Brunels SS Great Britain: Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s maritime masterpiece was the world’s first ocean-going, propeller-driven iron ship, built and launched in Bristol in 1843. After a life as a luxury liner, troop ship, cargo vessel and floating warehouse, Brunel’s ss Great Britain was abandoned in the Falklands Islands in 1937. However, she was thankfully salvaged in 1970, towed back to Bristol and has now been fully restored to her former glory.
The historic vessel is being conserved for future generations under a ‘glass sea’ in the very dockyard where she was built. Visitors are encouraged to experience what life was like for her Victorian passengers and crew, including a visit to the three-storey-tall moving engine. Tickets to Brunel’s SS Great Britain allow free and unlimited return visits for a year from the date of purchase.
Stroll along the river:
Beware the seagull:
St Mary Radcliffe Church: St Mary Redcliffe is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, which has stood on this site for some 800 years. Within its hallowed walls, you will find a superb collection of carved bosses, elegant 18th century ironwork, beautiful stained glass and a world famous organ. The church is sited on the red cliffs, above the floating harbour, and was originally at the very centre of shipping and industry, which is the key to its history. The merchants of the Port of Bristol began and ended their voyages at the shrine of Our Lady of Radcliffe.
Banksy – freehand graffiti artist
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