Marc Isambard Brunel1823
Brunel prepares a plan for a tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping using his patented tunnelling shield.
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Brunel prepares a plan for a tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping using his patented tunnelling shield.
Brunel joins the Thames Tunnel project after his father is appointed engineer for the crossing beneath the River Thames.
Construction of the Thames Tunnel begins ceremonially and Brunel lays the second brick after his father.
Construction begins ceremonially on Brunel's tunnel beneath the River Thames.
Brunel becomes resident engineer after John Armstrong resigns because of illness and exhaustion.
The River Thames breaks into the tunnel and Brunel helps evacuate the workers before directing repairs to the breach.
A major tunnel flood kills six workers and seriously injures Brunel, forcing him to withdraw from the project.
Brunel leaves the Thames Tunnel project because his injuries prevent him from continuing as resident engineer.
A larger improved tunnelling shield is assembled and excavation beneath the Thames resumes.
Excavation reaches the Wapping side and the main tunnelling work beneath the Thames is completed.
The Thames Tunnel opens to pedestrians after eighteen years of construction begun under Marc and Isambard Brunel.
The Thames Tunnel opens to the public as the first successful tunnel beneath a navigable river.
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