The building contains a staircase down to the tunnel and pedestrian footpath. The photograph is of this airshaft's partner on the north bank.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft
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Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft
{Beneath the London Docklands Development Corporation logo:} Rotherhithe Tunn...
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1 memorial
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