Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. Artist: George Cooke
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Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827. View showing the tunnel under construction and the diving bell which was used. The spire of St Mary, Rotherhithe can be seen in the distance. 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 Isambard Brunel designed the tunnel, and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was site engineer.
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- George Cooke: British: Artist, printmaker, engraver
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- Clarkson Stanfield: British; English: Artist, painter, illustrator
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- Isambard Kingdom Brunel: British: Engineer, designer, inventor
- Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: British: Civil engineer
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