Plaque: Thames Tunnel - Rotherhithe
Erection date: 25/9/1993
Inscription
International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Thames Tunnel constructed 1825 - 1843. First shield-driven subaqueous tunnel. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, civil engineer. Presented 25th September 1993. Institution of Civil Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers. Erected by kind permission of London Underground Limited.
{Shield at top left:} American Society of Civil Engineers founded 1852.
{Shield at top right:} Unidentifiable emblem.
Site: Thames Tunnel - Rotherhithe (1 memorial)
SE16, Brunel Road, Rotherhithe Station
The plaque is at the bottom of the escalators and stairs.
