Rotherhithe Tunnel Collection

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

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

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