Underground Collection (page 5)

Trafalgar Square with Underground entrance and Admiralty Arch behind, London, 1913. Bowler-hatted office workers by the entrance to the tube at Trafalgar Square

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

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

Advertisements for beer and port, Holborn Underground Tram Station, London, 1931. Advertising posters on the south-bound platform at Holborn Underground Tram Station

Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1946
Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, Woolwich, London, 1946. View of the underground reservoir showing war damage in the form of large cracks in the cieling arches

Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing

Two views of the Thames Tunnel, commemorating the visit by Queen Victoria, London, 1843. At the top is a view of the Queen arriving at the tunnel entrance, and beneath is a view in the tunnel

The Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Views of the Thames Tunnel: top, a cross section of the tunnel with the river above; centre

View of the entrance to the Thames Tunnel, London, 1854. Artist: Jules Louis Arnout
View of the entrance to the Thames Tunnel, London, 1854. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

View of the shield used in the construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist
View of the shield used in the construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Interior view of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1830. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: T Blood
Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Four views of the Thames Tunnel, showing a general view and section, along with sections showing construction workers and a carriage travelling through the tunnel

Plan, sections and elevations of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist: E Turrell
Plan, sections and elevations of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. Artist: John Harris
Thames Tunnel, London, 1835. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Entrance to the Thames Tunnel at Wapping, London, 1836. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Interior view of the crypt, St Saviours Church, Southwark, London, 1830. The church became Southwark Cathedral in 1905

Crypt under the Church of St James in the Wall, Wood Street Square, City of London, 1855

Crypt under the Chapel of the Clothworkers Almshouses, Monkwell Street, City of London, c1825

St Martins le Grand, City of London, 1817. Artist
St Martins le Grand, City of London, 1817. Vignette of derelict ground on which the Old General Post Office was erected. In the distance is the steeple of St Vedast

Vaults beneath Leathersellers Hall, Little St Helens, City of London, 1799. Artist
Vaults beneath Leathersellers Hall, Little St Helen s, City of London, 1799. Four views of the vaults before they were demolished in 1799

Crypt under Leathersellers Hall, Little St Helens, City of London, 1871
Crypt under Leathersellers Hall, Little St Helen s, City of London, 1871. The Leathersellers Hall had occupied the site of the dissolved St Helens Priory

View of the south subway at the west end of Holborn Viaduct, City of London, 1871

The Guildhall Crypt on the occasion of a state visit by Queen Victoria, City of London, 1851. View showing Beefeaters, waiting staff carrying platters of food and figures in suits of armour

Guildhall Crypt, City of London, 1820. Artist: Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie
Guildhall Crypt, City of London, 1820. Details of capitals, bosses and springing of the vaulting ribs in the Guildhall Crypt

Repair of the Fleet sewer, City of London, 1854. From the Illustrated London News

Interior of the Fleet Ditch at the back of Field Lane, City of London, 1851. Artist
Interior of the Fleet Ditch at the back of Field Lane, City of London, 1851. Showing a man holding a ladder, behind him lies part of a mammals skeleton

Crypt under Gerards Hall on the south side of Basing Lane, City of London, 1849. Showing figures standing surrounded by rubble and ladders

Crypt of St Mary-le-Bow, London, 1818. Artist: Frederick Nash
Crypt of St Mary-le-Bow, London, 1818. Workmen in the crypt of the church of St Mary-le-Bow, showing the vaulted ceiling. One man carries a basket

Holborn Viaduct, London, 1871
View of section of north subway of Holborn Viaduct, at junction with Charterhouse Street, London, 1871; also showing two figures and a dog

Guildhall Crypt, London, 1821. Artist: Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie
View of the Guildhall Crypt, looking east, London, 1821

Crypt filled with barrrels under the chapel at Lambeth Palace, London, 1851. Artist
Crypt filled with barrrels under the chapel at Lambeth Palace, London, 1851

Fleet River, London, 1851. Artist: John Wykeham Archer
Interior of the Fleet Ditch at the back of Field Lane, London, 1851; showing a man holding a ladder, behind him lies part of a mammals skeleton

Fleet River, London, 1854
Repair of the Fleet sewer, London, 1854

The Youth who could not shudder, 1909
The the Youth took the axe and split the anvil with one blow, catching in the Old Mans beard at the same time, from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub. 1909 (colour lithograph)

Ohe! Ohe! Horrible dragon, O swallow me not! Spare the life of poor Loge!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Artist
Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Mime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime writhes under the lashes he receives, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich puts on the Tarnhelm and becomes invisible, beating Mime to taunt him. From Das Rheingold

Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich beats his brother Mime for taking too long working on the Tarnhelm. From Das Rheingold

Interior of an Eighth Avenue subway carriage, New York, USA, early 1930s

Feet of passengers on the New York subway, USA, early 1930s

British soldiers in a captured German dugout, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916. The Germans have made some very fine dug-outs

Hudson River subway train, New York, USA, c1901. Artist: Edwin Levick
Hudson River subway train, New York, USA, c1901. The subway was built to conect New York and New Jersey. Note this car is reserved for women only

The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

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