Blackwall Tunnel: pageantry as the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, and Princess Alexandria attend the ceremonial opening of the tunnel.
Blackwall Tunnel: pageantry as the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, and Princess Alexandria attend the ceremonial opening of the tunnel.
Record No
237355
Title
Blackwall Tunnel: pageantry as the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, and Princess Alexandria attend the ceremonial opening of the tunnel.
Description
Blackwall Tunnel: pageantry as the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, and Princess Alexandria attend the ceremonial opening of the tunnel. Crowds line the street.
The raised banner, flanked either side by union flags, contains a quote from a poem by John Dryden, 'Interest thy greatness in our mean affairs, And use thyself betimes to hear and grant our prayers.'
Date of execution
1897
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Notes
27.55 BLA
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_02_0663_22527
Subjects
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