The Channel Tunnel..
A few small creases and slight wear to extremities; otherwise fine condition.
£75.00
Publisher
[s.l.]: [n.p.].,
Date
1923
Synopsis
With compliments from w. turner perkins, hon sec., house of commons channel tunnel committee. memorandum by sir percy tempest, engineer of the channel tunnel, and joint general manager of the southern railway company, relating to the general aspects of the project of the channel tunnel and its construction, as well as to the methods proposed for expediting the work and reducing its cost.
Item Description
Folio. 8.25 x 13 inches. 3 pp. folded.
Notes
This brief memorandum reflects a revival of interest in the Channel Tunnel scheme (in abeyance since the 1906-07 projects) in the inter-war years, but which lasted only until the early thirties, when the possibility of another European war once again caused the project to be abandoned.
[Stock No. 20862]
