I K Brunel and William Gravatt, 1826-1841. Their professional and personal relationship
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- Author(s) Greenfield, David J
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 2011
- Pages
- Publisher University of Portsmouth
- Place Published Portsmouth
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- Name Portsmouth University Library
- City Portsmouth
- County Hampshire
- Country England
- Postcode PO1 2ST
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Deals with the personal and working relationship between I K Brunel and William Gravatt during the design and construction of civil engineering projects in which they were jointly involved, starting with the Thames Tunnel, 1826-28. Deals with the nature of their professional interaction; the reasons for differences leading to Gravatt's dismissal in 1841; and the light this sheds's on Brunel's management abilities. The projects on which Gravatt worked in a subsidiary position are: Thames Tunnel; Great Western Railway in 1830s; Parrett Navigation Co in 1830s; Bristol & Exeter Railway Co