March 1836Thames TunnelMarc Isambard Brunel
A larger improved tunnelling shield is assembled and excavation beneath the Thames resumes.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1836, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
A larger improved tunnelling shield is assembled and excavation beneath the Thames resumes.
Brunel proposes marriage to Mary Elizabeth Horsley during a family walk in London.
Brunel marries Mary Elizabeth Horsley and later establishes a home and office in Westminster.
Construction restarts with the foundation stone for the Leigh Woods abutment laid on the western side of the gorge.
Death of John Loudon McAdam
Birth of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Brunel begins sinking exploratory shafts to examine the geology along the proposed route through Box Hill.
Brunel adopts a broad railway gauge of seven feet and one quarter inch for the Great Western Railway.
Brunel's broad gauge determines the generous track widths and spans required for many early Great Western bridges.
Construction resumes after renewed commercial confidence brings further investment to the project.
Appointed Commander of the 11th Hussars
Appointed of Governor of General of India
Construction of the London-to-Bristol main line proceeds through multiple major contracts under Brunel's overall engineering direction.
The viaduct becomes an early showpiece of Brunel's railway engineering.
Meets Prince Albert through his father, brother of Victorias uncle Leopold
Publication of "Notebooks on the Transmutation of Species"
Large-scale construction begins on Brunel's Great Western Railway between London and Bristol.
Brunel surveys a railway route between Exeter and Plymouth that later becomes the South Devon Railway.
Extends his railway engineering work into industrial South Wales.
Is appointed engineer for the Taff Vale Railway project.
Directs construction of the Wharncliffe Viaduct for the Great Western Railway.
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