MARITIME MUSEUM REVEALS THE STORY OF BRUNEL, THE GREAT ENGINEER

On January 26, at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Tim Bryan tells the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and explores his successes and failures.  This non-technical talk will look at Brunel’s early work with his father on the Thames Tunnel; the Great Western Railway; the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash; and the SS Great Eastern.

Tim Bryan spent 21 years working as curator at the Great Western Railway and STEAM Museums in Swindon.  Since 2003 he has been Head of Collections at the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire and has written extensively on railways, museums and industrial heritage.  His book Brunel: The Great Engineer was published by Ian Allan in 1999.

Tickets for the lecture, entitled Brunel: The Great Engineer, at 6.30pm on Wednesday, January 26, are available from the Maritime Museum in Falmouth at £8 for lecture only and £18 to include two-course buffet.  Doors and bar open from 6pm.  To book your seats please call 01326 214546.