Title

Men standing in the shield used to cut Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, July 1907. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Men standing in the shield used to cut Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, July 1907. Front view of the cutting edge of the shield where it emerges into Shaft 1 (Tunnel B). Workmen pose in the various compartments. Rotherhithe Tunnel under the River Thames connects the north and south of London.

Date

1907

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19B05_078

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,7Mb (959,1Kb) / 8,8in x 10,9in / 2654 x 3259 (300dpi)

Keywords

road building buildings London England people male job man men square street engineering round construction guy occupation tunnel lane avenue underground building site workmen workman location circular century profession SHIELD B&W shaft MONOCHROME Construction Industry Council black & white black and white B W Southwark 1900s 20th century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Bermondsey Greater London Council London County Council TGN photograph GLC Unknown LCC working man Rotherhithe Tunnel Brunel Road