| Ref No | DM1306/11/22/8 |
| Title | Letter from Septimus Jones, incumbent of St Peters' Chapel, to Isambard Kingdom Brunel offering an invention for use on the Great Eastern |
| Description | Written from Quebec, C.E. The letter discusses Jones' ideas for a way of improving the steering of large steam vessels through crowded rivers. Jones' idea involves having two connected dials, one on the bridge and one with the steersman, showing the exact amount by which the rudder is to be moved. The letter also includes a rough sketch of Jones' apparatus. The author and date of the letter has been written crosswise along the edge of the back page. This letter may have been copied out into Brunel's letter books of Great Eastern correspondence as DM1306/11/1/5/folio 98-99. |
| Date | 7 August 1857 |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Extent | 1 item |
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| Access Conditions | This material is held at the Brunel Institute - please contact the Brunel Institute to arrange access. |