In which English town or city are the Christmas Steps and the SS Great Britain?
SS Great Britain SS Great Britain SS "Great Britain" is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, the "Great Britain" was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the
SS Great Britain in 2007, and the European Museum of the Year Awards Micheletti Prize for 'Best Industrial or Technology Museum'. In 2008 the educational value of the project was honoured by the Sandford Award for Heritage Education. Despite the awards received by the "Great Britain", the way in which the exhibition is presented has been criticised as presenting a particular viewpoint on cultural history in general and the British Empire in particular. The "Great Britain" featured in several television specials. Engine Propeller Other data SS Great Britain SS "Great Britain" is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for