Plan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in Washing can be seen hanging

Washing can be seen hanging out to dry on the balcony

The Egyptian Room

prior to her marriage to the Prince of Wales

surmounted by an interior view of the chapel with two women cleaning it

Fire screens kept the heat of an open fire off your face while allowing you to warm the rest of your body

Plan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London Size:Large: 7 x 5in Washing can be seen hangingPlan and longitudinal section of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1842. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world. Completed as a foot tunnel in 1843, it was converted to a railway tunnel for the East London Railway in the 1860s. The plan is signed by the engineer, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel.