Brunel Collection (page 2)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 15 September 1859) - English mechanical and civil engineer. Designer and builder of dockyards, the Great Western Railway

Royal Albert Bridge at Plymouth, Devon
A steam train visible on Brunels Royal Albert Bridge, crossing the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall. 1960s

Adrian Brunel, film director
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, spanning the Avon Gorge, built by Brunel in 1864. circa 1905

Brunel at G. E. Launch
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL at the attempt to launch the Great Eastern, with Scott Russell and Henry Wakefield on his right, Lord Derby on his left Date: November 1857

Ivor Novello in The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Paddington Station, London - Platform 5 - GWR Terminus designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Date: early 1930s

Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by fire
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham is destroyed by a devastating fire on 30th November 1936. One of the 284ft water towers (designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel)

Bristol - Clifton Suspension Bridge from the Riverbank Date: 1936

Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, with female cast members for the film The First of the Few. 1942

Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal
Leslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter

Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriter
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Saltash Viaduct Constr
The construction of Brunels railway viaduct across the Tamar at Saltash. Date: 1859

Great Eastern Built
Brunels " Great Eastern" under construction at Millwall, London. Date: 2 November 1857

Scenese from The Constant Nymph (1928)
Scenes from The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Scenes from The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

A scene from The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Mabel Poulton in The Constant Nymph (1928) directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

A scene from The Constant Nymph (1928) with Ivor Novello and Mabel Poulton directed by Basil Dean & Adrian Brunel Date: 1928

Adrian Brunel filming The Vortex (1928), Julie Suedo to left Date: 1930

Brunels Iron Railway Bridge, Chepstow, UK
Brunels Iron Railway Bridge over the River Wye at Chepstow, UK. Date: late 19th century

Thames Tunnel cross section during construction
A detailed illustrated cross section of Brunels Thames Tunnel in London during its construction. Date: 1838

Thames River and Tunel cross section
An illustrations indicating the Thames Tunnels size and postition in the in Londons river Thames. Date: 1838

Viaduct over the valley of the Erme at Ivy Bridge. One of four similar viaducts designed by I K Brunel for the South Devon Railway. 1848 Date: 1848

Saltash Bridge
Construction of Brunels Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, Cornwall. The Great Cylinder being floated out for Brunels Saltash Bridge, c1853 Date: c. 1853

The iron steam ship Great Eastern 22, 500 tons: constructed under the direction of I.K. Brunel, F.R.S. -- D.C.L. commanded by Capt. William Harrison. Date c1858

Brunels SS Great Western at sea
Brunels steamship, the SS Great Western, at sea

New tunnel, Newport, Monmouthshire, South Wales
Completion of the new bore (left) of the Newport tunnel, on the Great Western Railway near the city of Newport, Monmouthshire, Gwent, South Wales

Locomotive construction at Swindon
Various scenes depicting the construction of the Great Western Railway at the Swindon Works

End of broad gauge, 1892
Brunels Great Western Railway pioneered the broad gauge from 1838 until 1892 when the final break with broad gauge took place. Here, the engineers are shown converting the tracks to dual gauge

Hungerford Bridge
Built by Brunel in 1841-5 to serve Hungerford Market, the bridge will be demolished in the 1860s when Hawkshaws railway bridge is built

Procession through the Thames Tunnel, 1843
Engraving showing the procession through the Thames Tunnel, between Rotherhithe and Wapping, to mark its opening on 25 March 1843

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, 1843
Engraving showing Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), the French engineer and inventor, as he appeared at the opening of the Thames Tunnel, from Rotherhithe to Wapping, on 25th March 1843

Thames Tunnel Company worker with a Medallion of Sir Marc Is
Engraving showing a worker of the Thames Tunnel Company holding a medallion of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), at the opening of the tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping, 25 March 1843

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1858
Engraved portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), the English engineer and inventor, pictured in 1858

SS Great Western in a Heavy Gale, North Atlantic, 1846
Engraving showing the Steamship Great Western being struck amidships in a gale during a crossing from Liverpool to New York in 1846

Crystal Palace / 1908
The Palace and grounds

Slade Viaduct Devon
Part of the South Devon Railway, built by Brunel

Ivy Bridge Viaduct
Built by Brunel to carry the South Devon Railway over the river Erme

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Getting out a Buoy
When the cable breaks in mid- ocean, a buoy is prepared for launching from the Great Eastern to mark the spot

Buoy Marks Broken Cable
When the cable breaks in mid- ocean, a buoy is launched from the Great Eastern to mark the spot

Atlantic Cable & Eastern
In the harbour at Sheerness, the cable is transferred from the hulk to the Great Eastern

Great Eastern Forge
In the forge housed on the deck of the Great Eastern iron plating is prepared for the capstan

GREAT EASTERN DECK
The view (looking aft) from the port paddle box of the Great Eastern showing the trough for cable

The Cable Lost
The broken cable is lost, and all attempts to grapple and retrieve it fail : the Great Eastern will have to return to England, and prepare to try again

Cable Passing Out
The cable passes out from the hold of the Great Eastern onto the deck where it is paid out : a team of crewmen keep constant watch to make sure it runs smoothly

Splicing Atlantic Cable
Splicing the broken cable aboard the Great Eastern after the first break

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