RAL::Photographs from Rutherford High Energy Laboratory (RHEL) of the excavation and construction of Nimrod

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Further reading □ Overview □ Accelerator at TRE (1947 to 1950) □ PLA: Installation in Building 412 (1956-1957) □ Me and my PLA Part IV (1957) □ Magnet Sector engineering at Metropolitan Vickers □ Construction of Nimrod (1957) □ Miscellaneous buildings (1958-1964) □ Building construction (1962-1963) □ Nimrod: Machine equipment (1960s) □ Nimrod: Various photographs (1960s) □ Nimrod: Construction and set up (1959-64) □ Album No1: Early Nimrod experiments (1964-1966) □ Various accelerators (1950s-1960s) □ Miscellaneous building work (1962-1963) □ RHEL Senior Management, Open Day exhibits, Photos used on exhibits (1964) □ Nimrod inauguration (24th April 1964) □ Nimrod Engineering Group: Magnet Album no.2 (1967) □ Displays for RHEL Open Days (July 1970) and Rutherford Centenary (October 1971) □ BC and PPT (1971) □ Rutherford Centenary (29th October 1971) □ Loose monochrome photographs □ Loose colour photographs □ Photographic slides

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NIRNS □ The beginning of NIRNS □ NIRNS Charter □ Committee papers □ SRC/SERC □ Committee papers □ Council publications □ Rutherford Laboratory □ Laboratory Meetings □ Evolution of site □ Architects drawings and artwork □ Technical publications □ Newsletters □ Bulletin newsletter □ Open days □ Photograph albums and slides

Excavation of Nimrod (1957)

A set of photographs documenting progress on the excavation of Nimrod, a hole 220 feet (nearly 61 metres) in diameter.

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