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Longitudinal section showing the Rotherhithe shaft with the first section of tunnel constructed
| Year | 1826 |
|---|---|
| Object no. | LDBRU:2017.23 |
| Size | 590mm (w) x 280mm (h) |
| Location | Stored at the London Metropolitan Archives |
| Acquired | Auction at Bonhams Grants from NHMF, Art Fund, V&A, Friends National Libraries & Trinity Buoy Wharf |
Watercolour of a longitudinal section showing the Rotherhithe shaft with the first section of tunnel constructed, with two miners in profile working at the upper and lower sections of the shield, two gentlemen inspecting the works [possibly Brunel and a visitor], and a miner wheeling away soil in a barrow; cut from a larger sheet.