Museum closed Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5th Nov. Bridge open to vehicle traffic and pedestrians as normal.
Following the death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1859, the Clifton Suspension Bridge was completed by the engineers John Hawkshaw and William Henry Barlow. Although their names are not familiar to us today, they were both very well respected in the Victorian period. So who were they, and what did they do?
Enjoy this biographical tale, illustrated by Anastasia Sawyer.
As we enter the final phase of the bridge refurbishment project, you may have noticed that scaffolding has already been removed from the Clifton land…
10th October 2025 to 28th February 2026
September’s weather has been somewhat wetter and windier – but this has not deterred the amazing teams of painters, electricians, joiners, scaffolders and engineers who…
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