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' and the 'cut and cover' method, and is 4.860 feet (1,481 metres) in length. The photograph shows the construction of the tunnel. Caroline's Miscellany and Ian Visits have both walked the tunnel so we don't have to.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Rotherhithe Tunnel
This tunnel, constructed by the London County Council, was opened by H.R.H. T...
This tunnel, constructed by the London County Council was opened by H.R.H. th...
{Beneath the London Docklands Development Corporation logo:} Rotherhithe Tunn...
Rotherhithe Tunnel The cast steel segments of which this arch is built formed...
Rotherhithe Tunnel commenced in 1904 and opened in 1908 by His Royal Highness...
Historian. Born into a family of gun and rifle manufacturers, he was a prolific writer of books, mainly about the local history of London. He also founded The London Thirteen Club as a means of de...
Site of armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing, and explosives research for the British armed forces. Its origins go back to the 17th century, and it continued producing armaments and associate...
The building contains a staircase down to the tunnel and pedestrian footpath. The photograph is of this airshaft's partner on the north bank.
Engineer. 1906 Copperthwaite published "Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works". 2021: We were kindly contacted by Christopher Nobbs (great-nephew of Copperthwaite) who w...
Inventor. Born in Mill Village, Nova Scotia. While working for the Central and South American Telegraph and Cable Company he became tired of using hand-operated machines to send messages. He came u...
Robert William Long was born on 16 November 1909, a son of Frederick Henry Long and Rebecca Long née George. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1909 in the West Ham registration distric...
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