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...
David Bowie, 1947 - 2016. His albums Hunky Dory and The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the iconic Space Oddity were recorded here ...
Our photograph of the Lorraine Wilson plaque was taken before the foliage started obscuring it.
Bearmans Department Store. On this site stood 'Bearmans of Leytonstone' department store - "The Store with the Personal Touch". Opened by...
There's probably someone out there who is fascinated by old parish boundaries and how the parishes merged and split over time. We try to...
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