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61. Digging the Thames Tunnel.
*Digging the Thames Tunnel. The Thames Tunnel, built by Marc Brunel, was the first underwater thoroughfare in the world. It was a triumph of ingenuity and perseverance in the...
62. Building the Northern Outfall Sewer across the Plaistow Marshes.
*Building the Northern Outfall Sewer across the Plaistow Marshes. An 'Illustrated London News' engraving of the construction of Bazalgette's Northern Outfall Sewer across the Plaistow Marshes in 1861. This carried...
63. Dock gates for the Regent's Canal.
*Dock gates for the Regent's Canal. The Regent's Canal and Dock Company was formed in 1812 for building and maintaining a canal between the Grand Junction Canal Terminus at Paddington...
64. East India Dock Road: looking east towards the docks.
*East India Dock Road: looking east towards the docks. The East India Dock Road linked the East India Docks with the Commercial Road. It became the most busy street in Poplar, far more important than...
65. Explanation of the plan of the Rotherhithe-Wapping Tunnel.
*Explanation of the plan of the Rotherhithe-Wapping Tunnel. The Thames Tunnel was built between 1825 and 1843, and was a triumph of ingenuity and perseverance in the face of floods, pressure from investors,...
66. East London Hospital, Shadwell: The Jubilee Memorial Wing.
*East London Hospital, Shadwell: The Jubilee Memorial Wing. The new Jubilee Memorial Wing at the East London Hospital in Shadwell, built to commemorate the 50-year reign of Queen Victoria. The hospital had...
67. Southwark Town Hall, Borough High Street, by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd.
*Southwark Town Hall, Borough High Street, by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. The second Southwark Town Hall, on Borough High Street. This was one of the many views in Thomas Hosmer Shepherd's 'Metropolitan Improvements' series.
 
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