Rotherhithe Road Tunnel - Burrowing Under the River Thames

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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. Temporary tram lines were set up with iron trucks, transporting bags of cement, water and baulks of timber to the Greatend shield at the head of the tunnel, when emptied the trucks where loaded with soil to be removed. Date: 1906

Media ID 32225126

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Burrowing Clay Conditions Constructed Council Crosses Crossing Cutting Digging Emptying Excavate Excavating Excavation Pick Removal Removing Rotherhithe Shield Sight Soil Strange Topless Tracks Transporting Tunnel Tunnels Underground Workmen

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