The Brunel Museum in South London has announced it is closing for major refurbishments from September. The Southwark-based museum received a £1.85million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is one of Britain's greatest-ever engineers. His first project was the Rotherhithe Shaft, the starting point for London's Thames Tunnel. The tunnel was the first in the world ...

London has got all sorts of random and specific museums. There’s the formidable Vagina Museum, the gruesome Old Operating Theatre Museum, and one gallery dedicated entirely to the first tunnel in the ...

A new museum dedicated to Isambard Kingdom Brunel is opening for the first time. The £7.2 million Being Brunel visitor attraction on Bristol’s harbourside will celebrate the life and legacy of the ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. The Brunel Museum is a circular, squat, sea-foam building. But through its ...

There are some notable figures in history that you know of for just one single thing. They may have achieved much in their lifetimes or they may have only been famous for Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes ...

The Brunel Museum can be seen next to blue painted tunnel shaft. This was the world's first underwater tunnel and is now used by the East London tube line. To move around in the image, hold down your ...

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