Thames Tunnel Shield monochrome print
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Object number2014.03203
TitleThames Tunnel Shield monochrome print
Creator W. Warrington (engraver), Richard Beamish (artist)
DescriptionA monochrome print showing the shield used in the Thames Tunnel. It shows one of the twelve iron frames that made up the shield, with three cells on top of each other. There is a miner with a pickaxe in the middle cell of the frame. The poling boards that lined the tunnel face, for it to be excavated section by section, are also visible.
'R. Beamish del' (Richard Beamish drew) and 'W. Warrington Sc' (William Warrington engraved) is written along the bottom of the print. The print also states that it is isometrical, with a scale bar at the bottom of the print from 0-6 feet. Parts on the image are numbered. When held up to the light 'J W' is set within the paper to the bottom right of the image.
Production placeLondon
Production date circa 1825 - circa 1843
Object namemonochrome print
Object categoryvisual art
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- height: 244 mm
width: 202 mm
Credit lineAccepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017