| Year |
Event |
| 1769 |
25 April Marc Isambard Brunel born at Hacqueville, Normandy |
| 1799 |
13 March MIB arrives in England |
|
1 November MIB marries Sophia Kingdom |
| 1806 |
9 April Isambard Kingdom Brunel born in Portsmouth |
| 1824 |
20 July MIB appointed Engineer to Thames Tunnel |
| 1826 |
7 August Thames Tunnel works under the direction of IKB |
| 1828 |
28 January Second major accident halts work on Tunnel for 7 years |
| 1830 |
10 June IKB elected fellow of of the Royal Society |
| 1831 |
31 March IKB appointed Engineer to Clifton Bridge |
| 1833 |
7 March IKB appointed Engineer to Great Western Railway |
| 1836 |
5 July IKB marries Mary Horsley |
|
27 August Foundation stone for Leigh abutment of Clifton Bridge laid |
| 1837 |
19 July PS Great Western launched |
| 1838 |
4 June First section of GWR opened |
| 1841 |
30 June GWR completed between London and Bristol |
| 1842 |
1 July First section of Bristol & Exeter Railway opened |
| 1843 |
25 March Thames Tunnel opened |
|
19 JulySS Great Britain launched |
| 1847 |
13 September First atmospheric trains run between Exeter and Teignmouth |
| 1849 |
12 December MIB dies |
| 1854 |
16 January Paddington New Station opened |
| 1858 |
31 January PSS Great Eastern launched |
| 1859 |
11 April Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, completed 15 September IKB dies |
| 1864 |
8 December Clifton Bridge opened |
