Title

Thames Tunnel, London, mid 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Thames Tunnel, London, mid 19th century. Designed by Marc Isambard Brunel, the Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. Work began 1825 and it was completed as a foot tunnel in 1843. It was converted to a railway tunnel for the East London Railway in the 1860s and is still used by the trains today. Isambard Kingdom Brunel acted as site engineer during the project.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1843

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C56_221

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (8,5Mb) / 12,0in x 16,3in / 3595 x 4885 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England River Thames female women woman people male interior man men hat walking architecture archway arch country pedestrian guy clothes British tunnel English dress underground location Victorian century Britain first lady concept civil engineering top hat B&W MONOCHROME rambling Architectural Feature 19th century black & white black and white B W Southwark nineteenth century Tower Hamlets The Print Collector Bermondsey Rotherhithe TGN Thames Tunnel Wapping engraving Unknown Isambard Kingdom Brunel Brunel Isambard Kingdom Sir Marc Isambard Brunel Sir Marc Isambard Marc Isambard Brunel Marc Isambard Isambard Kingdom Brunel Sir Marc Isambard Brunel engraving