1823
Thames Tunnel
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 works with his father on the shield system used for the Thames Tunnel.
Brunel joins the Thames Tunnel project after his father is appointed engineer for the crossing beneath the River Thames.
Brunel serves as assistant engineer under resident engineer John Armstrong during the early tunnel works.
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.
The sinking shaft is completed and Brunel's tunnelling shield is assembled beneath the Rotherhithe site.
Brunel takes over as resident engineer of the Thames Tunnel after John Armstrong resigns through illness.
Brunel becomes resident engineer after John Armstrong resigns because of illness and exhaustion.
Brunel assumes full responsibility for directing the engineering work inside the Thames Tunnel.
The River Thames breaks into the tunnel and Brunel helps evacuate the workers before directing repairs to the breach.
The River Thames breaks into the workings and Brunel directs efforts to save the tunnel and repair the breach.
A banquet is held inside the Thames Tunnel to demonstrate confidence in the pioneering construction project.
Brunel leaves the Thames Tunnel project because his injuries prevent him from continuing as resident engineer.
Brunel is pulled from the flooded tunnel after being trapped by timber and swept through the workings.
A major tunnel flood kills six workers and seriously injures Brunel, forcing him to withdraw from the project.
A major flood kills six workers, seriously injures Isambard Kingdom Brunel and forces suspension of the tunnel works.
A larger improved tunnelling shield is assembled and excavation beneath the Thames resumes.
The Thames Tunnel opens to the public as the first successful tunnel beneath a navigable river.
Birh of Michael Caine, born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
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