| Ref No | DM1306/11/1/5/folio 64-65 |
| Title | Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to Henry Wollaston Blake of James Watt & Co |
| Description | Written from 18 Duke Street, Westminster, London. The letter explains that Brunel has been extremely busy recently but is sure that by now Blake is aware of the fact that considerable work has been done on the sleepers for the screw shaft and other matters that Blake felt were holding up the installation of the screw shaft engines. However Brunel is disappointed at the lack of work on the boilers of the auxiliary engine which Mr Kittoe observed on his last visit to the Soho foundry in Birmingham and requests an assurance from Blake that the work will be pushed on with and points out how much faster Brunel might have had the work done if he had had it done at Millwall rather than by Watt & Co. Brunel also explains to Blake his decisions about the chimneys for the engines and other matters that need to be resolved. |
| Date | 10 August 1857 |
| Format | Manuscript volume |
| Extent | 2 pages |
| Access Conditions | This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access. |