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    Title
    The Lost Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) John Christopher
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 128
    Width: 165 mm
    Height: 235 mm
    Thickness: 13 mm
    Weight: 318 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781445600901
    ISBN 10: 1445600900
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: TEC009020
    BISAC category code: TRA004000
    BIC geographical qualifier: 1DBK
    Dewey: 624.092
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T5.3
    BISAC category code: BIO000000
    Illustrations note
    Illustrations (some col.), ports.
    Publisher
    Amberley Publishing
    Imprint name
    Amberley Publishing
    Publication date
    19 May 2012
    Publication City/Country
    Chalford/GB
    Main description
    ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL is famous for the engineering wonders he left behind - from the SS Great Britain to the delights of Paddington and Temple Meads stations, but much of what he designed has been lost. From the ships Great Western and Great Eastern to the majestic water towers of Crystal Palace, the Hungerford Bridge and the South Devon atmospheric railway, many of Brunel's achievements have been lost to rebuilding, fire, neglect and scrapping. What survives of some of these structures tends to be photographic or in print form, with little extant to remind us of some of Brunel's greatness. John Christopher, author of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time, takes us on a tour of the lost works of Brunel, telling the story with treasures that have been lost to us, and illustrating just why Brunel can truly be crowned as Britain's most famous engineer.