This pub is named after the great 19th-century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Born in 1806, in Britain Street, Portsmouth, Isambard’s birthplace is marked by a commemorative plaque.

A print of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Stone carving showing the date of incorporation and the date of rebuilding of the Portsea Island Gas Light Company

A tablet dedicated to the memory of the men of the Portsea Island Gas Light Company who gave their lives in the Great War 1914–19, erected by the executive and employees in 1921

A tablet dedicated to the memory of the men of the Portsmouth and Gosport Gas Company who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939–45

An old photograph of Portsmouth

External photograph of the building – main entrance