Queensway Tunnel Collection

Cast iron tunnel lining MTA01_01_16
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A man at work on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the cast iron lining in the under-river section of the main tunnel

Constructing the Mersey tunnel MTA01_02_03
MERSEY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men working on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the section beneath Neptune Yard. The print is annotated: Contract No. 3, and Rendel St Line

Opening ceremony MTA01_01_34
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view from Old Haymarket showing crowds gathered to watch the opening of the Queensway Tunnel

Royal opening MTA01_01_35
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. The opening ceremony of the Queensway Tunnel, showing King George V pressing the button to raise the curtains to the tunnel entrance

Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_32
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view of the newly completed Queensway Tunnel, looking around a curve of the Dock Branch Tunnel. The print is annotated: 26 6" Internal Dia

Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_30
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Interior view looking along the roadway of the newly completed Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Completed 44ft. Internal Dia. Tunnel under River

Ventilation station construction MTA01_01_26
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Interior view of the Queensway Tunnel during construction, showing men working on the Brethren Buildings Ventilation Station

Constructing the tunnel MTA01_01_23
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the reinforcement bars in the sidewalks in the under river section

Subsidence prevention MTA01_01_17
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work on the construction of the Queensway Tunnel, showing the shield under Dale Street, constructed to prevent subsidence

Excavating a junction chamber MTA01_01_13
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work on the excavation of a junction chamber during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No

Grummetting and tightening MTA01_01_11
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A workman grummetting and tightening bolts during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No

Excavating the lower half MTA01_01_10
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. A view of the partially constructed Queensway Tunnel, showing a group of workmen excavating the lower half of the main tunnel

Beneath the road deck MTA01_01_06
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Workmen standing in the bottom part of the the partially constructed Queensway Tunnel, beneath an experimental length of reinforced concrete

Experimental roadway MTA01_01_05
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Two men working on the construction of an experimental length of roadway in the Queensway Tunnel. The print is annotated: Contract No

Concrete block lining MTA01_01_02
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside. Men at work in the Queensway Tunnel laying the concrete block lining in the New Quay section. The print is annotated: Contract No

Mersey Tunnel: Plastering of the Main Arch (b / w photo)
6022577 Mersey Tunnel: Plastering of the Main Arch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plastering of the Main Arch)

Mersey Tunnel: Reinforced Roadway ready for Concreting (b / w photo)
6022564 Mersey Tunnel: Reinforced Roadway ready for Concreting (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reinforced Roadway ready for Concreting)

Mersey Tunnel: Roadway Construction under Land Portions of Main Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022562 Mersey Tunnel: Roadway Construction under Land Portions of Main Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mersey Tunnel: Roadway Construction in one of the Junction Chambers (b / w photo)
6022560 Mersey Tunnel: Roadway Construction in one of the Junction Chambers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Mersey Tunnel Entrance, Kings Square, Birkenhead (b / w photo)
6022584 The Mersey Tunnel Entrance, Kings Square, Birkenhead (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mersey Tunnel Entrance, Kings Square, Birkenhead)

Mersey Tunnel: Cement Gunning completed (b / w photo)
6022570 Mersey Tunnel: Cement Gunning completed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cement Gunning completed)

Mersey Tunnel: The Ventilating Stations (b / w photo)
6022566 Mersey Tunnel: The Ventilating Stations (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ventilating Stations)

Mersey Tunnel: Excavation in one of the Junction Chambers (b / w photo)
6022559 Mersey Tunnel: Excavation in one of the Junction Chambers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excavation in one of the Junction Chambers)

Mersey Tunnel: Cast-Iron Lining in Under-River Section of Main Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022557 Mersey Tunnel: Cast-Iron Lining in Under-River Section of Main Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mersey Tunnel, Queensway (litho)
6022548 Mersey Tunnel, Queensway (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mersey Tunnel, Queensway)

The Mersey Tunnel, Mid-River Section (b / w photo)
6022579 The Mersey Tunnel, Mid-River Section (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mersey Tunnel, Mid-River Section)

Mersey Tunnel: Construction of the Rendel Street Branch Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022576 Mersey Tunnel: Construction of the Rendel Street Branch Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mersey Tunnel: Fresh Air Ducts under the Roadway (b / w photo)
6022575 Mersey Tunnel: Fresh Air Ducts under the Roadway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fresh Air Ducts under the Roadway)

Mersey Tunnel: Fresh Air Duct in Main Tunnel under Land (b / w photo)
6022572 Mersey Tunnel: Fresh Air Duct in Main Tunnel under Land (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fresh Air Duct in Main Tunnel under Land)

Mersey Tunnel: Preparation for Cement Gunning in the Main Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022565 Mersey Tunnel: Preparation for Cement Gunning in the Main Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mersey Tunnel: The Completed Roadway in the Main Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022563 Mersey Tunnel: The Completed Roadway in the Main Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Completed Roadway in the Main Tunnel)

Mersey Tunnel: Erection of Cast-Iron Lining (b / w photo)
6022547 Mersey Tunnel: Erection of Cast-Iron Lining (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erection of Cast-Iron Lining)

Mersey Tunnel: The Main Tunnel showing Pilot Headings reinforced under Glacial Channel (b / w photo)
6022546 Mersey Tunnel: The Main Tunnel showing Pilot Headings reinforced under Glacial Channel (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Mersey Tunnel: Excavation of the Pilot Headings (b / w photo)
6022540 Mersey Tunnel: Excavation of the Pilot Headings (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excavation of the Pilot Headings)

Mersey Tunnel: The Completed Plastering (b / w photo)
6022578 Mersey Tunnel: The Completed Plastering (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Completed Plastering)

Mersey Tunnel: The Ventilating Stations (b / w photo)
6022567 Mersey Tunnel: The Ventilating Stations (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ventilating Stations)

Mersey Tunnel: Diagram of the Pilot Headings and Working Shafts (litho)
6022558 Mersey Tunnel: Diagram of the Pilot Headings and Working Shafts (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diagram of the Pilot Headings and Working Shafts)

Mersey Tunnel: Change-Over from Circular to Inverted Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022554 Mersey Tunnel: Change-Over from Circular to Inverted Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Change-Over from Circular to Inverted Tunnel)

Invert over the Mersey Railway Tunnel, Birkenhead (b / w photo)
6022552 Invert over the Mersey Railway Tunnel, Birkenhead (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invert over the Mersey Railway Tunnel, Birkenhead)

Mersey Tunnel: Excavation and Erection of Steel Ribs in one of the "Break ups"(b / w photo)
6022551 Mersey Tunnel: Excavation and Erection of Steel Ribs in one of the " Break ups" (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Mersey Tunnel: Excavation of Lower Half of the Main Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022550 Mersey Tunnel: Excavation of Lower Half of the Main Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excavation of Lower Half of the Main Tunnel)

The Mersey Tunnel (b / w photo)
6022545 The Mersey Tunnel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mersey Tunnel)

The Mersey Tunnel Entrance, Kingsway, Liverpool (b / w photo)
6022543 The Mersey Tunnel Entrance, Kingsway, Liverpool (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mersey Tunnel Entrance, Kingsway, Liverpool)

Mersey Tunnel: Reinforcing Shield under Dale Street, Liverpool (b / w photo)
6022574 Mersey Tunnel: Reinforcing Shield under Dale Street, Liverpool (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reinforcing Shield under Dale Street)

Mersey Tunnel: An Outsize Load awaiting Convoy (b / w photo)
6022573 Mersey Tunnel: An Outsize Load awaiting Convoy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Outsize Load awaiting Convoy)

Mersey Tunnel: Exhaust Receiver Chamber before Concreting (b / w photo)
6022571 Mersey Tunnel: Exhaust Receiver Chamber before Concreting (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhaust Receiver Chamber before Concreting)

Mersey Tunnel: Blowing Fan and Casing, Georges Dock Building, Liverpool (b / w photo)
6022569 Mersey Tunnel: Blowing Fan and Casing, Georges Dock Building, Liverpool (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blowing Fan and Casing)

Mersey Tunnel: Contruction of Reinforced Concrete Roadway (b / w photo)
6022561 Mersey Tunnel: Contruction of Reinforced Concrete Roadway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Contruction of Reinforced Concrete Roadway)

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Discover the rich history of Queensway Tunnel, a marvel of engineering and transportation. 🚇✨ Constructed with cast iron tunnel lining, the Queensway Tunnel (MTA01_01_16) stands as a testament to human ingenuity. Step back in time and witness the incredible efforts behind its creation during 'Constructing the Mersey tunnel' (MTA01_02_03). Feel the excitement in the air as you relive the grand Opening Ceremony (MTA01_01_34), followed by its Royal opening (MTA01_01_35). The newly finished tunnel (MTA01_01_32) is a sight to behold, showcasing meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail. Marvel at the Ventilation Station Construction (MTA01_01_26), an essential component ensuring safe passage for all travelers. Explore how engineers overcame challenges during 'Constructing the Tunnel' (MTA01-1-23), employing innovative techniques for subsidence prevention (MTA 1-17). Delve into every stage of construction, from excavating junction chambers (MTA 1-13) to grummetting and tightening processes (MTA 1-11). Witness firsthand how they meticulously excavated the lower half of this remarkable structure (MTA 1-10). Queensway Tunnel has stood strong through generations, connecting people and places. Immerse yourself in its captivating story today.