The Thames Tunnel. Open to the public every day (Sundays excepted) from nine in the morning, till six in the evening: the archway being lighted with oil gas and reflected by a large mirror, at the extremity of the finished portion of it, gives it the effect of completion; the work is dry and warm, and the descent by the staircase easy and safe
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The Thames Tunnel. Open to the public every day (Sundays excepted) from nine in the morning, till six in the evening: the archway being lighted with oil gas and reflected by a large mirror, at the extremity of the finished portion of it, gives it the effect of completion; the work is dry and warm, and the descent by the staircase easy and safe
Collection
An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping
Names
Thames Tunnel Company (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1836
Place: London
Publisher: W. Warrington
Library Location
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: VDCP (Thames Tunnel Company, London. Explanation of the works of the tunnel. 1836)
Subjects
Tunnels -- England -- London
Thames Tunnel (London, England)
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Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print ; 24.5 x 28 cm
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 8899815
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13752528
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7abbce70-c62a-012f-ee30-58d385a7bc34
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1836
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The Thames Tunnel. Open to the public every day (Sundays excepted) from nine in the morning, till six in the evening: the archway being lighted with oil gas and reflected by a large mirror, at the extremity of the finished portion of it, gives it the effect of completion; the work is dry and warm, and the descent by the staircase easy and safe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1836. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7abbce70-c62a-012f-ee30-58d385a7bc34
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1836). The Thames Tunnel. Open to the public every day (Sundays excepted) from nine in the morning, till six in the evening: the archway being lighted with oil gas and reflected by a large mirror, at the extremity of the finished portion of it, gives it the effect of completion; the work is dry and warm, and the descent by the staircase easy and safe Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7abbce70-c62a-012f-ee30-58d385a7bc34
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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The Thames Tunnel. Open to the public every day (Sundays excepted) from nine in the morning, till six in the evening: the archway being lighted with oil gas and reflected by a large mirror, at the extremity of the finished portion of it, gives it the effect of completion; the work is dry and warm, and the descent by the staircase easy and safe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7abbce70-c62a-012f-ee30-58d385a7bc34
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