Secrets of the London Underground

Railway historian Tim Dunn (The Architecture The Railways Built) teams up with Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum to explore the disused parts of London's tube network, from abandoned stations to redundant tunnels and lifts, often hidden right under passengers' noses.



Episode 5: Thames Tunnel







No wonder the Thames Tunnel, which joins Rotherhithe to Wapping in east London and was the first tunnel in the world to be built under a river (it opened in 1843 for pedestrians only), is Tim Dunn’s favourite underground secret. As well as being a civil engineering marvel, there are some wonderful stories about it: for instance, after a flood that killed six workers, a grand banquet was held inside it to prove to potential investors that it was safe.



Siddy Holloway also explores Lambeth North, but if lift shafts and disused tunnels don’t thrill you as much as they do her, there are also some fabulous Tube posters.



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