- Object name(s):
- Cross-section of the Thames Tunnel after flooding
- Brief description:
- Cross-section of the Thames Tunnel, part completed, and the tunnelling shield used, following flooding in the late 1830s. Signed 'R.P.' and inscribed to Benjamin Hawes M.P.
- Collection:
- Brunel Museum
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition source:
- Bonhams
- Condition:
- Apparently underwent conservation at the Ashmolean c. 1983, and was mounted by them; remains in the mount. In 2018 underwent conservation funded by the NMCT following acquisition by the Museum.
- Current location:
- TLA
- Dimension:
- 190 x 310
- Object name:
- Cross-section of the Thames Tunnel after flooding
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.21
- Object production date:
- 1837
- Object production person:
- "R.P."
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2aed2b31-ff58-3a11-8002-494a73535eae
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2aed2b31-ff58-3a11-8002-494a73535eae, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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