i was blown away the first time i saw the clifton suspension bridge
so beautiful. brunel did some outstanding work during his life
Designing the Great Western Railway, linking London with Bristol and the West Country.
Building major railway structures including Box Tunnel, bridges and viaducts.
Designing the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
Helping construct the Thames Tunnel, the first tunnel successfully built beneath a navigable river.
Designing three pioneering steamships:
SS Great Western
SS Great Britain, the first large iron-hulled, propeller-driven ocean liner
SS Great Eastern, then the largest ship ever built
Promoting his wide-track broad-gauge railway system, intended to provide faster and smoother travel.
All by the time he died at the age 53. What a life.
Posted By: Tombs on July 27th 2026 at 20:12:44
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- i've just been in a massive old underground victorian brick kiln (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 27, 18:47:47
- That sounds brilliant (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 27, 20:03:25
- i was blown away the first time i saw the clifton suspension bridge (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 27, 20:12:44
- Wow, should convert it to a pizza restaurant- call it Brick Pizza! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 27, 19:11:52
- Iff ft Bonny we knew someone with a proven track record in pizza based ventures (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 27, 20:04:03
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- Are you having a stroke? Should I call an ambulance? (n/m) (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Jul 27, 20:21:44
- i was a little surprised he's done nothing with it (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 27, 19:41:28
- That would be a bummer for the bats though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 27, 19:49:06
- Build them an extension (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 27, 21:03:22
- trudat (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 27, 20:07:10
- That would be a bummer for the bats though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 27, 19:49:06
- Iff ft Bonny we knew someone with a proven track record in pizza based ventures (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 27, 20:04:03
- That sounds brilliant (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 27, 20:03:25
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