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A lithograph depicting work carried out on the Kilsby Tunnel, 8th July 1837. It was drawn and lithographed by J C Bourne, printed by Day and Haghe, lithographers to the Queen and published by J. C. Bourne. In the scene the artist used a shaft of light to highlight the work of the navvies, with one worker being hoisted up to the surface with the rubble. The Kilsby tunnel proved to be more expensive to build than other tunnel on the London and Birmingham Railway. This was due to the large amounts of quicksand surrounding the site, which delayed construction and even resulted in loss of life.
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