Council Collection (page 5)

Official Opening of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, 1908. The Prince and Princess of Wales approach the gates on the south side in Brunel Road

The Prince of Wales officially opening the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, 1908. The prince opens the gate to the southern entrance to the tunnel under the Thames

Workmen tiling the Rotherhithe Tunnel, London, December 1907. Workmen using scaffolding to fix tiles to the tunnel roof and walls in a section under the River Thames

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)

Men pushing railway trucks along the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Stepney, London, June 1907. View of the tunnel under the Thames between shafts 3 and 4, showing the curve of the track

Miners at work on the construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, February 1907. Two sections of the shield, with bare-chested miners at work

Construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, November 1906. Front view of the shield with men standing on it in Shaft 2

Bulkhead to retain compressed air in Rotherhithe Tunnel, London, October 1906
Bulkhead to retain compressed air in the Rotherhithe Tunnel, London, October 1906. Viewed from the inside with workmen standing by hatches

Southern approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, September 1906. View looking east across the the bridge over the East London Railway towards the mouth of the tunnel under the River

Construction of the bridge approach to Rotherhithe Tunnel, Bermondsey, London, 1906. Building a bridge across the East London Railway for the southern approach to tunnel under the River Thames

The Rotherhithe Tunnel under construction, London, 1906. Men constructing the caisson for Shaft 4 of the tunnel under the River Thames

The Rotherhithe Tunnel under construction, London, March 1905. Construction of the cut and cover section of the tunnel under the River Thames

Official opening of the Blackwall Tunnel, Poplar, London, 1897. The Prince and Princess of Wales in a horse-drawn carriage accompanied by other carriages and soldiers in a royal parade

Traffic driving on to the Woolwich Ferry, London, 1945

Men on the Hydraulic Lever Platform of the Woolwich Ferry, London, 1896. Ferry employees on the north pontoon of the ferry, with levers in the foreground

Erection of Emergency Thames Bridge, London, 1942. View through the bridge from the South Bank while erection of the steelwork by cantilevering was in progress

Temporary bridge over the River Thames being dismantled, London, 1948. View from the South Bank of one of the London County Council Emergency Thames Bridges being dismantled, (site 2)

Railway bridge across Globe Road, Bethnal Green, London, 1914. The north side of the railway bridge across the cobbled Globe Road

Railway bridge across Deptford Creek, London, 1913. The bridge over Deptford Creek viewed from the south at low tide

Train passing over the Chelsea Road, London, 1936. A Southern Railway train crosses a railway bridge with an advertisement. A horse shunts railway trucks on the Chelsea Road underneath

Great Eastern Railway Bridge over the Bow Road, Poplar, London, 1915. Ticket prices on the Great Eastern Railway at a penny single

Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben, London, 1934. View from the terrace in front of the old County Hall across the Thames; the Palace of Westminster

Old Waterloo Bridge and the South Bank, London, 1895. View of the old bridge from the Victoria Embankment on the north bank of the River Thames

The New Vauxhall Bridge looking north towards Victoria, London, 1906. The road across the new bridge looking north towards Grosvenor Road and the spire of Holy Trinity Church, Vauxhall Bridge Road

Old Vauxhall Bridge, London, 1903. View from Westminster of the old bridge with men rowing under one of the arches

Southwark Bridge under repair, London, 1913. Repair work in progress on the arch nearest to the South Bank, Lambeth

Barges at Bankside, looking upstream towards Southwark Bridge, London, 1913. Barges moored in front of Bankside wharves, with Southwark Bridge undergoing repair work

Barges moored at Bankside wharves looking downstream, London, 1913. View of the Thames towards Southwark Bridge and Cannon Street Station

Widening of Putney Bridge, London, 1931. View of extensive building works with cranes

Old Lambeth Bridge with temporary footbridge alongside, London, before 1932. View of the bridge from Millbank, looking towards Lambeth

The Thames and Lambeth Bridge looking downstream, 1897. View of the bridge from upstream looking towards Lambeth Palace and Saint Thomas Hospital on the South Bank, (right)

The building of the new Chelsea Bridge, London, 1937. Construction of the new bridge in progress, with scaffolding and cranes

Deptford Creek Bridge, London, 1896. View of the bridge closed to shipping, looking towards the gas works and tall-masted ships in the distance. In the foreground is a barge, used for freight

Workmen on old Chelsea Bridge, London, 1921
Workmen using wooden tools on old Chelsea Bridge, London, 1921. Work in progress on the carriageway looking north from Queenstown Road, Battersea, towards the Western Pumping Station

Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1960. View of the concourse with bookstall and Christmas decorations. Passengers wait on benches, while others walk up and down

Kings Cross Station, Camden, London, 1970. The arched train shed looking south along platform 8 from the central footbridge. A train waits on the left, with empty tracks on the right

View across the Thames to Cannon Street Station, London, 1958. Looking from the south end of London Bridge across the river towards the station and railway bridge

Horse-drawn omnibus and passengers, London, 1900. Open-topped double-decker bus with advertisements for tea and Nestles milk. Passengers sit on the top deck while a boy holds the horses

Long queue of people at Blackfriars Tramway shelter, London, 1912. People waiting to board trams near Blackfriars Bridge at 1.25 pm

Queue of people at Blackfriars Tramway shelter, London, 1912. People waiting to board trams near Blackfriars Bridge at 2.05 pm. To the left of the trams is the River Thames

Transport workers washing a tram at the Holloway Car Shed, London, 1932. Interior of a tram shed with men using hoses to wash a Route 29 tram which has an advertisement for Hudsons soap

Learner-driver under instruction in a mock-up of tram car cab, London, 1932
Learner-driver under instruction in a mock-up of tram car cab, Wandsworth, London, 1932. An instructor at the Clapham Motor School stands on the bumper of a model of a tram while a driver works

Men using a car lifting hoist at Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932. Men use the hoist to position trucks under tram car number 1584

Man stencilling signs for tram cars at Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932. A man wearing an apron makes signs advertising cheap fares to be put on the sides of trams

Men welding, Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932. Men using butt and spot welder to repair tram parts. The welder is wearing a bowler hat

Man using a miller and planer, Charlton Central Repair Depot, London, 1932
Man using a miller and planer, Charlton Central Repair Depot, Greenwich, London, 1932. Workshop with men using machinery to make or repair parts for trams

Trams in Balham Car Shed, Wandsworth, London, 1903. Front of the shed with open-topped trams standing partly outside the building

Platform with advertising posters, Holborn Underground Tram Station, London, 1931. Advertising posters on the north-bound platform at Holborn Underground Tram Station, Kingsway, seen from the stairs

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