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Islington Tunnel, London c1905-2013 (lemmy.world)

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Eastern entrance to Pentonville Tunnel and tunnel keeper's cottage, Regent's Canal, London

Credit 1905: https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/980309/view/pentonville-tunnel-regent-s-canal-london-c1905 credit 2013: Google Streetview

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

https://friendsofislingtonmuseum.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/islington-regents-canal-booklet.pdf

"The photo below of the Islington tunnel keeper, could be of Mary Rockingham, who took over the job in 1902 from her husband. She lived in the two roomed cottage against the wall of the bridge, marshalling the barges and sometimes taking the horses over the hill."