1842
Final Thames Tunnel Excavation Completed
The principal excavation beneath the Thames reaches completion, leaving finishing work before the pedestrian tunnel can open.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Wapping in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The principal excavation beneath the Thames reaches completion, leaving finishing work before the pedestrian tunnel can open.
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