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Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
| A view over the rooftops of Saltash towards the Royal Albert Bridge, which crosses the River Tamar. It was built from 1848 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to carry the Great Western Railway.
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SS Great Britain, Bristol
| Built in 1843 to designs by Brunel, the Great Britain was used as a passenger ship to New York. After running aground and the ship was salvaged and used as a cargo vessel on trips to Australia until damaged in a storm off Cape Horn in the 1880s. In 1970 it was brought back for restoration to the very dock in Bristol where it was originally floated.
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The 'Great Eastern', Blackwall, Tower Hamlets, London
| Designed by Brunel, this was the largest ship of its day at a length of 207metres and weighing nearly 19,000 tons. It had mixed fortunes and bankrupted its builder, John Scott Russell, and then its owners, The Eastern Steamship Company, but it did lay the first transatlantic cable in 1865.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
| John Scott Russell (left), shipbuilder, Henry Wakefield, Brunel and Lord Derby at the launch of the 'Great Eastern' at Millwall on 1st January 1858 or the attempted launch on 3rd November 1858.
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Paddington Station, Praed Street, Westminster, London
| Paddington Station was the London terminus of the Great Western Railway. Designed by I K Brunel, it was opened in 1854. The trainshed was roofed by three glazed cast iron spans: a fourth was added in 1913-5. Selected parts of the GWR are being considered for nomination as a World Heritage Site. Note the horse drawn cart loading with stage scenery. The train they are unloading could well be a theatrical train used to transport whole stage companies around the country.
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'R' Shop, GWR Works, Swindon, Wiltshire
| Brunel chose Swindon as the site for his locomotive works for the new GWR, and it was opened in 1843. The 'new Engine Shop' or 'R' shop was created in 1865 by roofing over a courtyard. It is now the home of STEAM: museum of the GWR.
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Western portal of Box Tunnel, Box, Wiltshire
| The Box tunnel, designed by I K Brunel to carry the Great Western Railway under Box Hill, was opened in 1841. The architecture of the GWR was varied to match local styles, so that the portal of Box Tunnel reflects the Classical influences of nearby Bath. Selected parts of the GWR are being considered for nomination as a World Heritage Site.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
| Clifton Suspension Bridge under construction. Work began on the bridge in 1836 under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but stopped due to lack of funds. Work resumed in the 1860s and the bridge was finished in 1864.
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Thames Tunnel, Wapping, London
| An interior view of the Thames Tunnel which runs between Wapping and Rotherhithe. Work on the tunnel began in 1824 under the direction of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was completed in 1843.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
| This suspension bridge was designed 1829-31 by IK Brunel as part of a competition. Work started in 1836 but stopped 1840, when the pylons were completed, as the project had run out of money, Work was resumed 1861 after Brunel's death had encouraged the raising of the extra money needed. It was completed 1864 by J Hawkshaw and WH Barlow, however this was without much of the intended Egyptian decoration of the original design.
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Tomb of M.I and I.K Brunel, Chelsea, Greater London
| Tomb of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel and other family members. Sir Marc is noted as the engineer of the Rotherhithe tunnel, for his experiments with steam navigation and for improvements at Liverpool and Chatham docks. His son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is noted for his designs for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Great Eastern Steamship and the Great Western Railway.
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