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Inside the Thames Tunnel in the mid-19th century. The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping.It measures 35 ft (11 m) wide by 20 ft (6.1 m) high and is 1,300 ft (400 m) long, running at a depth of 75 ft (23 m) below the river surface measured at high tide.
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In June 1824 the Thames Tunnel Company was incorporated by royal assent. The tunnel was intended for horse-drawn traffic. [13] A diagram of the tunnelling shield used to construct the Thames Tunnel. Work began in February 1825, by sinking a 50-foot-diameter (15 m) vertical shaft on the Rotherhithe bank. This was done by constructing a 50-foot ...
The 21 shafts connecting the main to the surface are divided into: 5 water treatment works (WTW), which supply clean water, 11 pumping stations (PS), which withdraw water from the main, 3 access shafts, where no water transfer occurs, and; 2 storage locations, where water is supplied or withdrawn as demand fluctuates. [citation needed]
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Access shafts will be constructed at King's Avenue in Brixton and at Eltham, and a new substation will be constructed at Bengeworth Road in Lambeth. [11] [12] [13] The tunnels will be between 3–3.5 m in diameter, 10–63 m below street level, with most being around 30 m deep.
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Tunnels under the River Thames, mainly in and around London. Pages in category "Tunnels underneath the River Thames" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.