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John Rennie's Waterloo Bridge over the Thames opened #onthisday 1817. It was replaced by the current bridge in 1942 and various parts of it survive. We have the central span keystone on display. Find out more: https://t.co/7ucr0ciADL https://t.co/D5uQbePJ6v

George Parker Bidder the `Calculating Boy' was born #onthisday 1806. A child prodigy who went on to work with Robert Stephenson. Proponent of the electric telegraph and engineer for the Victoria Docks, London. https://t.co/Gc4f3jBEeM

We've added some more projects to the John Rennie website, along with `turning pages' scans of two notebooks of drawings: watercolours of structures on the Kennet and Avon canal and drawings of Rennie projects by his son George https://t.co/ToYLb5AGKW

Another lighthouse anniversary - Robert Stevenson was born #onthisday 250 years ago. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board. His biggest project, the Bell Rock lighthouse was inspired by the Eddystone lighthouse and developed Smeaton's methods further.

John Frederick LaTrobe Bateman, waterworks engineer, was born #onthisday 1810. #Manchester, #Glasgow, #NewcastleUponTyne waterworks. Canal and land drainage, Alberfura, near Alcudia, Majorca. #BuenosAires waterworks https://t.co/UDvK1psSuT

@MrTimDunn @GWRHelp @networkrailwest Have you got a copy of views of the South Devon atmospheric railway by William Weston? We have the original watercolours but the Broad Gauge Society published them. They really are quite beautiful and show the pipes being laid.

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel was born #onthisday 1769. Images show him with his block making machinery, with image of the Thames Tunnel for which he invented the tunnelling shield and birthday entry from his diary. Notice the comment re. vandalism in the tunnel.

Here's one for the catwalks! Balloon inspired #archivefashion from TISSANDIER, G. Title: Histoire des ballons et des aeronautes celebres 1783-1890. #Archive30

Today's #Archive30 theme is #Archivedestination . Here are some watercolours from William Lloyd's notebooks which record his travels including South America, Australia and Europe 1870s and 80s

Today's #Archive30 theme is #FavouriteItem. We have so many but it is difficult to beat these watercolour views of Brunel's South Devon atmospheric railway under construction by William Dawson. Each page shows the line with views as seen on each side.