Pedestrian tunnel under the Thames designed by Sir Alexander Binnie, linking Greenwich town centre in the south with Island Gardens Park in the north. It is 1,215 feet (370.2 m) long and 50 feet (15.2 m) deep. The tunnel is classed as a public highway and by law is kept open 24 hours a day. It is accessible by spiral staircases and large lifts.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the south bank ...
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the north bank ...
Second World War bomb damage repair This short length of the tunnel was repai...
Inventor and designer of engines. Born Kensington.  He worked with Sebastian de Ferranti and the cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene to produce cameras, mutoscopes, cutting and perforation machine...
Engineer, specialising initially in carpentry and wood. Â Born near Durham.
Frederick Elias Mocatta was born on 30 May 1890, the younger child of Charles Abraham Mocatta (1860-1829) and Sarah Mocatta née Salinger (1857-1956). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of ...
Author and engineer. Born in Woore, Shropshire. He invented the 'Adams Axle' which was used on British trains throughout the steam age. His writings include 'English Pleasure Carriages' and 'Roads ...
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