Title

'Entrance to the Clerkenwell Tunnel from Farringdon Street', c1876

Caption

'Entrance to the Clerkenwell Tunnel from Farringdon Street', c1876. Work on the world?s first underground railway began in 1860, under chief engineer John Fowler, a three mile tunnel ran from Paddington to Farringdon Street, Clerkenwell tunnel was first used by a GNR freight train on 27 January 1868. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]

Date

1876

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F22_490

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56,7Mb (3,4Mb) / 12,7in x 17,4in / 3804 x 5212 (300dpi)

Keywords

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