Picture No | 10012129 |
Date | 1896 - 1897 |
Description | Construction of Blackwall Tunnel |
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BLACKWALL TUNNEL Interior of the tunnel during construction. The boring was made by steel shields driven by compressed air and the water was kept back from the face of the working by air-pressure.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Queen's Empire', volume 4, page 182 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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