Record

Ref No	DM1306/11/1/6/folio 108-109
Title	Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to John Scott Russell
Description	The letter requests Russell immediately give orders to start work on cutting the holes in the separating webs between the two skins of the hull and comments on the need to fix the auxiliary paddle wheel engine which is making considerable noise as it runs which Brunel suspects is due to insufficient fly-wheel power at the engine. Brunel also mentions the need to introduce ventilation down to the bottom of the engine compartment as well as a way of escape upwards from the compartment. The letter also comments on the need to introduce a means of ventilation in other areas of the ship, including the lower decks, the bottom of the ship and the screw shaft compartment.
Date	27 June 1859
Format	Manuscript volume
Extent	2 pages
Access Conditions	This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access.

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