KINGDOM COMES
Isambard Kingdom dug down to Wapping from Rotherhithe town he tunnelled the Thames and this unearthly gem’s a jewel in Isambard’s crown. (Although he’s actually better known for his hat).
John Hegley
TOO-NELL
Brunel Road in Rotherhithe is often pronounced Brunnel, as if to bond it closer to the men who built the tunnel. Perhaps when they say tunnel then, they ought to say too-nell, as if to bond it closer to the family Brunel?
Alan Gilbey Robert Robert is allowed to drive sheep across London Bridge. An Oxford graduate, he's an actor, museum director, author and holder of the Freedom. Let alone the first person since Brunel to organize an underwater fair. He's got the keys.
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