Brunel Museum
The Brunel Museum is a small museum situated at the Brunel Engine House, Rotherhithe, London Borough of Southwark. The Engine House was designed by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel as part of the infrastructure of the Thames Tunnel which opened in 1843 and was the first underwater tunnel to have been built anywhere in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
October 23rd—March 31st: Friday—Monday 10:30 AM—3:30 PM
April 1st—October 22nd: Monday, Friday, and Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Rotherhithe, London, England, United Kingdom
- Address: Railway Avenue, London, SE16 4LF
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rotherhithe railway station and The Tower of London.
Rotherhithe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotherhithe is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located on the southern bank of the River Thames at Rotherhithe within the London Borough of Southwark. Rotherhithe railway station is situated 360 feet southeast of Brunel Museum.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile northwest of Brunel Museum.
Wapping railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wapping is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located on the northern bank of the River Thames in Wapping within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Wapping railway station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Brunel Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Execution Dock and Rotherhithe.
Execution Dock
Locality
Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts.
Rotherhithe
Suburb
Rotherhithe is a district of South London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping, Shadwell and Limehouse on the north bank, with the Isle of Dogs to the east.
Shadwell
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping and Ratcliff and Limehouse and is 3 miles east of Charing Cross.
Brunel Museum
- Categories: charitable organization, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50164° or 51° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.05286° or 0° 3′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW2W+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 998729298OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q12053739
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Spanish—“Brunel Museum” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון ברונל”
- Japanese: “ブルネル博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo Brunel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Rotherhithe Picture Research Library and Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Brunel Museum”. Photo: Mrbryanejones, CC BY-SA 2.5.