The Story of London's Greenwich Foot Tunnel

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Discover the fascinating history of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, a pedestrian tunnel that runs under the River Thames in London. This iconic tunnel has been a vital transportation link for over a century, providing a safe and convenient way for people to cross the river from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs. Main sources: Labour's Lost Leader - Paul Tyler, 2007 From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P. - George Haw, 1907 "The Greenwich Footway Tunnel" - William Charles Copperthwaite, Instuitution of Civil Engineers, 1902 Isle of Dogs -- Past Life, Past Lives blog by Mick Lemmerman https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2... (an excellent resource on the history of the Isle of Dogs) Picture credits: Crooks family. From "From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P" via Project Gutenberg Will Crooks. G. Dendry via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Will Crooks. George Grantham Bain Collection via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Will Crooks cartoon. Leslie Ward via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Will Crooks mw253487. National Portrait Gallery, London. Will Crooks mw118473. National Portrait Gallery, London. Workhouse children. Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... People queuing at S. Marylebone workhouse circa 1900. Wellcome Library, London via Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Boy's Refuge, 1868. London Picture Archive - 314636 New Ward for the Casual Poor at Marylebone Workhouse. Frank Watkins via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Old print of the opening of Millwall Docks in 1868. Via wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Commercial Docks engraving. George Cooke, London Museum Z6742 Millwall Inner Dock, c. 1921. John Avery, PLA Collection Steam ferry, c.1887. Leonard Bentley via flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/3136394... Men at Work Beside the Launching Chains of the "Great Eastern". Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005 via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... The position of the sternpost screw on the Great Eastern. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... The First Meeting of the London County Council in the County Hall Spring Gardens, 1889. City of London Corporation via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Tunnel construction architect drawings from "The Greenwich Footway Tunnel" - William Charles Copperthwaite, Instuitution of Civil Engineers, 1902 Alexander Binnie. Via Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ar... Entrance to Blackwall Tunnel, 1928. Andy Dingley via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Tunnel shield. Via Wikipedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Tunnel workmen, 1901. Island History blog - https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2... Tunnel entrance construction, 1901. Island History blog - https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2... Tunnel opening, 1902. Island History blog - https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2... Labour group in the House of Commons, 1906. National Portrait Gallery, London - National Portrait Gallery mw260601 Remains of a half demolished building at St. Katharine's Dock after closure. Henry Grant Collection/London Museum, HG2792 Heinkel He 111 over Wapping, East London. Via Wikimedia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Isle of Dogs Blitz damage. Island History blog - https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2... Temporary ferry. Island History blog - https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2... Will Crooks mw203964. National Portrait Gallery, London.