Boiler House, this building was originally used as a boiler house during the construction of Marc Isambard Brunel's Thames tunnel between 1825 and 1843. It has since had many alterations and changes of use. It was restored in 1979.
SE16, Tunnel 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:
Thames Tunnel Boiler House
Built to provide steam for the pumping engines needed to keep the Thames Tunn...
Civil Engineer, born Hacqueville, Normandy, France. Educated in France, but f...
The first tunnel in the world under a navigable river. Built between 1825 and...
The inscription on the upper plaque requires careful examination to read but it is all legible. We have found two references to these sto...
Despite its appearance this memorial does not commemorate those who died in war. It's a list of people who have worked in the St John Am...
In 1831 the Broughton Suspension Bridge collapsed as a troop of 74 men marched across. Investigations put this down to the effects of mec...
The high polish meant that we had to photo these plaques at a slant.
March 2018: This house is for sale, for £4 million, for the first time in 30 years. The article includes photos of the interior and says ...
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