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The Diving Bell, Rotherhithe
 
   
The Diving Bell, Rotherhithe
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Brief Description: Diving bell used at the Thames tunnel after the inundation of 1827
Subject Date: circa 1830
Creator: Clarkson Stanfield and George Cooke
Owner: Thomas Layton Trust
Contributor: C.I.P.
 
Full Description: Shows the diving bell used after the Thames Tunnell was inundated on 18 May 1827. Rotherhithe church can be seen in the distance.
 
Collection: Layton
Place: Rotherhithe, Wapping
Dimensions: Height: 4107mm, Width: 5676mm
Subject: River, Thames, Tunnel, Source
Content Type: Print
Location: Hounslow Library
Unique ID: tp-cp-layton_024-i-00-001.jpg
IPR: ThamesPilot
 
 
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