Letter by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel to Benjamin Hawes, 26 December 1837
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Object number2014.03068
TitleLetter by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel to Benjamin Hawes, 26 December 1837
Creator Marc Isambard Brunel (author)
DescriptionLetter by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel to his son-in-law Benjamin Hawes, postmarked 26 December 1837. Written at '4 in the morning' and refers to the construction of the Thames Tunnel.
He discusses brickwork, means of connecting the polings, designs/drawings that show 'the state of the faces' including the polings and 'the nature of the ground', the replacement of missing side staves, and the influx of water. He says he needs the paper he sent to Hawes, without which he 'cannot demonstrate the nature of the ground [ ? ]^nor that of the [ ? ] which we have had to go through without it.' However, he wants a better drawing of this anyway. Postscript that 'Sophia is going to write.'
Signed 'M.I. Brunel' One sheet of paper folded. Addressed to 'Bn Hawes Esq. M.P. Mortlake' on reverse, with remains of a black seal and postmarks.
Transcript available.
Production date 1837-12-26 - 1837-12-26
Object nameletter
Object categorycorrespondence
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 203 mm
width: 253 mm
width: 126 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”