A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Thames Tunnel, The, between Rotherhithe, Surrey, and Wapping, Middlesex, about 2 miles below London Bridge; is 1300 ft. long, and 75 ft. beneath low-water mark; constructed (1825-1843) by Brunel, it was originally designed for waggon and footpassengers, but is now the property of the East London ry. Co., who run their trains through it; adjacent is the Thames Steam Ferry, opened 1877.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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