Erection date: 12/6/1908
This tunnel, constructed by the London County Council, was opened by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, KG, on the 12th of June 1908.
Maurice Fitzmaurice, CMG, Engineer
E14, Rotherhithe Tunnel entrance
See the very similar southern entrance.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel - north
Road tunnel crossing under the River Thames, connecting Rotherhithe to the Ra...
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
Civil engineer. Born at Clogher, near Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. He worke...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Entrance to the Rotherhithe Tunnel - north
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...
It's believed that this plaque was put in place in the 1980s. Looking for an explanation for its presence here we wonder if Michael Simki...
Sir Harry Vane, statesman, lived here. Born 1612. Beheaded 1662. {Almost hidden in the decorative border:} Erected by the Society of Arts
English Heritage Sir Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford, 1753 - 1814, inventor and adventurer, lived here.
Sir John Betjeman, 1906 - 1984, poet, lived here, 1908 - 1917. English Heritage
This tile is about 4" square. It has been guerrilla-stuck to the wall just above the white 1911 City of Westminster mile marker, which c...
