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Construction of the Metropolitan and District Railway

Construction of the Metropolitan and District Railway

Photograph
1866

A view of the construction site at Craven Hill, Paddington; the triangular wooden structures are windlasses - a system of windlass and buckets was used to remove the spoil from the tunnelling works.

Additional information

Reference
ID297
Image type
Photograph
Published
1866
Author
Flather, H.
Collection
Photographic collection
Related keywords
Metropolitan and District Railway London Underground Railway Metropolitan District London Underground Craven Hill Paddington Excavation Construction Tunnel Cut and Cover Groundwork Earthwork Windlass Bucket Spoil Earth Soil Trench

Copyright

Source
M866METPCM Photographs of the construction of the Metropolitan District Railway, 1866-68
Credit
Institution of Civil Engineers

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