1988 - Cannon Street Station north,
Upper Thames Street (Dowgate Hill), EC4
LYD88

Photos from the DUA Annual Review 1989

CSS LYD88 N2Caption: ‘Working conditions under the vaults of the railway viaduct were at times very difficult. The problems of excavating under artificial lighting were compounded by fumes from various machines, rising ground water and complex shoring requirements.’

 

Caption: ‘The waterfront timbers were removed after detailed recording both on plans and by elevation drawings. Slices of the timbers were taken to provide dating information through the science of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating)Caption: ‘The waterfront timbers were removed after detailed recording both on plans and by elevation drawings. Slices of the timbers were taken to provide dating information through the science of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating)

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