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Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich Peninsula, c. 1910

Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich Peninsula, c. 1910

  

A 58 tram at the entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel shortly before trams were abolished in 1952.

The 58 tram route travelled from the tunnel to Victoria via Catford and Dulwich.

Compare this scene with a very similar composition photographed 40 years later.

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Images of Greenwich Peninsula
 
Telegraph Cable Works, Greenwich Peninsula, 1857
Telegraph Cable Works,
Greenwich Peninsula, 1857
 
Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich Peninsula, c. 1950
Blackwall Tunnel,
Greenwich Peninsula,
c. 1950
 
Greenfell Street , Greenwich Peninsula, c. 1970
Greenfell Street,
Greenwich Peninsula,
c. 1970
 
   
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