A Walk Through The Greenwich Foot Tunnel, Greenwich to Millwall, London - 19 July, 2021: . The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north. The project started in June 1899 and the tunnel opened on 4 August 1902. The cast-iron tunnel is 1,215 feet (370.2 m) long, 50 feet (15.2 m) deep and has an internal diameter of about 9 feet ( m). The cast-iron rings are coated with concrete and surfaced with some 200,000 white glazed tiles. To read more about the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, click here: . This film features views from Greenwich of the Foot Tunnel entrance as well as the River Thames and Cutty Sark on the Greenwich side, as well as the descent by lift into the tunnel. This is followed by views through the tunnel, before the ascent on the north side in Millwall
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