History Shorts: snippets of local history

The Greenwich Foot Tunnel was opened in 1902. This photograph shows a section that was bomb damaged during World War 2 and then repaired with large steel walls, but further down the tunnel you can see original walls and the tunnel's original breadth.

Old public bathing area , a photo by bishib70 on Flickr. Another photo of Long Bridges public bathing area in Oxford. On the right of the photo you can see the steps into the water. (You can see these highlighted if you click through to the photo on Flickr.)

Long Bridges bathing place , a photo by bishib70 on Flickr. This was once a public swimming area in Oxford.