The golden age for London - the Victorian civil engineers

Title

The golden age for London - the Victorian civil engineers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:49:30

Description

The Golden Age for London - The Victorian Civil Engineers, presented by Lawrence Spicer. Looks at nineteenth-century civil engineering projects in London and the creation of the sewer system and underground railway network. Examines engineers such as Marc Brunel and his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the creation of the Thames tunnel between Wapping and Rotherhithe; the impact of the creation of the railway network and the canal system; Joseph Bazalgette and the sewers. Includes interviews with Richard Trench, author of London Under London; Julia Elton, expert on Brunel and member of the Newcomen Society; Robert Thorne, civil engineer. In two parts (break in recording where commercial break edited out). Short repeat in recording after 35 mins.

Contributors

Lawrence Spicer; Richard Trench; Julia Elton; Robert Thorne

Keywords

London; Railway transport; Underground railway networks; Sewerage; History; Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Nineteenth century; Civil engineering; Marc Brunel; Joseph Bazalgette; Sewers

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