Engineering contractors for the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.
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Rotherhithe Tunnel - north - 2
Rotherhithe Tunnel commenced in 1904 and opened in 1908 by His Royal Highness...
Rotherhithe Tunnel - south - 2
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