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| Picture No | 10824185 |
| Date | 1882 |
| Description | Graphic front cover - visitors to Channel Tunnel works |
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Front cover of The Graphic newspaper with engravings showing scenes of a visit to the preliminary tunnelling works near Dover for the start of the Channel Tunnel in 1882. Visitors are pictured going underground in a cage, seated in a tram car in the tunnel, inspecting the boring machine and enjoying 'refreshments' in the form of a glass of champagne in the half-way siding. The work was halted later that year due to security concerns.
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| Source | Unattributed engraving on the front cover of The Graphic, 4 March 1882 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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