designs for several of the buildings in the Olympic …
The Congress Theatre Eastbourne
From Building with Steel November 1964 The steelwork for the Congress Theatre is interesting on account of the intricate and unusual detailing which is not …
50 Years Ago : Britains Largest Structure in High-Yield Stress Steel
From Building With Steel May 1964 Two features of particular interest are to be found in the 18-storey office building at present under construction in …
Scunthorpe Civic Centre
From Building with Steel May 1964 A typical example of the use of steelwork in municipal buildings is provided by the recently completed Scunthorpe Civic …
50 Years Ago – Sports Stadia
To use a well worn phrase, the ‘wind of change’ is blowing vigorously through those regions where sport is promoted. This wind is soft and balmy quite …
Steel builds the New York World’s Fair
The New York World’s Fair was officially opened on Wednesday 22 April 1964 with 250,000 tons of structural steelwork inside it. Everything about the …
Steel for New Guinness Nigerian Brewery
From Building With Steel November 1963 The largest brewery that has ever been built abroad by a British firm is the new Ikeja brewery of Guinness (Nigeria) …
