At its lowest point, it is 75 m deep below the sea bed and 115 m below sea level. The tunnel has the longest underwater section of any tunnel in the world, and was the third longest railway tunnel in the world. It opened in 1994. The Talk will start at the time the UK was attached to Europe by the Weald-Artois land bridge; the impacts of the Ice Age and our disconnection from Europe; the earliest ideas for a channel tunnel from the 1800s onwards; Col. Beaumont’s successful tunnelling attempt in 1875; the 27 other attempts/false starts to construct a tunnel, the penultimate attempt in the early 1970s; and the construction of the Channel Tunnel between 1987 and 1991, including the very large spoil disposal lagoons at Shakespeare Cliffs.
Roger has over fifty years worldwide experience as a Civil Engineering Consultant, having worked on projects in over 50 countries. He was Eurotunnel’s Chief Engineer (Marine) for the Channel Tunnel, being involved in the project from the start to its completion.
This event starts at 7pm – the bar opens at 6.30
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25th March 7.00pm - until 9.00pm (120 mins)