What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Hookhills Viaduct designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (d.1806-d.1859) construction commenced in 1860 and was opened to the railway in 1864. With its nine arches the viaduct is 85 feet high and 116 yards long Recorded plaque organisation: Torbay Civic Society.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a renowned British engineer whose innovative designs include the Hookhills Viaduct; he significantly advanced railway and civil engineering in the 19th century.

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