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Object number2014.03211

TitleCoal from the Thames Tunnel 1827

DescriptionSmall package made up of a piece of paper wrapped around several small pieces of coal collected during the construction of the Thames Tunnel. Labelled 'Coal from Tunnel brought in diving bell, St. Mark's Day, 1827'. Coal is of a type of anthracite coal which is not found naturally in the geology of London. It is very likely to have come from a ship or as another form of waste.

Production date 1827 - 1827

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Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”

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