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AL L ABOARD FOR THE WONDERS OF BRUNE L


Bristol, recognised as one of the UK’s most popular tourism destinations, was declared, by the Sunday Times, in 2014 and 2017, to be the best British city in which to reside. Bristol offers visitors a fascinating glimpse into its intriguing heritage and rich maritime history and the opportunity to view the engineering masterpieces of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Rebecca Underwood goes exploring.


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Born in Portsmouth in 1806, Brunel was sent by his French engineer father, Sir Marc, to study in France. At 16 years of age he worked with his father on the design of the 'Gaz' engine, which was powered by gas as an alternative to steam. Four years later he held the post of chief engineer on his father's project to build the Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping, which was an outstanding success. Today, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is still revered as one of the most skilful figures of the Industrial Revolution and one of Britain’s greatest civil, structural and marine engineers. He designed dockyards, steamships, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and locomotives and he was the celebrity of his day. As chief engineer of the Great Western Railway he surveyed the entire route from London to Bristol on horseback, and he developed the Great Western Steam Ship Company's first propeller-driven iron-hulled ship to carry passengers from Bristol to North America.


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