Tower Subway: London's First Tube Line?

More tunnel action.

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

I’ve had an unusual few days. Our school closed suddenly on Monday for emergency water-main repairs, which means I’ve had to home-school two children for much of the week. You can imagine how conducive this was to getting some writing done!

Today’s instalment, then, is an edited version…