Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chainsIsambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the launching chain of the Great Eastern
Badger & Mole / WillowBadger & Mole on their way to rescue the Toad: " Crossing the hall, they passed down one of the principal tunnels". Date: First published: 1908
The Thames Tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe, designed and constructed by Marc Isambard Brunel. circa 1840s
The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter lineThe Ghost Train, Do you feel like Nothing on Earth? Then there is an Express reason why you should see The Ghost Train with a real Bogey
Box Tunnel, WiltsIsambard Kingdom Brunels famous Box Tunnel, Corsham, Wiltshire, took 5 years (1836- 41) to build. Two miles long, it was the longest railway tunnel in Europe when it opened
I K Brunel / Chain CdvISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern
Brunels Thames TunnelBrunels Thames tunnel - the method of work, whereby a number of labourers could work side by side
I K Brunel / AnonISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c
Thames Tunnel entranceA view of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames, the worlds first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843
Rome / Colosseum 1827The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!
The hollow head of the Sphinx, EgyptRemarkable discoveries within the Sphinx: the temple within its hollow head. Professor G. A. Reisners interesting discoveries. A diagrammatic view of hidden temples and a stairway inside the Sphinx
Ramsgate tunnels as air raid shelters, WWIIAt a depth of 90 feet below the surface an entrance in Ramsgate leads to long tunnels and chambers carved out of the chalk cliffs
Severn Tunnel DiverThe brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding
Firefighters at work in London UndergroundFirefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975. The train had failed to stop at Moorgate station
Mine and Countermine by Heath RobinsonA tunnelling stand off between a British and German soldier with the German soldier eventually burrowing so deeply he falls out of the other side of the world. Date: 1915
Tube stations transformed by G. H. DavisA Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927
Thames TunnelView of the newly opened Thames Tunnel, linking Wapping and Rotherhithe in London. circa 1840s
I K Brunel / Col PortraitISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. Portrait at his desk. Date: 1806 - 1859
Hulluch underground system 1918Hulluch underground system known as Charing Cross near Loos. The 3rd Australian Tunnel Company engaged in defensive work on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918
1837 / COAL MINEA cross-section of a coal mine showing all the underground chambers and tunnels
Kilsby Tunnel 1837The building of Kilsby tunnel, part of the Midland Railway. Date: 8 July 1837
Bramhope Tunnel CardA passenger train of the North-Eastern Railway emerges from Bramhope Tunnel
Railway Tunnel HouseA quirky house, built over a railway tunnel at Clayton, Sussex, England. Date: early 1930s
Tunnels Bathing Cove, Ilfracombe, North Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Price's rotary digger for cutting tunnels, showing 8 hydraulic rams used to force the digger forward, casing 12.5 ft diameter Date: 1909
Underground railway station under construction Date: 1909
Crowds of spectators came to see Prince and Princess of Wales (later George V and Mary of Teck) open the new Rotherhithe Tunnel, between Rotherhithe and Stepney. Date: 12th June 1908
Linking North and South London 1907Diagram showing the proposed method the County Council are going to link north London to south. Connecting by tramway tunnel beneath the Wellington Street approach to Waterloo Bridge. Date: 1907
Greenwich entrance of the foot tunnel designed by civil engineer Sir Alexander Binniel. Date: 1902
Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(pages 2-3)Article from The Illustrated London News, November 1985, detailing four proposed plans for the construction of a Channel Tunnel. The fourth was revealed as an exclusive by the ILN. Page 2-3 of 6
Rotherhithe Road Tunnel, London 1908Diagram plan of where the latest road tunnel under the River Thames, London is situated, linking Rotherhithe on the south west to Limehouse on the north east
Rotherhithe Road Tunnel - Burrowing Under the River ThamesMen working in dark conditions, topless due to the temperature in the eighties. Excavating the clay soil at the rate of about five feet per day
New tunnels for the Post Office Railway. 70ft beneath the ground near Oxford Street the nearly completed, double track line
Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames, London, received the Royal Assent in 1888 but it was not until March 1892 that the work actually begun
Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881
THE BLACKWALL TUNNEL. The opening ceremony, showing the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Date: 22nd May 1897
Tunnel connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead 1926Diagram showing where the tunnel connecting Liverpool to Birkenhead would be, under the River Mersey. Spanning 44ft wide with two desks for vehicles only
Building the Paris Metro, France - Boulevard Saint-Andre. This tube at Saint-Michel was built above ground first and then literally sunk below street level after the tunnels were dug out. Date: 1907
London Life - A Shoeblack works outside a Station Entrance on The City and South London Railway (C&SLR), the tunnels and lines of which now form the Bank Branch of the Northern line, Date: circa 1910s
Comic postcard, Little girl in train compartment Date: 20th century
Work on the tramway in Kingsway, London, connecting the lines in the north and south. Date: 1905
Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, LondonDouble tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, Metropolitan underground railway, London. Date: 1860s
Shepherds Bush Underground Station, platform scene. Date: 1900s
London Underground, double tunnel at Clerkenwell 1884London Underground, double tunnel at Clerkenwell, with two steam trains passing through, one above the other. Date: 1884
Underground railway construction, London 1861Underground railway construction in progress for the Metropolitan line, London, at Thames Embankment. 1861
Underground railway construction, Kings Cross, LondonUnderground railway construction for the Metropolitan line, Kings Cross, London. Date: 1860
Underground railway, Waterloo and City Line opening LondonUnderground railway, Waterloo and City Line opening, London. Starting from Waterloo, a driver working the motor, the entrance to one of the iron tunnels. Date: 1898
Ceremony of opening of the Thames Tunnel 1843Rotherhithe entrance of the tunnel, connecting to Wapping. 25 March 1843
