{Beneath the London Docklands Development Corporation logo:}
Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft. This listed structure was constructed between 1904 and 1908 by the engineer Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice. The Prince of Wales opened the tunnel in 1908.
SE16, Brunel Road
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft
Road tunnel crossing under the River Thames, connecting Rotherhithe to the Ra...
The building contains a staircase down to the tunnel and pedestrian footpath....
Civil engineer. Born at Clogher, near Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He worke...
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft
We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey...
The plaque is not very interesting but the brickwork on this building is so attractive that we were glad to find an excuse to include it....
Mehndi is the use of henna to decorate hands etc. in India and neighbouring countries. It is used particularly by women for festive occas...
Initially we thought that the plaque was installed by the first person to hold the post 'Commissioner of H. M. Works and Public Buildings...
Other sources give varying opening and closing dates for the depot.
