Tunnels Collection

Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chains
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the launching chain of the Great Eastern

Badger & Mole / Willow
Badger & Mole on their way to rescue the Toad: " Crossing the hall, they passed down one of the principal tunnels". Date: First published: 1908

The hollow head of the Sphinx, Egypt
Remarkable discoveries within the Sphinx: the temple within its hollow head. Professor G. A. Reisners interesting discoveries. A diagrammatic view of hidden temples and a stairway inside the Sphinx

Senbon tunnel of Torii gates, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Senbon Torii, tunnels of red torii gates, at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

Box Tunnel, Wilts
Isambard Kingdom Brunels famous Box Tunnel, Corsham, Wiltshire, took 5 years (1836- 41) to build. Two miles long, it was the longest railway tunnel in Europe when it opened

The Thames Tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe, designed and constructed by Marc Isambard Brunel. circa 1840s

Red torii gate tunnel at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

Senbon Torii, tunnels of red torii gates, at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

I K Brunel / Chain Cdv
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the anchor chain of the Great Eastern

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!

Narrow boat entering a tunnel, Llangollen Canal, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Brunels Thames Tunnel
Brunels Thames tunnel - the method of work, whereby a number of labourers could work side by side

I K Brunel / Anon
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c

Thames Tunnel entrance
A view of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames, the worlds first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843

The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter line
The Ghost Train, Do you feel like Nothing on Earth? Then there is an Express reason why you should see The Ghost Train with a real Bogey

Central Station and River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Michigan Central Station and entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: 1913

Tunnel of red torii gates, Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Senbon Torii, tunnels of red torii gates, at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

Tunnel connecting Liverpool with Birkenhead 1926
Diagram showing where the tunnel connecting Liverpool to Birkenhead would be, under the River Mersey. Spanning 44ft wide with two desks for vehicles only

Firefighters at work in London Underground
Firefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975

Ramsgate tunnels as air raid shelters, WWII
At a depth of 90 feet below the surface an entrance in Ramsgate leads to long tunnels and chambers carved out of the chalk cliffs

Severn Tunnel Diver
The brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding

Mine and Countermine by Heath Robinson
A tunnelling stand off between a British and German soldier with the German soldier eventually burrowing so deeply he falls out of the other side of the world. Date: 1915

Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis
A Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927

I K Brunel / Col Portrait
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. Portrait at his desk. Date: 1806 - 1859

Reassembling an underground tunnel, this latest picture of the Bristol aircraft companies giant Brabazon, which when completed, will be the " Queen Elizabeth" of the air

Malpas Tunnel, Navigation and cruise on the Canal du Midi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Herault, Languedoc Roussillon, France, Europe

Railway Tunnel House
A quirky house, built over a railway tunnel at Clayton, Sussex, England. Date: early 1930s

1837 / COAL MINE
A cross-section of a coal mine showing all the underground chambers and tunnels

Thames Tunnel
View of the newly opened Thames Tunnel, linking Wapping and Rotherhithe in London. circa 1840s

Turquoise Ocean Water Off Tunnels Beach; Kauai, Hawaii, United States Of America

Kilsby Tunnel 1837
The building of Kilsby tunnel, part of the Midland Railway. Date: 8 July 1837

Hulluch underground system 1918
Hulluch underground system known as Charing Cross near Loos. The 3rd Australian Tunnel Company engaged in defensive work on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918

Bramhope Tunnel Card
A passenger train of the North-Eastern Railway emerges from Bramhope Tunnel

Porteus Road Underpass, Little venice, London, England, UK

Kastrup, Copenhagen, Hillerod, Denmark. National Aquarium or Blue Planet (Den Bla Planet). MR

Rotherhithe Tunnel, connecting Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Opened by Prince of Wales (later George V ) in 1908. Date: 1908

Greenwich Foot Tunnel - Walking Beneath The Thames 1902
The new Greenwich Foot Tunnel, crossing beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall. Date: 1902

Post Office Railway for Carrying Mail 1924
Construction of the tunnels commenced in 1915 (during WWI) and by 1917, the work was suspended on account of a shortage of materials and labor

Hawaii, USA - The Nu'uanu Pali - a section of the windward cliffof the Ko'olau mountain located at the head of Nu'uanu Valley on the island of O'ahu

Liverpool, Merseyside - The Queensway Mersey Tunnel
Liverpool, Merseyside - The Queensway (Birkenhead) Mersey Tunnel - Artistic representation of the Junction Chamber of the tunnel at the time of opening, showing the main and branch tunnels. Date: 1934

La Voûte du quai de Gesvres, 1815 (oil on canvas)
XOS8983086 La Voûte du quai de Gesvres, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Regnier, Auguste Jacques (1787-1860); 43.5x72 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Thames Tunnel Paper, 1843 (engraving on paper)
IGM9020805 Thames Tunnel Paper, 1843 (engraving on paper) by Quick, John Vandenburg (1792-1858); 12x17 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Thames Tunnel, c.1836 (tinted litho on paper)
IGM9020803 Thames Tunnel, c.1836 (tinted litho on paper) by Dixie, Benjamin (1794-1871); 36x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Rotherhithe Tunnel: detail of damage caused to Ice Works & Cold Company during construction of tunnel
GHL1787972 Rotherhithe Tunnel: detail of damage caused to Ice Works & Cold Company during construction of tunnel, 1904 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Picture series Treasures of the Earth, hard coal, workers on site, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from around 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Toscolana Toscolano, Valley, roads and tunnels, Lake Garda, Italy, Valley, roads and tunnels, Lake Garda, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, 1880

Gornergrat Bahn, das Matterhorn aus dem Tunnel, Wallis, Alpen, Schweiz / Gornergrat Railway, the Matterhorn from the tunnel, Valais, Alps of, Switzerland, Historic

Wassen, the tunnels, St. Gotthard Railway, Switzerland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Gotthard tunnel and Axenstrasse, Vierwaldstaettersee, Switzerland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Tunnel near Glengariff, County Cork, Ireland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Black Cave Tunnel, County Antrim, Ireland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Carriage travelling through Highgate Tunnel, 1831, London, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Louis Favre (d. 1879) Swiss railway engineer who was commissioned to build a railway tunnel through the Alps under the St Gothard Pass, from La Science Illustree (Paris, 1895), Historical

St. Maurice le Pont and Entree du Tunnel, Canton Valais in Switzerland, 1896, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century photochrome print

Road with tunnel near Baidar, Crimea, Ukraine, Russia, c. 1890, Historic, digitally enhanced reproduction of a photochrome print of the time, Europe

The Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg, Germany, postcard text, view around ca 1910, historical, digital reproduction of a historical postcard, public domain, from that time, exact date unknown, Europe

The tunnel of the Werrabahn near Eisenach, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date not known, Europe

Air driven boring machine during tunnel construction through Mont Cenis, Savoi, 1880, historical woodcut, France, Europe

Adits and tunnelling shafts, historical account from Georgius Agricola De re metallica libri XII, Berg- und Huettenwesen, Metallkunde, published 1556

Termitenhuegel

Motorhammerbohrer des Schweizer Ingenieurs Leschot, 1800-1884, Perret-Motor, Frejus-Eisenbahntunnel oder Mont Cenis-Tunnel, 19

Entrance to the Worsley Navigable Levels, Worsley, City of Salford, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Der Themse-Tunnel, ein Unterwassertunnel unter der Themse in London, 19

Der Themse-Tunnel, ein Unterwassertunnel unter der Themse in London, 19

St John's Chapel, Tower of London, England, UK, Europe, 18th century

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1843

Construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1843

Diving-Bell used at the construction of the Thames Tunnel, London, 1827

Rue du Diable, Kasbah of Algiers, Algeria, 19th century, Africa

Visitors at the Paris Sewer Museum, Paris, France, 19th century, Europe

Visitors at the Paris Sewer Museum, Paris, France, 19th century, Europe

Historical share certificate, Japanese bearer warrant, German Mark, DM, road construction company, Japan Bridge Company builds steel bridges, tunnels and elevated highways, Japan Bridge Co, Ltd

One of the first autotypes of Le Col de Bussang, Vosges, France, historical photograph, 1884, Europe

Tunnel Greenhouse with Strawberry Plants

Tunnel Greenhouse with Strawberry Plants

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, house passage, man (worker with bicycle), Europe

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, house passage, man (worker with bicycle), Europe

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, house passage, man (worker), Europe

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, house passage, man (worker), Europe

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, subway, water tower, Europe

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, subway, party advertising, Europe

Germany, Merseburg, 15.01.1992, subway, party advertising, Europe

GDR, Berlin, 17 June 1990, Potsdamer Platz S-Bahn station, 28 years ghost station, tunnel

France, Paris, 22.03.1990, Metro Tunnel, Vending Stall, Metro Station Louvre, Rivoli, Europe

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Tunnels have long been a fascinating feat of engineering, capturing the imagination and transporting us to hidden worlds. One iconic figure in tunnel construction is Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose vision and determination led to remarkable achievements. With chains in hand, Brunel's legacy lives on through his groundbreaking work. Just like Badger and Mole from the beloved tale "The Wind in the Willows, " tunnels hold an air of mystery and adventure. They beckon us to explore what lies beyond their darkened entrances, promising secrets waiting to be discovered. Step aboard "The Ghost Train" for a thrilling ride along the thrills and laughter line. As you travel through tunnels that echo with excitement, let your heart race with anticipation as you delve into unknown territories filled with exhilaration. One such legendary tunnel is the Thames Tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe. This architectural marvel showcases human ingenuity at its finest, allowing people to traverse beneath one of London's most famous rivers. Venturing further eastward brings us to Kyoto, Japan - home to Senbon Torii's mesmerizing red torii gate tunnels at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine. These vibrant pathways guide pilgrims towards spiritual enlightenment while captivating visitors with their beauty and symbolism. Closer to home in Wilts stands Box Tunnel, another testament to Brunel's brilliance. Its grandeur reminds us that even underground passages can leave lasting impressions on those who witness them. Through photographs captured by I K Brunel himself or anonymous artists inspired by his genius, we catch glimpses of history frozen in time. Each image tells a story of ambition realized against all odds – a reminder that dreams can become reality when passion meets perseverance. Whether it be the enchanting red torii gate tunnel at Fushimi Inari shrine or a narrow boat gracefully gliding through Llangollen Canal's passage in England – these tunnels connect our world physically while evoking a sense of wonder and curiosity.