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...
SE18, Rotherhithe Street
We have visited this area many times, but only recently noticed this well-hidden little plaque.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Thames Tunnel flooding
During construction, the tunnel was flooded on six separate occasions the wor...
Civil engineer. Born Portsea, Hampshire. Constructions include: Great Western...
Civil Engineer, born Hacqueville, Normandy, France. Educated in France, but f...
The first tunnel in the world under a navigable river. Built between 1825 and...
The Church of England has this to say about this church: Built: 17th - 19th centuries, Architect: William Jupp, Listing: grade 2*. All ...
The Haines and Marley plaque is to the left, Hume to the right.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1836 - 1908, Prime Minister, lived here. London County CouncilÂ
2015: The attribution of this work, ‘Two Doves’, to William Mitchell is being changed to credit Malcolm Thackwray instead. Mitchell has ...
It was in this house that Romilly died by suicide.
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