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Final Thames Tunnel Excavation Completed

France · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1842Date range
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Chronological records

1842

Marc Isambard Brunel1842

Wapping · Science / Civil Engineering

The principal excavation beneath the Thames reaches completion, leaving finishing work before the pedestrian tunnel can open.

Names involved

Marc Isambard Brunel

Provenance

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