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Brunel, Bristol and re-forging history
Confession. I have this big crush on Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Or rather, on Kenneth Branagh as IKB, with those sideburns and a stovepipe hat, quoting Shakespeare at the Olympic opening ceremony; an engineering Renaissance man. Perhaps it played a subconscious … Continue reading
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Tagged Bristol, Brunel, culture, Engineering, John Wesley, Kenneth Branagh, politics, prostitution, slavery, steampunk, Victorian
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