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...
You get an insight into the mind-set of the erectors of this memorial from the title, in large capitals: not "King Alfred" or "Resettleme...
The lettering on this plaque looks so odd, that we actually had to check that it is an official EH plaque. An off day for the EH plaque-m...
Other sources give varying opening and closing dates for the depot.
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