Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit

Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit is a 17.3-hectare (43-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in Grays in Essex. It is part of Chafford Gorges Nature Park, which is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

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  Park 20 ARP Bunker ⓘ
  ARP post in Blackheath Standard, Greenwich

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  Bexley Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Essex, UK

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  Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Essex, UK

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  Chislehurst South East London Group Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Dagenham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Dartford Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  East Ham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Finsbury Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in

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  Fort Bridgewoods ⓘ
  former military facility in Medway, England

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  Gillingham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent, UK

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  Hackney Air Raid Precaution Centre ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Hackney, London, England, UK

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  Hackney WW2 ARP Control and Post War Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker ⓘ
  ROTOR air defence control bunker converted to a Regional Seat of Government  

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  King William Street tube station ⓘ
  former C&SLR Station in Central London: the First Deep Level Tube Station

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  Lippitts Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  architectural structure in Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK

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  Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Kent

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  Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Pear Tree House ⓘ
  former nuclear control centre

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  Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  underground factory and air-raid shelter in Rochester, Kent, UK

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  Southwark Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Stoke Newington Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Stoke Newington Borough Control and Hackney Borough Control 2nd Site ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Stratford Newham Borough Council Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Tottenham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Tower Hamlets Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Upminster Report Centre ⓘ
  WW2 civil defence centre in Upminster, London, England, UK

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  Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Woolwich Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Woolwich

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  One Tree Hill Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  WW2 civilian air raid shelter in Greenwich Park, London

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  Gravesend Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Greenwich Borough Control Bunker 51C1 ⓘ
  Cold-war regional control bunker

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  Canal-Head Grotto ⓘ
  grotto in Redbridge, London, England, UK

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  Chislehurst Caves ⓘ
  chalk quarry tunnels in Chislehurst, Bromley, London

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  Grotto ⓘ
  grotto in Redbridge, London, England, UK

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  Grotto At High Elms Country Park ⓘ
  grotto in Bromley, London, England, UK

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  Grotto At Lippittshill Lodge ⓘ
  grotto in Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK

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  Jack Cade's Cavern ⓘ
  cavern southeast of London

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  The Grotto ⓘ
  grotto in Redbridge, London, England, UK

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  Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit ⓘ
  Site of Special Scientific Interest in Grays in Essex

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  Purfleet Chalk Pits ⓘ
  Site of Special Scientific Interest in Purfleet in Essex

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  Bell Common Tunnel ⓘ
  road tunnel in Great Britain, part of M25 motorway

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  Belvedere Crossing ⓘ
  proposed River Thames crossing in East London

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  Blackwall Tunnel (western) ⓘ
  western tunnel of Blackwall Tunnel

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  Chatham Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Dartford Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel beneath the River Thames, part of the Dartford Crossing

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  Dartford Tunnel (eastern) ⓘ
  

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  Dartford Tunnel (western) ⓘ
  

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  Deptford cable tunnel ⓘ
  utility tunnel in London, England, UK

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  Fort Pitt Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Higham Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Limehouse Link tunnel ⓘ
  Road tunnel under Limehouse in East London

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  Medway Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel under the River Medway linking Strood with Chatham

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  North Downs Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel that carries High Speed 1 through the North Downs

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  Paxton Tunnel ⓘ
  Disused railway tunnel in Crystal Palace, Upper Norwood

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  Pedestrian Subway Under Crystal Palace Parade (That Part In London Borough Of Southwark) ⓘ
  subway in Bromley, Greater London, UK

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  Sevenoaks Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Silvertown Tunnel ⓘ
  road tunnel under the Thames

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  Snow Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in London

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  Strood Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Tower Subway ⓘ
  1870 tunnel under the Thames

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  Waterloo & City Line ⓘ
  London Underground line

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  Week Street Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Woolwich foot tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel under the River Thames in East London

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  Islington Tunnel ⓘ
  Tunnel on the Regent's Canal

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  Thames Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel beneath the River Thames in London

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  City & South London Railway tunnels ⓘ
  tunnel under Thames

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  Blackwall Tunnel ⓘ
  pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames

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  Waterloo & City line tunnels ⓘ
  tunnel for Waterloo & City line under the Thames

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  Greenwich foot tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel under the river Thames in London

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  Northern Line (Bank branch) tunnels ⓘ
  tunnel carrying Northern Line under the Thames between London Bridge and Bank stations

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  Rotherhithe Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel in London, England, UK

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  Barking cable tunnel ⓘ
  

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  Bankside Cable Tunnel ⓘ
  

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  Blackwall Tunnel (eastern) ⓘ
  eastern tunnel of Blackwall Tunnel

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  Thames Cable Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel carrying high-voltage cables beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend

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  Rainham Creek Culvert ⓘ
  Culvert of Rainham Creek at River Thames outfall

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  Docklands Light Railway tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel under the Thames between Island Gardens and Cutty Sark stations

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  Isle of Dogs Jubilee line tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels carrying the Jubilee line under the Thames between Canary Wharf and North Greenwich stations

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  Jubilee line tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels carrying the Jubilee line under the Thames between Canada Water and Canary Wharf

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  Jubilee line tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels carrying the Jubilee line under the Thames between North Greenwich and Canning Town stations

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  Dartford Cable Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel in the United Kingdom

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  High Speed 1 tunnels ⓘ
  two tunnels between West Thurrock and Swanscombe

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  Docklands Light Railway tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel for Docklands Light Railway under Thames

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  Crossrail tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels carrying Crossrail under the Thames

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  New Cross to Finsbury Market cable tunnel ⓘ
  utility tunnel in London, England, UK

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1938 — 1946 One Tree Hill Air Raid Shelter

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1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

1954 Greenwich Borough Control Bunker 51C1

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1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

1818 Islington Tunnel

1843-01-01T00:00:00Z

1843-01-01T00:00:00Z

1843 Thames Tunnel

1890-01-01T00:00:00Z

1890-01-01T00:00:00Z

1890 City & South London Railway tunnels

1897-01-01T00:00:00Z

1897-01-01T00:00:00Z

1897 Blackwall Tunnel

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

1898 Waterloo & City line tunnels

1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

1899 Greenwich foot tunnel

1900-01-01T00:00:00Z

1900-01-01T00:00:00Z

1900 Northern Line (Bank branch) tunnels

1908-06-12T00:00:00Z

1908-06-12T00:00:00Z

1908 Rotherhithe Tunnel

1920-01-01T00:00:00Z

1920-01-01T00:00:00Z

1920 Barking cable tunnel

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940 Bankside Cable Tunnel

1967-08-02T00:00:00Z

1967-08-02T00:00:00Z

1967 Blackwall Tunnel (eastern)

1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

1970 Thames Cable Tunnel

1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

1976 Rainham Creek Culvert

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999 Docklands Light Railway tunnel

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999 Isle of Dogs Jubilee line tunnels

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999 Jubilee line tunnels

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

1999 Jubilee line tunnels

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

2005 Dartford Cable Tunnel

2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

2007 High Speed 1 tunnels

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009 Docklands Light Railway tunnel

2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

2014 Crossrail tunnels

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017 New Cross to Finsbury Market cable tunnel

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Frameless

Oil Depot in Chafford Gorge

Pond in the Pit

Ruin in Grays Chalk Pit

Path Through The Treacle Mine

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
organisation	organisation	1984	Historic England	restoration, non-departmental public body	Wikidata
site	bunker		Park 20 ARP Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bexley Emergency Centre	civil defense center, London Borough of Bexley	Wikidata
site	bunker		Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre	Essex County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chislehurst South East London Group Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dagenham Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dartford Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Dartford Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		East Ham Borough Control	East Ham, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Finsbury Borough Control	civil defense center, Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury	Wikidata
site	bunker		Fort Bridgewoods	fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gillingham Borough Control	Gillingham Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hackney Air Raid Precaution Centre	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hackney WW2 ARP Control and Post War Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Hackney	Wikidata
site	bunker		Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker	Royal Air Force station, military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		King William Street tube station	metro station, underground station, air-raid shelter, railway station	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lippitts Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Kent County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Pear Tree House	Royal Borough of Greenwich, apartment building, civil defense center, London Borough of Lewisham, London Borough of Bromley, London Borough of Bexley, London Borough of Croydon, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter	Short Brothers, air-raid shelter, factory	Wikidata
site	bunker		Southwark Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Southwark	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stoke Newington Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stoke Newington Borough Control and Hackney Borough Control 2nd Site	civil defense center, London Borough of Hackney	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stratford Newham Borough Council Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Newham	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tottenham Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tower Hamlets Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Tower Hamlets	Wikidata
site	bunker		Upminster Report Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Woolwich Sub Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	1938	One Tree Hill Air Raid Shelter	destroyed building or structure, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1954	Greenwich Borough Control Bunker 51C1	Royal Borough of Greenwich, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	cave		Canal-Head Grotto	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Chislehurst Caves	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto At High Elms Country Park	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto At Lippittshill Lodge	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Jack Cade's Cavern	cavern	Wikidata
site	cave		The Grotto	grotto	Wikidata
site	mine		Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Purfleet Chalk Pits	chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Bell Common Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Belvedere Crossing	abandoned proposed road, road tunnel, proposed building or structure	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Blackwall Tunnel (western)	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Chatham Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Dartford Tunnel	toll tunnel, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Dartford Tunnel (eastern)	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Dartford Tunnel (western)	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Deptford cable tunnel	utility tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Fort Pitt Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Higham Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Limehouse Link tunnel	road tunnel, TfL, road	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Medway Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		North Downs Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Paxton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Pedestrian Subway Under Crystal Palace Parade (That Part In London Borough Of Southwark)	subway	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Sevenoaks Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Silvertown Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Snow Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Strood Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tower Subway	pedestrian tunnel, tube railway, utility tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Waterloo & City Line	rapid transit railway line, ELR railway line section, subway tunnel, Southern Railway, TfL, London and South Western Railway	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Week Street Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Woolwich foot tunnel	pedestrian tunnel, Royal Borough of Greenwich	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1818	Islington Tunnel	canal tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1843	Thames Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1890	City & South London Railway tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1897	Blackwall Tunnel	architectural structure, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1898	Waterloo & City line tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1899	Greenwich foot tunnel	Greenwich London Borough Council, pedestrian tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1900	Northern Line (Bank branch) tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1908	Rotherhithe Tunnel	pedestrian tunnel, road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1920	Barking cable tunnel	utility tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1940	Bankside Cable Tunnel	utility tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1967	Blackwall Tunnel (eastern)	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1970	Thames Cable Tunnel	utility tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1976	Rainham Creek Culvert	buried watercourse	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1999	Docklands Light Railway tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1999	Isle of Dogs Jubilee line tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1999	Jubilee line tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1999	Jubilee line tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	2005	Dartford Cable Tunnel	utility tunnel, National Grid Electricity Transmission	Wikidata
site	tunnel	2007	High Speed 1 tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	2009	Docklands Light Railway tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	2014	Crossrail tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	2017	New Cross to Finsbury Market cable tunnel	utility tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Oil Depot in Chafford Gorge		Commons
commons	image		Pond in the Pit		Commons
commons	image		Ruin in Grays Chalk Pit		Commons
commons	image		Path Through The Treacle Mine		Commons