The shaft, from whence the Tunnel works are carried on, was built at Rotherhithe in the form of a tower, 50 feet in diameter, 42 feet in height, and 3 feet thick, at about 150 feet from the edge of the wharf, and it was sunk into its position by excavating the earth within. From An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping (1836).
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Related Web Materials
- View of the western archway of the Tunnel, lighted by gas
- Plan of the Tunnel with reference to the main roads and objects on the eastern part of London
- The tunneling process
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- A side view of the tunneling
- Advertisement for the Thames Rotherhithe-Wapping Tunnel
Bibliography
Thames Tunnel Company. An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping. London: 1836.
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