Karen Frederickson Isambard Kingdom Brunel Paddington, Didcot, Swindon Bristol, Exeter Starcross, Plymouth London Kensal Green A closer look at Brunel! Something about Brunel caught my eye years ago. Perhaps it was his highly unusual combination of names, or his presence in one of the most famous of Victorian photographs: the hat, the cigar, the nonchalant stance and muddy shoes, the mysterious ...