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The foundations laid for the Swanscombe baths in Kent. 1936
The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. A view of the cementation around the tunnel shield. 1938
The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. A miner works around a tunneling shield with a pneumatic drill. 11 October 1938
The construction of the Dartford Tunnel. Workers building the main tunneling shield by the entrance to the pilot tunnel. 1938
Farm workers ride work horses past old fort buildings on their farm at Farningham, Kent. 1935
The completion of the pilot Dartford Tunnel. The place where the two parts of the tunnel meet, one coming from Essex and the other from Kent. 11 October 1938
Work on the Dartford Tunnel. The process of cementation in which holes are bored in the chalk, and at a pressure of 100lb. per square inch liquid cement is pumped in and fills up the fissures