Brunel, who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and the world's first iron ship the SS Great Britain, built the engine shed for the for the Great Western Railway in 1854. It was High ...

The SS Great Britain has been in one place since she returned to her home city of Bristol after being salvaged in 1970. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the ship was the first iron-built ocean ...

The SS Great Britain Trust is running a competition to find an SS Great Britain superfan family to officially reopen the ship's new deck. The new all-weather deck, which has been completely ...

This chilling documentary tells how, in 1947, the British Government brought an entire division of the wartime Waffen SS - 8,000 Ukrainians - to Britain. Assured by the men that they had committed ...

The SS Great Britain unveiled its new all-weather deck over the weekend after a 39-week conservation project. On Saturday, August 31, characters in period dress celebrated the deck re-opening ...

An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the salvage of the SS Great Britain and featuring film footage and original items as well as a wide range of photographs is now open at the Britannia ...

BRISTOL is all about the Bs — namely, Banksy, bridges, balloons and Brunel. Just a short plane ride over the Irish Sea and ...

In some cases, a prefix or designation may apply to a boat, but it doesn't see a use for that ship's name at all. The SS designation is one such prefix, and it has a meaning and history that may not ...

SS Great Britain’s Director Matthew Tanner MBE commented: “We are delighted to be launching ‘The Incredible Journey’ oral history project as part of the 40th Anniversary Celebrations for ...

Hale, Matthew Raymond, Graham and Wright, Catherine 2010. List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2009. The Economic History Review, Vol. 63, ...

Great Britain's women's quadruple sculls charged past the Netherlands in the final few meters to win a photo finish final for the ages. The shocking come-from-behind victory earned the British ...