Viridor Theatre: Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Bristol
Saturday 12th November 2022
9.30am – 5.00pm
Organised by the Brunel Institute, ‘Brunel: History, Conservation and Legacy’ is the first major conference centred around I.K Brunel and his legacy held since 2006, will feature contributions from Brunel historians, writers and engineers.
The conference will provide new historical perspectives around the life and work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel with presentations on Brunel’s professional networks, his legacy in print, the work of the Brunels in South Wales, and stop-frame photography in the Great Eastern Yard.
A second session will feature three engineers who care for surviving Brunel heritage at the SS Great Britain, The Clifton Suspension Bridge and Bristol Temple Meads Station who will speak about their work and the challenges they face.
To conclude the conference, two papers highlighting the role of civil engineers in the 21st century, and the Crossrail Project will highlight Brunel’s continuing engineering legacy.
The event will be held in the Brunel Institute, a collaboration between the SS Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol. The Institute houses one of the most important Brunel-related collections in the world.
The conference is aimed at a broad audience including transport and maritime historians and enthusiasts, engineers, researchers and those interested in architecture, design and the life and work of Brunel.
To book a place at the conference, view the agenda and to find out more about the speakers, please visit here.