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Harwich tunnel hoax marks mischievous centenary

Summary by Essex-TV
Classic cars from the 1920s and 1930s gathered at The Pier in Harwich today to mark the 100th anniversary of what has been described as the ‘biggest April Fool’s Day hoax ever’. “The Tunnel That Never Was” April Fool’s Day joke was the brainchild of John Elliott, a Harwich councillor, engineer and entrepreneur who championed an ambitious plan in the 1920s to construct a road tunnel beneath the River Stour and River Orwell, linking Harwich with F…
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Essex-TV broke the news on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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