Statue

Brunel statue - WC2

Erection date: 1877

Inscription

{On the plinth:}
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, born 1806, died 1859.

Site: Brunel statue - WC2 (1 memorial)

WC2, Victoria Embankment

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Brunel statue - WC2

Subjects commemorated i

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Civil engineer. Born Portsea, Hampshire. Constructions include: Great Western...

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Brunel statue - WC2

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Baron Carlo Marochetti

Born Turin. Lived in France most of his life but escaped to London in 1848. B...

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