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James Henry Greathead stone plaque
James Henry Greathead · Railway Engineer
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“ J. H. Greathead Chief Engineer City and South London Railway. Inventor of the Travelling Shield that made possible the cutting of the tunnels of London's deep level tube system”
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1844-96
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