The Brunel SS Great Britain, Bristol Docks

Where is Stockport Station?

Stockport railway station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, is 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.

Where is the SS Great Britain?

SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City

Temple Gate just next to Bristol Temple Meads Station

Bristol Temple Meads Station

Where is the Matthew?

The Matthew was a type of ship called a caravel, which was popular in medieval times due to its speed and manoeuvrability. Contemporary accounts describe it as a ‘little ship’ of 50-tons burden, which meant the ship was capable of carrying 50 tuns of Bordeaux wine below decks. The Matthew was larger than the 10–20-ton boats typically used for navigation around the Bristol Channel but much smaller than the 300–400-ton merchantmen the port’s traders employed for the long voyages to Lisbon and Seville.

Where is Temple Gate?

The Temple Gate area was first developed following the creation of the River Avon New Cut between 1804 and 1809. During the 19th Century terraced housing and industrial warehouses were built in the area. Bristol & Exeter Yard, including Bristol & Exeter House (Grade II* listed) was constructed in 1852.

What is Bristol Temple Meads Station?

The name Temple Meadsderives from the nearby Temple Church, which was gutted by bombing during World War II. The word "meads" is a derivation of "mæd", an Old English variation of "mædwe", meadow, referring to the water meadows alongside the River Avon that were part of Temple parish.