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He holds a book in his hands

Two women in elaborate costumes and large hats

the church was built in 1714

Two views of the Thames Tunnel

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London mb-height 5153 He holds a book inConstruction 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,