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DM1306 - Brunel Collection
11 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the SS Great Eastern
1 - E.S.N. Compy Report Book
Ref No
DM1306/11/1/1/folio 222-225
Title
Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description
Written from 37 Great George Street, London. The letter reports on the progress of various aspects of the construction of the ship including the drawings, the laying down and modelling, the plant and machinery, as well as progress on the plates and the ship's hull. The report includes details of the size of the molding loft as well as the quantity of timber used to pile the building slip and the launching way. At the end of the letter is a list of the drawings, patterns, castings and malleable iron work that have been completed.
See also DM162/10/12/folio 245.
Date
29 May 1854
Format
Manuscript volume
Extent
4 pages
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Access Conditions
This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.
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