The forgotten 1802 plan for an underwater brick tunnel to France

Before Brexit, the barrier between the UK and Europe was a physical one, a turbulent body of water known as the English Channel. In 1993 the underwater engineering masterpiece known as The Chunnel breached that gap, connecting England and France, and realizing a dream that was almost 200 years old. — Read the rest
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