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British Waterways London
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Blow-up bridge
'Blow-up' bridge At 3am on 2 October 1874, the boat 'Tilbury', carrying gunpo...
Islington Tunnel - east - lost
Two points about the wording on this plaque. 'Navies' were the men who built...
Islington Tunnel - west
Legging the longest tunnel At 960 yards (878 metres) long, the Islington Tun...
Limehouse basin model
{At the centre of this circular plaque/low relief sculpture:} This plaque was...
St Pancras Basin
St Pancras Basin, just above the lock, was opened in 1870 as a coal wharf. Wh...
Other Subjects
Commissioners of Sewers, Holborn and Finsbury Divisions
We don't want to go very deeply into this subject but according to this report: Holborn and Finsbury Divisions of Sewers. Report of the Surveyor [J. Roe] to the Court held 27th January 1843 ... By ...
Oscar Faber, CBE, DCL, D.Sc, MICE, MIMechE
Structural engineer. Born London. Influential in the development of the use of reinforced concrete. In London he worked on: Bank of England, House of Commons, Africa House and India House. Oscar F...
Rotherhithe Tunnel
Road tunnel crossing under the River Thames, connecting Rotherhithe to the Ratcliff district of Limehouse. Designed by Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, it was constructed using both a tunnelling 'shield' a...
Alexander Binnie
Civil engineer. Born 77 Ladbroke Grove. Worked in Wales and then India. Returned and in 1890 was appointed chief engineer to the London County Council. Worked on the Blackwall road tunnel, the...
Arthur Ward
Junior Assistant 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park,...
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Matthew Wallace - Camberwell
First Camberwell Mayor 1900-01. We think Matthew Wallace may be the same man but can't prove it. Photo credit: Southwark Art Collection.
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