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...
Muswell Hill was not developed until the late 19th century so when Tegetmeier lived here he was probably surrounded by farmland. The hous...
The plaque is at the side of the building, in Buttercross Lane.
The wooden cross atop the building supports a neon cross, wired to an electrical box so rusty that we doubt it still lights the way for N...
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