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Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Thurrock, 1953 (b/w photo)

Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Thurrock, 1953 (b/w photo)
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Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Thurrock, 1953 (b/w photo)
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1953 AD (C20th AD)
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A large group of Laing workers using a mobile canteen following severe flooding on the construction site of Coryton Oil Refinery 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.

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© Historic England / John Laing Photographic Collection / Bridgeman Images
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