Images Dated 31st May 2017

The Income Tax Official in Hades by H. M. Bateman

A tax man from the Inland Revenue suffering his worst nightmare - locked in a cage suspended over a pile of cheques and money he cannot reach. Cartoon by H. M. Bateman who had a particular dislike of tax officials, feelings that were reflected in a number of his cartoons.
1931

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch - Maidenhead Bridge, 1836

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch - Maidenhead Bridge, 1836. The sketches depict the Maidenhead Bridge and are drawn horizontally on the page in black ink. Each drawing has more detail, and the first appears incomplete. The page is titled ?Maid Head bridge and dated 4th March 1836. At the top of the page there are handwritten notes and calculations.
Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol

© University of Bristol / SS Great Britain Trust

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: Bristol station, c1842-1843

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: Bristol station, c1842-1843.
From the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the Bristol end of the line. Attractive sketch showing the arches of the canopy at Bristol Railway Station with person, and view of roof panes from above. Can also be described as hammerbeam roof for Bristol and Exeter Railway terminus at Bristol.
Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol

© University of Bristol / SS Great Britain Trust