Punch,  5 (1843), 61.

The Queens' Visit to the Thames Tunnel

Anon

Genre:

Reportage, Drollery

Subjects:

Engineering, Display


    During preparations for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's visit to the Thames Tunnel, the tunnel's chief engineer, Marc I Brunel was unfortunately found to be out of town, while the statesman Benjamin Hawes and the physician Alexander Crichton helped pay for 'choice exotics' to decorate the stairs to the tunnel.



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