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Birkenhead Collection

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Cast iron tunnel lining MTA01_01_16

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Royal opening MTA01_01_35

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_32

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Newly finished tunnel MTA01_01_30

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Ventilation station construction MTA01_01_26

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Constructing the tunnel MTA01_01_23

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Subsidence prevention MTA01_01_17

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Excavating a junction chamber MTA01_01_13

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Grummetting and tightening MTA01_01_11

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Excavating the lower half MTA01_01_10

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Beneath the road deck MTA01_01_06

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Experimental roadway MTA01_01_05

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

Background imageBirkenhead Collection: Concrete block lining MTA01_01_02

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


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