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ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL EXHIBITION
By Dave Badminton, Pendon Museum
shows a man wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar whilst leaning against a series of large chains

There are many sides to Isambard Kingdom Brunel as will be revealed in a forthcoming exhibtion at Pendon Museum. © Institution of Civil Engineers.

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth, Pendon will be staging a special exhibition from April 9 to September 29, 2006, featuring many of Brunel’s creations. Guest layouts on June 10 and 11 will feature Brunel’s Broad Gauge railways.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is well known for his engineering achievements – railways, shipbuilding and bridges. Of these he is best known for his work on the Great Western Railway.

The original line from Bristol to London passes through the Vale of White Horse - represented in Pendon’s Vale Scene. Indeed Pendon’s model scenes incorporate many of Brunel’s works – his timber viaduct and the Italianate station on the Dartmoor scene – Box Tunnel entrance, Acorn Bridge and the station building from Culham.

The latter, built in the 1840s, is the last surviving example of this design of station building. The original preserved building is only 3 miles from Pendon Museum

Pendon Museum, Abingdon
 

Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QD, Oxfordshire, England
T: 01865 407365
Open: 2008 - Every Sat,Sun 14.00-17.30 except those detailed below Specific Wed 11.00–17.30 as follows: February 20, April 9 & 16, May 28, July 30, August 6,13,20 & 27,October 29 Special weekend & bank holidays 11.00–17.30 as follows: March 21-24, May 3-5,May 10 & 11, May 24-26, August 23-26 For special event details see our website. Last addmissions all days 16.45
Closed: Mon-Fri except where specified. December 8th to December 31st

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