Title

Men standing in the cutting shield, Rotherhithe Tunnel, Stepney, London, August 1907. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Men standing in the cutting shield, Rotherhithe Tunnel, Stepney, London, August 1907. Front view of the shield with workmen standing in compartments where the shield partly emerged into Shaft 4. The shield was used to dig the tunnel under the River Thames.

Date

1907

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19B05_079

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25,2Mb (1,2Mb) / 8,8in x 11,1in / 2632 x 3343 (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 broad street Construction Industry Council black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century Tower Hamlets Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Greater London Council London County Council Stepney TGN photograph GLC Unknown LCC working man Rotherhithe Tunnel