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Designed by Terry Farrell & Grade II listed, the N ventilation shaft for the southbound (eastern) Blackwall tunnel is apparently made from gunite, not boring old concrete:
gunite, n. Pronunciation: ˈɡʌnʌɪt Forms: Also gunnite.
Etymology: gun n. + -ite suffixA mixture of cement, sand, and water applied through a hose. Also attributive.
1914 C. Weber in Jrnl. Western Soc. Engineers Mar. 278
The product of the Cement Gun is called ‘Gunite’ in order to distinguish it from the ordinary cement stucco or plaster work, and for the reason that the material develops qualities which put it in a class all by itself. Gunite is usually a cement mortar composed of about one part of Portland cement and three parts of coarse, sharp sand passing through a 3/ 8 in. screen.
It’s nearest to Blackwall Way. The Borg cube in the background of my picture and oat44’s is a Reuters building/datacentre, hence Paul Julius Close.
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