Tag: ss Great Britain
New Being Brunel museum moves forward with the saving of the engineer’s historic dock office building
Over the past three months, local contractor K P Wilton and Son has undertaken important structural restoration, including specialist joinery work on the building’s historic windows. This work has been funded thanks to a £117,180 grant from AIM Biffa Award… Read more
New £7m national Brunel museum fully funded following government grant
The centrepiece of Being Brunel will be a new museum and visitor experience that will become the national centre of expertise in the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel when it opens in early 2018. The… Read more
Demolition starts in preparation for new £7m Being Brunel museum
Being Brunel is a major new museum and visitor experience that will be a national centre of expertise in the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, situated opposite his great ship ss Great Britain. Demolition of… Read more
Brunel’s personal possessions to inspire the nation
An extraordinary collection of over 700 items belonging to the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel are now in the Brunel Institute at Brunel's ss Great Britain thanks to a donation from collector Clive Richards. Read more
The Brunel Institute – a national institution
The ss Great Britain was described as ‘the greatest experiment since the Creation’ when launched into the Bristol Floating Harbour on July 19th 1843. Read more