The Thames Tunnel, London JD Harding Third and final state of

Third and final state of plate

Burning the rumps at Temple Bar

showing preparation and cooking of food

with a street scene including horse drawn carriages

The Thames Tunnel, London JD Harding Third and final state ofThe Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Views of the Thames Tunnel: top, a cross section of the tunnel with the river above; centre, a view in the tunnel and a view of the shield used in its construction; bottom, a plan of the area. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. Completed as a foot tunnel in 1843, it was converted to a railway tunnel for the East London Railway in the 1860s. Sir Marc