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...
See the Wandsworth chapel for the truth of the 1573 claim.
LivingInMagazines gives "In September 1855 the Leweses moved to new lodgings at 8 Park Shot, in Richmond, where they remained until Febru...
In 1995 the tower was moved slightly from its original location to accommodate road layout changes. A drawing of 1900 shows it in its ori...
This is a foundation stone for the building.
We were delighted to be told of this fourth pavement plaque in Camden by Alan Wito, Principal Planner with Camden Council. The other thr...
Novel by H. G. Wells about the invasion of Earth by Mars. One of the first novels in the science-fiction genre. It has been filmed, produced as a musical album by Jeff Wayne, and famously caused ne...
Clarion House stands on an historic site in St Anne's Court which passed from the crown to the Duke of Portland in the 17th century. For...
{Below a crown:} This plaque has been dedicated by the Pepys community in memory of David Ivan O'Hara, 1931 - 1992, who, in his last year...
Architect. Also known as Roland Plumbe. Designed many residential schemes across London.
We can't explain the quotation marks on the inscription and think they are probably not significant.
