Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, where a pub is named after him

Brunel’s Father invents the tunnelling sheild

Work begins on digging the Thames tunnel, which will become the first tunnel uderneath a navigable river

Brunel is appointed Resident Engineer of the Thames Tunnel and almost drowns in a tunnel flood during construction

Brunel Wins a competition to build a bridge across the Avon Gorge in Bristol

Brunel begins association with Bristol docks where he will eventually build the SS Great Western and SS Great Britain

Brunel is appointed Chief Engineer to Great Western Railway

Work begins on Box Tunnel which was the world's longest railway tunnel at the time

Launch of the SS Great Western in Bristol, the largest passenger ship at the time

Maidenhead Bridge completed with the widest brick arches in the world

SS Great Britain launches as the largest vessel afloat at the time and with the first screw propeller

Innovative atmospheric system used on South Devon Railway

Royal Ablert Bridge begins construction over the River Tamar

SS Great Eastern begins construction as Brunel's newest largest ship in the world

Brunel dies at aged 53 of a stroke and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery