From The Brunel’s Kingdom Collection of drawings
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on April 9th. 1806 and died on September 15th. 1859. The son of a French engineer, he was born in Portsmouth, England.

Brunel was educated at Hove near Brighton , England and attended the college Henri Quatre, Paris. An enormously versatile and great engineer, Brunel is probably best remembered for his construction of a network of tunnels, bridges and viaducts for the Great Western Railway.

He is also responsible for the design of several famous ships, including the SS Great Britain, Bristol. And amongst some of the beautiful bridges he has designed and constructed , stands the world famous Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.

Brunels designs and constructions are unique. Within them, he has managed to combine functionality with beauty…..they have all stood the test of time and have done wonders to improve the transport network of our modern day.
His brilliant ideas are still very important today and continue to inspire young engineers of our time.