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The Brunel Museum
Image: Brunel Museum in award winning sculpture gardens
Brunel Engine House
Railway Avenue
Rotherhithe
SE16 4LF
London
England
Collection details
Architecture
Industry
Land Transport
Facilities
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
The glass cafe opened February 2008 for snacks.
Pub meals are available from The Mayflower across the road.
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
0207 231 3840
Director
:
robert.hulse@brunel-museum.org.uk
Education
:
education@brunel-museum.org.uk
Website
:
www.brunel-museum.org.uk
Open
Everyday: 10am to 5pm
We open the Engine House outside these hours for pre-arranged visiting parties and also visit schools by arrangement.
The ever popular Floodlit Tube Tours are suspended during closure of the East London Line but will resume in 2010. Meanwhile there are self guided riverside tours on sale.
Closed
25 December to 27 December & 31 December to 2 January 2009
Admission charges
Adults: £2.00
Concessions: £1.00
Children under 16: Free
Family: £5.00
Description
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first and last projects are on the River Thames. The Thames Tunnel with his father Sir Marc Brunel is now an International Landmark Site and the oldest section of tunnel in the London Underground. The Great Eastern Steamship, his monster ship, was launched just down the river and is the prototype for the ocean liner of today. The Museum is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in award winning riverside gardens.
Collections description
An exhibition in the restored Engine House tells the story of the men who worked in the dark, dodging flames and showered with raw sewage every day. Watercolours, peep-shows, engravings, and models, explain this epic feat of engineering. There is an extraordinary collection of souvenirs sold underneath the Thames over 160 years ago in the world's first underwater shopping precinct.
Articles
MGM 2008 - May Is Museums And Galleries Month 2008!
Brunel Museum To Expand Into Brunel's First Tunnel Shaft
News In Brief - Week Ending March 11 2007
Tours, Talks And Archi-Jogs - It's The 10th Annual Architecture Week
Royal Mail Launches Brunel Bicentenary Stamps At Thames Tunnel
Architecture Week 2005: A Room With A View – Of Byker
MGM 2005: Brunel's Thames Tunnel and its Objects of Desire
Trails
The Greatest Briton - On The Trail Of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
General Information
Pre-booking service for groups
Guided tours
Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Disability Access
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Children and Families
Children's play area
Events and resources for children and families
Gardens open to public
Picnic area
General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Schools Education
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Gardens open to public
Mail order service available
Picnic area
Refreshments
Shop
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