Plan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in A group of men fishing

A group of men fishing in the Paddington Canal commenting on the lack of fish to be caught

surmounted by an interior view of the chapel with two women cleaning it

Fire screens kept the heat of an open fire off your face while allowing you to warm the rest of your body

The Egyptian Room

Plan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in A group of men fishingPlan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1842. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. Completed as a foot tunnel in 1843, it was converted to a railway tunnel for the East London Railway in the 1860s. The plan is signed by the engineer, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel.