TYNE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST TUNNEL - List Entry
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Description
"....The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels were constructed to provide access primarily for the large numbers of people who worked at the shipyards, lead and chemical works which lined the River Tyne; this industry was an integral part of the economic and social context in which Tyneside developed. An average of 17,000 people travelled through the tunnels each day to get to work, peaking at 20,000. The steady decline of industry, especially shipbuilding, greatly reduced the usage of the tunnels...." -
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Historic England -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1380276
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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