Cutting from diary page by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, 5/6 November 1842
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Object number2014.03189
TitleCutting from diary page by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, 5/6 November 1842
Creator Marc Isambard Brunel (author)
DescriptionCutting from a diary page written by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel. Dated 5/6 November 1842.
Concerns the Thames Tunnel. On 5 November reminisces about 'this day in 1802' when he 'entered the Portsmouth Dock Yard for the first time'. It also mentions Admiral Parker. On 6 November discusses water on the 'Road way' and also mentions a person referred to Tillet.
At the end of the entry writes 'What awful change in my writing 'The Tunnel is done!' (underlined). Two sheets of paper stuck together with the second one folded up. On verso is another diary page for Wednesday 9th with no diary entry.
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Production date Saturday 1842-11-05 - Saturday 1842-11-05 Sunday 1842-11-06 - Sunday 1842-11-06
Object namediary sheet
Object categorypersonal record
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written
Dimensions
- height: 142 mm
width: 122 mm
height: 200 mm
width: 122 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”