Plan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London mb-height 2514 View of pedestrians and riders

View of pedestrians and riders on horseback on Rotten Row

across the roof tops

Coronation fair in Hyde Park

London flee in terror as a torrent of water gushes through the roof

top right 'How to make the most of the mud'

Plan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London mb-height 2514 View of pedestrians and ridersPlan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1842. 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. The plan is signed by the engineer, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel.