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His father must have hated him. What a stupid feckin' name.
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The son of the eminent engineer Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Kingdom Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on 9 April 1806.
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what was he good for?
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Zola's Back Heel 18 Dec 19:23
what was he good for? ^ I really really really want to answer that :( |
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Sir Marc Isambard Brunel was French.
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most of brunel's 'brilliant engineering schemes' were hugely over budget and cost his investors a fortune. of course we conveniently forget about that nowadays
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Sir Denis Eton-Hogg 18 Dec 19:32
most of brunel's 'brilliant engineering schemes' were hugely over budget and cost his investors a fortune. of course we conveniently forget about that nowadays ^ you wanna have a look @ edinburghs tram projects budget ;\ |
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Cilton Suspension Bridge, Bristol. Priceless.
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u didnt have to pay for it
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Sir Denis Eton-Hogg 18 Dec 19:37
u didnt have to pay for it ^ oh yes we feckin do ;\ |
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You should check out the 'Coast' short on BBC iPlayer. Pretty much confirms the expensiveness of his ventures in the case of the Devon coast railway line. Been a constant battle since 1860 to stop it from falling into the sea. Beautiful creation, though, and welll worth preserving, although there are calls to abandon it and build an inland route through tunnels.
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