
Visitors and staff view parts of the Victorian built Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe, south-east London, Britain, 12 March 2010. The 1,300ft (396m) long tunnel opened in 1852, built by the legendary English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was not only used as a railway tunnel, but in its early years also hosted a number of cultural events, fancy fairs and even balls. To mark the occassion of its reopening to the public after 145 years, the nearby Brunel Museum will host a fancy fair, originally held in the bowels of the tunnel deep beneath the river Thames in 1852. EPA/DANIEL DEME

Visitors and staff view parts of the Victorian built Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe, south-east London, Britain, 12 March 2010. The 1,300ft (396m) long tunnel opened in 1852, built by the legendary English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was not only used as a railway tunnel, but in its early years also hosted a number of cultural events, fancy fairs and even balls. To mark the occassion of its reopening to the public after 145 years, the nearby Brunel Museum will host a fancy fair, originally held in the bowels of the tunnel deep beneath the river Thames in 1852. EPA/DANIEL DEME

A member of staff views parts of the Victorian built Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe, south-east London, Britain, 12 March 2010. The 1,300ft (396m) long tunnel opened in 1852, built by the legendary English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was not only used as a railway tunnel, but in its early years also hosted a number of cultural events, fancy fairs and even balls. To mark the occassion of its reopening to the public after 145 years, the nearby Brunel Museum will host a fancy fair, originally held in the bowels of the tunnel deep beneath the river Thames in 1852. EPA/DANIEL DEME

A member of staff views parts of the Victorian built Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe, south-east London, Britain, 12 March 2010. The 1,300ft (396m) long tunnel opened in 1852, built by the legendary English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was not only used as a railway tunnel, but in its early years also hosted a number of cultural events, fancy fairs and even balls. To mark the occassion of its reopening to the public after 145 years, the nearby Brunel Museum will host a fancy fair, originally held in the bowels of the tunnel deep beneath the river Thames in 1852. EPA/DANIEL DEME

Visitors and staff view parts of the Victorian built Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe, south-east London, Britain, 12 March 2010. The 1,300ft (396m) long tunnel opened in 1852, built by the legendary English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was not only used as a railway tunnel, but in its early years also hosted a number of cultural events, fancy fairs and even balls. To mark the occassion of its reopening to the public after 145 years, the nearby Brunel Museum will host a fancy fair, originally held in the bowels of the tunnel deep beneath the river Thames in 1852. EPA/DANIEL DEME

Visitors and staff view parts of the Victorian built Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe, south-east London, Britain, 12 March 2010. The 1,300ft (396m) long tunnel opened in 1852, built by the legendary English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was not only used as a railway tunnel, but in its early years also hosted a number of cultural events, fancy fairs and even balls. To mark the occassion of its reopening to the public after 145 years, the nearby Brunel Museum will host a fancy fair, originally held in the bowels of the tunnel deep beneath the river Thames in 1852. EPA/DANIEL DEME