The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the river Thames, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. The tunnel is the first to have been successfully constructed beneath a river. It was built from 1825-1843 by Marc and Isambard Brunel. The tunnel was intended for horse-drawn carriages and became a tourist attraction as well as a site for crime and prostitution. Since 1869, it has been used as a railway tunnel.
Temple Bar was the ceremonial entrance gate between the City of London and the City of Westminster. From the 17th to the late 19th century, a Baroque archway gate designed by Sir Christopher Wren was located on the site.
Sydenham is a district in southeast London, in the modern boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, and Southwark. In the 19th century, the Crystal Palace was relocated to Sydenham Hill after the closing of the Great Exhibition.
The Jews' and General Literary and Scientific Institution, also known as Sussex Hall, was a Jewish Mechanics' Institute with classes, lectures, and a library. Sussex Hall was located on Leadenhall Street in the City of London (London, England) and it existed from 1845 to 1859.
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The Surrey Theatre was a theatre in Blackfriars Road, in the modern borough of Southwark (London, England). It was originally the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, a hippodrama.
