The Great Eastern Launch
Millwall docks sold tickets for people to come and watch the ship being launched. Brunel launched his ship sideways into the river. After moving a short distance the ship got stuck. During the work a man was killed when part of a winch moved suddenly.
Written by SL, Year 6 , Jan 2003
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Technical Information (Metadata)
| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
| Written by | SL, Year 6 , Jan 2003 |
| Organisation | Ellacombe Primary School |
| Website | |
| Contributor | Ellacombe Primary School |
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 5 |
| Contributor | Brunel University Library |
| Date | 1857 |
| Format | Postcard of greyscale photograph; 150 mm x 105 mm |
| Language | en-uk |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Brunel. Great Eastern Steamship. Chains. 1857 |
| Type | image |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | Brunel University Library |
| Keywords | Victorian Engineering Costume Portrait Brunel |
