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Sign: London - James Henry Greathead Statue


Address:
14 Cornhill, London EC3V 3NR, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal and concrete or stone
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
James Butler  London Underground (Tube) Trains and railroads


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On the sign:
JAMES HENRY GREATHEAD
1844 - 1896
[relief of the Travelling Shield]

J.H. GREATHEAD
CHIEF ENGINEER
CITY AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY

INVENTOR OF THE TRAVELLING SHIELD THAT MADE POSSIBLE THE CUTTING OF THE TUNNELS OF LONDON’S DEEP LEVEL TUBE SYSTEM
Photography:
2022
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The statue commemorates the engineer James Henry Greathead who invented the metal shield that made it possible to dig the London Underground. Its tube-like shape is why the London Underground is called the "Tube".
The statue was placed in 1994 and was made by James Butler

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

On the other side of the sign is a relief of a bridge and water and the text CITY AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY
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