Greenwich pedestrian tunnel
The Greenwich foot tunnel ( English Greenwich foot tunnel ) is a tunnel under the River Thames in London . It connects Greenwich on the south side with the Isle of Dogs peninsula in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the north side. The southern exit is right next to the museum ship Cutty Sark , the northern one by the Island Gardens , a small park.
The 370 meter long tunnel was designed by Alexander Binnie on behalf of the London County Council . It replaced an expensive and sometimes unreliable ferry service and enabled workers living on the south side to quickly get to their workplaces in the docks . Construction work began in June 1899 and was opened on August 4, 1902.
The entrance tunnels at both ends are located in domed buildings with glass roofs. Elevators (installed in 1904, renewed in 1992) and spiral staircases lead down to the tiled tunnel tube, which is 9 feet (2.74 meters) inside diameter . During the Second World War , the north end of the tunnel was damaged by aerial bombs . This area was no longer faithfully restored, but repaired with the help of metal tubbings .
The tunnel is classified as a public footpath and as such is open 24 hours a day by law. There are elevators at both ends. Although the Greenwich Tunnel is part of Route 1 of the National Cycle Network between Inverness and Dover , cyclists have to push their vehicle through the tunnel.
The tunnel was restored for £ 11.5 million as part of preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics . In October 2011, the Greenwich administration assumed that the work, which was originally scheduled to be completed in spring 2011, would extend to at least early 2012. The tunnel was reopened at the beginning of April 2012.
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- ↑ Foot tunnels to be refurbished ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Greenwich Council
- ^ Rob Powell: Council apologises over foot tunnel refurb delays , Greenwich.co.uk, October 27, 2011, accessed May 3, 2012
- ^ Mark Chandler: Greenwich foot tunnel lifts closed again just days after reopening (From News Shopper) , newsshopper.co.uk, April 11, 2012, accessed May 3, 2012
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 5 ″ N , 0 ° 0 ′ 35 ″ W.