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Marc Isambard Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Thames Tunnel brushed metal plaque
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Marc Isambard Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Thames Tunnel brushed metal plaque

Marc Isambard Brunel · Civil Engineer

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“Near this spot in 1828 Isambard Kingdom Brunel was pulled half-drowned from the flooded shaft. The Thames Tunnel was abandoned for seven years and Marc Brunel sent his son to Clifton to convalesce...”

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1769-1849

Life dates

Rotherhithe Street

SE16

People & Places Honored

  • Marc Isambard Brunel

    civil engineer and Knight Bachelor · (1769-1849)

  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    civil engineer, engineer, relative of John Calcott Horsley, friend of John Calcott Horsley, and friend of Thomas Richard Guppy · (1806-1859)

  • Thames Tunnel

    tunnel and first shield-driven subaqueous tunnel · (1825-present)

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