Sujet
Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Essex, 27/03/1954. Creator: John Laing plc.
Légende
Workers constructing a protective wall of precast concrete blocks at Coryton Oil Refinery, as part of extensive flood prevention work at the site. On the night of Saturday 31st January through to the morning of Sunday 1st February 1953, severe floods struck parts of the UK, Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands. The natural disaster is often referred to as the North Sea Flood of 1953. Severe flooding occurred along the east coast of the UK. The site of Coryton Oil Refinery flooded as the river wall protecting the site was breached in 14 places. An article detailing the disaster and subsequent recovery operation was published in the March 1953 edition of Laing's monthly newsletter; Team Spirit. A programme of extensive sea and river defence works was carried out following the flooding.
Date
1954
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Notre référence
HRM21A84_066
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
82,5Mo (4,8Mo) / 45,4cm x 45,5cm / 5359 x 5379 (300dpi)