1843 in architecture explained

The year 1843 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• March 25 – The Thames Tunnel in London, constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Marc Isambard Brunel,^[1] the oldest underwater tunnel in the world, opens to the public.^[2]
• Nelson's Column in London, designed by William Railton, is completed.
• McGill University's original building, later known as the Arts Building, is completed in Montreal by architect John Ostell.

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jacques-Martin Tétaz.

Births

• July 6 – Robert S. Roeschlaub, German-born architect working in Colorado (died 1923)
• November 29 – Gertrude Jekyll, English garden designer (died 1932)

Deaths

• January 13 – Peter Atkinson, English-born architect (born 1776)

Notes and References

1. Book: Burland . J. B. . Standing . James R. . Jardine . F. M. . Building Response to Tunnelling: Case Studies from Construction of the Jubilee Line Extension, London . 2001 . Thomas Telford . 978-0-7277-3017-6 . 120 . en.
2. Web site: Thames Tunnel (Plan and elevation of the Rotherhithe Tunnel - engineer Isambard Marc Brunel -annotated in ink) Opened 25 march 1843 Royal Museums Greenwich . www.rmg.co.uk . 17 December 2022.