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...
These plaques mark property boudaries and identify ownership.
The plaques are around the station forecourt, either on frames or laid into the pavement. The gold lettering on the marble effect on the ...
Plaque unveiled by Andrew Hodges, author of 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'.
The nearby Tufnell Park Playing Fields are also Fields in Trust and used to have their own plaque. But, a local resident informs us, this...
The small black plaque above the door shows the Bridge House Estates symbol. A number of other blocks of flats in this area carry similar...