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Daily Herald Photograph: Building Research Station, building blocks
National Science and Media Museum
Bradford, United Kingdom
One photograph titled 'Building without steel or timber demonstration today' showing a man demonstrating new concrete blocks at the Building Centre on New Bond Street, London. The caption on the back describes how this new material makes it possible to build without timber or steel and is one of the most important products of the war being used for air raid shelters, huts and pillboxes.
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- Title: Daily Herald Photograph: Building Research Station, building blocks
- Date Created: 1940-07-04
- Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Transcript:2312 BUILDING WITHOUT STEEL OR TIMBER DEMONSTRATION TODAY A demonstration was held to-day at the Building Centre, New Bond Street, of a new form of building block, produced by the Building Research Station, a Government department which works in conjunction with all war departments. The block makes it possible to build without timber or steel and is one of the most important products of this war. They are turned out in a mould and being produced by the million. They can be used in the construction of air raid shelters, huts and pill-boxes. Photo shows:- A demonstration of the new concrete blocks at the Building Centre to-day. 4/7/1940 C. (Topical Press)Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
- Maker: Topical Press Agency
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