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2 unusual facts about Rotherhithe Tunnel


A101

A101 road (England) or Rotherhithe Tunnel, road tunnel crossing beneath the River Thames in East London

Rotherhithe Tunnel

Designed by Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, the Engineer to the London County Council, construction was authorised by the Thames Tunnel (Rotherhithe and Ratcliff) Act 1900 despite considerable opposition from local residents, nearly 3,000 of whom were displaced by the works.



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