Statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, City of Westminster, Greater London

Statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, City of Westminster, Greater London

Photograph taken 22 June 2001 © Historic England Archive/Les Kerry ref: 207380

Statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the Victoria Embankment. It was built as a memorial to Brunel in c1877.

Location

Greater London Westminster

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

The Bristol terminus of the new Great Western Railway, completed in 1840, was designed by I K Brunel in a 15th-century style: note the flat arches and hammer beam roof. These original platforms are no longer seen by the travelling public who use the 1865/1876 'joint' station. Parts of the GWR are being considered for World Heritage Site status.

Brunel

Tags

statue memorial remembrance brunel