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Image (C) Tim Sandle Today the Thames Tunnel connects the train stations for Rotherhithe and Wapping. For the last weekend during November, the tunnel was opened for small groups of visitors to ...
Rotherhithe Tunnel: This is the most westerly place ... Steam Tunnel" carried waste heat from the power station across the Thames to the Churchill Estate. This formed the country's first district ...
The vertical entry shaft to the Thames Tunnel at Rotherhithe was begun in 1825 ... the north end was incorporated into the new Wapping Station. Later, the tunnel itself became part of the East ...
This was the original southern entrance to the Thames Tunnel (see gallery ... You'll find the museum a short walk from Rotherhithe station, here.
Traffic is heavier than usual on Tower Bridge, as motorists use other Thames crossings amid the Rotherhithe Tunnel closure ... 10 September 2024 West Ham station shut due to fire alert West ...
Heralded as the Eighth Wonder of the World, Marc Brunel's tunnel under the Thames opened as a public ... recreates the view along the tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping. As one tourist said ...
Funded by private investors, the project to build the Thames Tunnel began on March 2 1825, with the first stone being laid at the Rotherhithe shaft entrance. Little did they know that there was ...
The closure of the Rotherhithe Tunnel often causes traffic elsewhere as motorists are forced to use other options such as the Blackwall Tunnel or Tower Bridge to cross the Thames.
The Rotherhithe Tunnel has reopened after the busy route was forced to close due to an issue with the fire safety system, creating lengthy delays across the city. The sudden closure left motorists ...