Road Roller Collection

Road rolling, 1909. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
Road rolling, 1909. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

Roller for rolling road surfaces, 1906-1908. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
Roller for rolling road surfaces, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

Runway construction JLP01_08_008192
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. A man standing on a roller during the laying of asphalt on a new runway under construction at Gaydon Airfield

Runway construction JLP01_08_007948
RAF Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Work underway on the construction of a new runway at Gaydon Airfield

Compacting JLP01_01_172_141
STAFFORDSHIRE. A worker driving a Stothert & Pitt Vibroll 32R Mk1 machine, a vibrating roller used to compact roads, seen during the construction of the Staffordshire section of the Birmingham to

The Road Roller at Work (colour litho)
2811285 The Road Roller at Work (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Road Roller at Work)

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh visiting the West Midlands. Pictured at the British Industries Fair, outside exhibition, Castle Bromwich

Aveling & Porter Road Roller. Creator: Unknown
Aveling & Porter Road Roller

Henry Boot road roller and a Bedford A3S Tipper, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Road roller and Bedford A3S tipper, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1955. A photograph taken on the site of the Manvers coal preparation plant showing vehicles belonging to Henry Boot Construction of

Royal Artillery House, Finsbury Square, 1851 (w / c on paper)
XCF267486 Royal Artillery House, Finsbury Square, 1851 (w/c on paper) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); London Metropolitan Archives

Burrell steamroller, 1897
Burrell steamroller. 19th-century artwork of a steam-powered traction engine being used as a road roller. This traction engine uses the system developed by the British company Charles Burrell

Railway line construction. Roller vehicle being used to flatten the rock base for a railway line. This construction work is being carried out on the Amur-Yakutsk Mainline (AYAM)

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A journey through time: From the early days of runway construction at Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's Royal Artillery House in Finsbury Square (JLP01_08_007948 & JLP01_08_008192), to the compacting process using an Aveling & Porter Road Roller (Creator: Unknown) in the 1950s, and the steam-powered Burrell roller of 1897, this captivating collection showcases the evolution of road construction. Witness the mighty Henry Boot road roller and Bedford A3S Tipper in action (Henry Boot road roller and a Bedford A3S Tipper, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters), as they pave the way for modern transportation. The Road Roller at Work (colour litho) captures the essence of this essential machinery in action, shaping the landscape and contributing to the progress of railway line construction.