Record

Ref No	DM1306/11/1/5/folio 262-264
Title	Letter from 'A Shipowner' to Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Description	Written from Sunderland. The letter commiserates over the failure to launch the Great Eastern, regrets that the writer did not see Brunel when he visited London to offer his opinion of the launching and comments that the writer himself had a similar difficulty with a launching more than forty years previously when the ship being launched twisted slightly and went off-parallel. The letter describes the writer's failed launch, offers his criticisms for what Brunel did wrong with the launch of the Great Eastern and suggests a solution to Brunel's problem. There are sketches on Folio 264 illustrating some of the writer's ideas.
Date	5 November 1857
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	3 pages
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

Add to My Items

Explore Major Collections