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Title The Severn Tunnel: Its Construction and Difficulties. 1872–1887.
Author Thomas Andrew Walker
Year 1888
Publisher Richard Bentley and Son
Location London
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed
Dedication v
Preface vi
List of Portraits on Steel xi
List of Illustrations xiii
I. Description of the estuary of the Severn, and the country in the immediate neighbourhood of the Severn Tunnel. 1
II. The early history of the undertaking. 11
III. The commencement of the works under the contract. 26
IV. The final struggle. 45
V. Great snow storm; strike among the miners; River Severn breaks in on the sea-wall side. 59
VI. Tunnelling. 77
VII. A year of good progress [1882]. 98
VIII. Further progress and greater troubles. 119
IX. A week of troubles. 127
X. The means taken to deal with the great spring. 137
XI. Side-heading drvien to Big Spring; completion of the Brickwork; Big Spring shut out; works passed by Board of Trade. 144
XII. The men by whom the work was done. 165
Appendix: Description of the large pumps by Messrs. Harvey, of Hayle Foundry. 180