Three photos of the S/S Great Eastern Launch Ramp

I will come back sometimes later to S/S Great Eastern, as she definitely is worth that. But the 31 January 1858 is mentioned as her launch date, so I decided to show my three photos I managed to take. The remains of the launch ramp can be found in Millwall.  I was taken to see...

Some Photos of Brunel’s Temple Meads Station in Bristol

The Great Western Terminus in Bristol was opened 180 years ago, on 31 August 1840. The railway as well as the station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. This is not a deep story of the station, but I just show a couple of shots that I took of it in April 2016 when I...

A Photo Story About the S/S Great Britain – a Ship That Returned Home 50 Years Ago

The 19th of July is a special date for the S/S Great Britain. She was launched on that date in 1843 and on that date in 1970 she returned to the dock where she was built, Great Western Dockyard in Bristol. The S/S Great Britain is a museum ship and I have visited there three...

Brunel’s Windmill Bridge in Photos

Windmill Bridge is located in West London, near Hanwell flight of locks on Grand Junction Canal. It is better known as Three Bridges even though there aren’t three bridges. It’s a clever structure that makes road, canal and railway crossing possible at the same spot. It was opened 160 years ago. The engineer was Isambard...

Marc Isambard Brunel Died 170 Years Ago

Marc Isambard Brunel died 170 years ago. He is most known for the Thames Tunnel and as a father of his more famous son Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I am not going to write a long story about Marc Isambard Brunel as there is a brilliant article released in May to commemorate the 250th anniversary of...

Clifton Suspension Bridge In Photos

On 8 December 1864 Clifton Suspension Bridge was officially opened. The bridge links Clifton (Bristol) to Leigh Woods spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon. I visited the bridge in April 2016. I went there twice, on 21 and 23 April and photographed this Grade I listed structure both on black and white and colour...

Cyclopaedia à la TMTWNBBFN, Part III: Brunel

Cyclopaedia à la The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing is a series of articles about songs by a London based band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing. Or to be precise, this series is not about their songs as such, but short stories about people or things that they...

Brunel’s Swivel Bridge in Bristol 170 Years Old This Year

This weekend (7th and 8th of September) in Bristol there was held a 170th Birthday Celebration at Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Swivel Bridge that is also known as Brunel’s Other Bridge. I am showing here some photos that I took of the bridge in April 2016 (please click the image to englarge) and giving some website...