This lithograph image of the Thames Tunnel was produced in 1836 by Charles Joseph Hullmandel. In 1836, work on the Tunnel had just restarted, following confirmation of a loan from the British government to fund the work. In that period, it was still hoped that large, smooth descents would be built to enable horses and carts to access the Tunnel. Horses therefore appear in this image; ultimately, none would ever access the Tunnel.
Lithograph of the Rotherhithe entrance to the Thames Tunnel
| Object no. | LDBRU:2017.28(b) |
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| Date | 1836 |
| Acquired | Purchase, Bonhams, 2017, with grants from NHMF, Art Fund, V&A, Friends National Libraries & Trinity Buoy Wharf |
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| Location | TLA |