Built to provide steam for the pumping engines needed to keep the Thames Tunnel dry during its construction.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Thames Tunnel Boiler House
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Thames Tunnel Boiler House
Boiler House, this building was originally used as a boiler house during the ...
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William Jessop
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SW1, St Margaret Street, Westminster Hall
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