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Suspension Bridge Road
(Clifton Suspension Bridge)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Portsmouth 1806 - London 1859
English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships and numerous important bridges and tunnels
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1959

Description

Commemorative plaque for Isambard K. Brunel and the Clifton Suspension Bridge, opened in 1864 and built after an earlier design by Brunel.

Because of the construction works, we couldn't come near the plaque and had to photograph it through the fence.

Inscription(s)

ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
9th april 1806 - 15th september 1859
this tablet was set up by
the clifton suspension bridge trust
15th september 1959

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 51°27'20" - W 2°37'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw038; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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