North entrance, Blackwall Tunnel, London Virgin of Mercy 22nd January 1976

22nd January 1976

Paddy Sowden

Original is oil on canvas on board 75

Front view of Shaftesbury House

North entrance, Blackwall Tunnel, London Virgin of Mercy 22nd January 1976North entrance, Blackwall Tunnel, London, 20th Century. Designed by the London County Council's chief engineer Alexander Binnie (1839 1917), the Blackwall Tunnel beneath the Thames opened in 1897. The latest techniques were used in its construction, including the employment of James Henry Greathead's (1844 1896) tunnelling shield. The tunnel was lined with glazed white brick and lit by electric light. It had two lanes for wheeled traffic and footpaths