Group Talk
Tales of Derring Do and Desperation: Stories from the Archives
Over the years, the Clifton Suspension Bridge has seen its fair share of drama. We bring you the true story of Sarah Henley and her…
Group Talk
A Tale of Three Bridges: Clifton, Hungerford and Saltash
Hear the tale of three great Victorian bridges at Clifton, Hungerford and Saltash and the debt that each owes to the others through the reuse…
Group Talk
Father and Son: The Brunels
What makes a great engineer? This talk explores one of the greatest influences and inspirations in Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s life; his father Marc Brunel. An…
Group Talk
‘My First Child, My Darling’: The History of the Clifton Suspension Bridge
Hear the story of one of Bristol’s great icons: a bridge dreamt of by a man who would never see it built and designed by…
Group Talk
Hidden Heroes: Who Built the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
Once an impossible dream, a bridge for Clifton was planned before the technology needed to build it even existed. Over 70 years later, a competition…
