Sujet

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: George Cooke

Légende

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. View showing the tunnel under construction and the diving bell which was used. The spire of St Mary, Rotherhithe can be seen in the distance. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. Completed as a foot tunnel in 1843, it was converted to a railway tunnel for the East London Railway in the 1860s. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel designed the tunnel, and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was site engineer.

Date

1827

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B03_409

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,4Mo (1,8Mo) / 32,7cm x 23,4cm / 3857 x 2759 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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