History

Find out more background information on the engineering achievements the Museum commemorates.

The Thames Tunnel

The first tunnel under a navigable river anywhere in the world.

The Rotherhithe Shaft

Sir Marc Brunel’s shaft from 1825.

Brunels in London

The London connections of Sir Marc and Isambard Brunel.

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the thames tunnel at wapping by brunel
the twin horseshoe thames tunnel at wapping by brunel
mr brunel senior in his museum
brunel's grand underground chamber
Brunel Museum gardens
Suspension bridge seat, Brunel Museum
Royal Albert Bridge seat, Brunel Museum
An entrance to the Thames Tunnel
Plaque - Brunel
Brunel Museum entrance
Brunels Engine House Museum
Brunels Engine House Plaque
Brunel Museum
Brunel Museum
UK - London - Rotherhithe - Brunel Museum
UK - London - Rotherhithe - Brunel Museum
Brunel Museum exterior showing the Tunnel Shield mural
Brunel Portrait in the Museum
I. K. Brunel Portrait by Bryan Organ
Pam Miller Watercolours in the Café

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