Practically Classics Forum

Did you work in Russia?
If not, did your father?

I was Brunel a few pages back so it would be cheating for someone to pick him again

Fraid not mate

To be kind I'm going to admit that not that much is known about me, but I invented two things, which, most if not all of us will have used.

Well as you died before 1900 I'll assume you didn't invent the mobile phone

Just to narrow it down a little bit, did you die in the 19th century?

I did die in the 19th century

Were you known for starting brawls in brothels, then sneaking out without paying when everyone was wrapped up in trying to stop the fight?

Well.... not that I'm aware of.

Are you James Brindley the canal engineer. He is the man that was dismissed from his job designing the Birmingham canal network because the City Fathers said he was spending too much time on other canal jobs mainly Coventry. Now when you go to Birmnigham there are lots of places named after him and quite a few schools have a house named after him. Not bad for being sacked!!

Oh sod it! I just read back and realised you didn't have a transport connection.

No, as you rightly surmise my good P I am not he.

Just to be fair though, my main invention has been adapted / improved over the years by others, meaning that there have also been horse / pony drawn, steam, electric and internal combustion engined versions, some capable of propelling under there own power and some whilst carrying a person, so there is a vague if tenuous transport connection.


That might just be too much info

Edwin Beard Budding