Tunnels Collection

Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chains
Isambard 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 / Willow
Badger & Mole on their way to rescue the Toad: " Crossing the hall, they passed down one of the principal tunnels". Date: First published: 1908

The hollow head of the Sphinx, Egypt
Remarkable 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

Box Tunnel, Wilts
Isambard 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

The Thames Tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe, designed and constructed by Marc Isambard Brunel. circa 1840s

I K Brunel / Chain Cdv
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The 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!

Brunels Thames Tunnel
Brunels Thames tunnel - the method of work, whereby a number of labourers could work side by side

I K Brunel / Anon
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c

Thames Tunnel entrance
A view of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames, the worlds first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843

The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter line
The 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

Tunnel connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead 1926
Diagram showing where the tunnel connecting Liverpool to Birkenhead would be, under the River Mersey. Spanning 44ft wide with two desks for vehicles only

Firefighters at work in London Underground
Firefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975

Ramsgate tunnels as air raid shelters, WWII
At 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 Diver
The brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding

Mine and Countermine by Heath Robinson
A 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. Davis
A Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927

I K Brunel / Col Portrait
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. Portrait at his desk. Date: 1806 - 1859

Railway Tunnel House
A quirky house, built over a railway tunnel at Clayton, Sussex, England. Date: early 1930s

1837 / COAL MINE
A cross-section of a coal mine showing all the underground chambers and tunnels

Thames Tunnel
View of the newly opened Thames Tunnel, linking Wapping and Rotherhithe in London. circa 1840s

Kilsby Tunnel 1837
The building of Kilsby tunnel, part of the Midland Railway. Date: 8 July 1837

Hulluch underground system 1918
Hulluch 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

Bramhope Tunnel Card
A passenger train of the North-Eastern Railway emerges from Bramhope Tunnel

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

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 1907
Diagram 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 1908
Diagram 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 Thames
Men 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

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

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, London
Double 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 1884
London Underground, double tunnel at Clerkenwell, with two steam trains passing through, one above the other. Date: 1884

Underground railway construction, London 1861
Underground railway construction in progress for the Metropolitan line, London, at Thames Embankment. 1861

Underground railway construction, Kings Cross, London
Underground railway construction for the Metropolitan line, Kings Cross, London. Date: 1860

Underground railway, Waterloo and City Line opening London
Underground 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 1843
Rotherhithe entrance of the tunnel, connecting to Wapping. 25 March 1843

Construction of underground railway King William Street 1888
Driving the tunnels of the London and Southwark sub-railway passing under the River Thames. 1888

Kings Cross underground station 1868
Junction of the Midland, Great Northern, and Metropolitan railways at Kings Cross. Part of new work being carried out between Kings Cross and Farringdon Road in 1868. 1868

Entrance to the Clerkenwell tunnel from Farringdon Street, London, on the Metropolitan line, Great Northern Railway. 1860s

Trial-trip on the Underground Railway 1862
Dignitaries taking a ride on the first underground train on the Metropolitan Railway line, waving their hats in the air as they ride on a wooden steam locomotive between Paddington and Farrinton

Flushing the sewers 1860s
With the population expanding and dumping coursing blockages below the depths of London

Loaded freight train in the Illinois tunnel system, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 1907

Plan of River Thames Tunnel and its Approaches
Plans for first underwater tunnel to connect Wapping with Rotherhithe. Date: circa 1824

Three divisions of the shield of the Thames Tunnel 1825
Section of the three divisions of the shield of the Thames Tunnel in 1825, using Marc Isambard Brunels and Thomas Cochranes newly invented tunnelling shield technology. Date: 1825

Longitudinal section of Thames Tunnel 1825
First of the construction took part in 1825, hundred and fifty feet under the River Thames. Date: 1825

The Severn Tunnel works, 1880
The Severn Tunnel works - building the railway tunnel linking South Gloucestershire to Monmouthshire under the estuary of the River Severn. It was built between 1873 and 1886. 1

Excavating tube railway 1903
Under construction, workers in the shield, Great Northern and City Railway. 1903

Kings Cross underground station, London 1868
Junction of the Midland, Great Northern, and Metropolitan railways at Kings Cross. Part of new work being carried out between Kings Cross and Farringdon Road in 1868. 1868

Blackwall Tunnel
The entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel, London, connecting Blackwall with East Greenwich. Date: 1897

A view of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames, the worlds first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843

Northern railway at Kings Cross junction 1861
Junction of the Great Northern railway at Kings Cross with the Metropolitan railway. Date: 1861

Opening Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool with Birkenhead 1934
Date: 18 July 1934

Proposed Metropolitan subway under London streets 1853
Proposed Metropolitan subway for sewage, gas and water supply. Date: 1853

Diving-bell used in construction of the Thames Tunnel. Date: 19th Century

Construction of Barlows Tower Tunnel under the Thames 1869
Construction of Barlows Tower Tunnel under the Thames, advance shield. Date: 1869

Relative Positions of Thames Tunnel and River, London
Diagram showing the relative positions of Thames tunnel under the river. Date: 19th Century

ANGLO-GALLIC SUBMARINE 1855
The Anglo-Gallic Submarine railway project consists of a tube, anchored to the sea-bed. Date: 1855

Channel Tunnel in 1803
When Napoleon contemplates an attack on England, a tunnel beneath the Channel is one of his options, though it is unlikely he seriously considers it. Date: 1803

ST GOTHARD TUNNEL CONST
Early stages of the construct- -ion of the Saint Gothard tunnel : a countrywoman is not too pleased at the prospect of international express trains rushing past her door... Date: 1874

MONT CENIS TUNNEL The first of the great Alpine tunnels : the Savoy end, shown here, incorporates protection against winter snow as the road descends into Italy Date: 1871

Boring machine used in the Hoosac tunnel 1869
Workers using a primitive boring machine to make the tunnel, lying between Switzerland and Italy, being thirty-six miles long and about twenty-five feet broad

Tunnel Through Earth
The French astronomer Flammarion proposes a tunnel through the Earth... Date: 1919

Bateman and Revys railway tube project 1869
Bateman and Revys railway tube project. The bell pierces the tunnel. Date: 1869

Red Torii gates and steps Hie-Jinja Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
Red Torii gates and steps to the entrance to the Hie-Jinja Shinto Shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Scene inside London Underground tunnel after a crash
Scene inside a London Underground tunnel following an incident on 28 February 1975

Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(5)
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 5 of 6

Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(4)
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 4 of 6

Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(1)
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 1 of 6

Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(6)
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 6 of 6

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, tunnel
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the tunnel linking the old school house with the modern buildings and passing under what was once the headmasters garden

Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico
Arles, France - cryptoportico passages (semi-underground covered passages supporting portico structures above ground) built as the foundation of the Roman Forum. circa 1910s

The Mersey Tunnel - under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead - interior and associated structures - The Ventilating Shaft at Pier Head, the Junction Chamber

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