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The Thames Tunnel at 200

The Thames Tunnel at 200

Brunel and Brunel's finest hour.

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Welcome to Londonist: Time Machine, the newsletter of London history.

I have a sooty finger. This historic grime issued from a steam engine several lifetimes ago. After clinging to the wall for the entire 20th century, and beyond, the erstwhile coal-motes have now hitched a ride on my digit. Their fate is to be washed down the sink of the Mayflower pub a…

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