Key Words :- tunnel

Address :- London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 35158 70932
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.421293 , Long -0.057546
Local Authority :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1857-61 -

Description and History of Site:-
Railway tunnel 1 mile 381 yards (the longest main line railway tunnel in the London area) built for the London Chatham & Dover Railway 1857-61 - the west portal is in LB Southwark and the east portal in LB Bromley - the tunnel also passes below a small part of LB Lewisham - it is double track brick-lined through London Clay - width 24 feet 6 inches - height about 21 feet - there are two spoil extraction shafts of 66 feet and 129 feet depth.

Further Reading and References:-
Goldsmiths College Industrial Archaeology Group. 'The Industrial Archaeology of South-East London'. SELIA, 1982

https://sremg.org.uk/structures/struct_72.html
https://www.kentrail.org.uk/penge_east_2.htm

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