In excess of 150 years old, Brunel's Victorian steam ship SS Great Britain has been lovingly restored in its entirety, from the 1st class dining saloon, as well as the Captain's cabin, right through to the crew's quarters, sleeping areas for the Royal Marines, ship's kitchen areas and stores, as well as the steerage accommodation.
From the banner line at the ship's entrance inviting the sightseer to appreciate "A Voyage Back In Time", no detail was left untouched. From sights, sounds and even odours of the time (for instance, the horrifyingly realistic smell of the stewardess vomiting into a bowl in her quarters to the animal dung wafting from the hull of the ship). On deck - 'sounds' of rigging being pulled around the craft can be perceived in every quarter whilst multicoloured flags on the ship's masts provide a superb contrast against the setting of the Cliftonwood pastel houses on the opposite hillside. Pretty much every effort has been made to make the experience as realistic as possible.
This floating museum has a glass 'sea' under which tourists can look at the external shell of the ship's hull and the magnificent engine room where the total majesty of the ship's steel and brass engine can be looked at. Boys, of any age particularly appear to find this part completely enthralling. Witnessing the sheer noise and size of this reproduction engine wheel clunking around, the beauty of the brass arm pushing the wheel plainly seems to mesmerise even the most critical of onlookers. In the same way, each of the ship's areas tell a story of their own; from the gruesome but realistic doctor's Surgery (having a sailor's lacerated injury being treated on a blood stained table, bottles of Castor oil, Dr Deanne's paregoric elixir, et cetera) to the Captain's cabin - the captain berating his assistant. The expressions on the 'models' faces are lifelike and also quite gruesome; depicting a heated discussion. Here you are able to feel the full probability of a demanding ride back in those days.
Outside in the Dockyard Museum, people can be carried back in time to enjoy a completely detailed history of the vessel, which includes interesting facts regarding the kind of passengers the SS Great Britain carried. Gold-diggers, magicians, nuns, troops would travel on the ship to Australia, and Anthony Trollope wrote his novel 'Lady Anna' from start to finish over the course of one of his journeys.
Beautifully displayed relics from the liner give more than adequate visual stimulation. Placards together with video screens exhibit even more facts from the entrance onwards... "sailors carved graffiti into wooden planks on the ship to relax". Authentic dockyard features consist of beer barrels and anchors situated beside the ship for observing, accompanied by original recovery boats, rigging and ropes for people wishing to take note.
Even youngsters are catered for, with engaging 'lift the flap' panels with attention-grabbing tasks and facts underneath to enjoy. There is a rope pulley for the ship's horn, which appears to attract smaller visitors' curiosity with amusing regularity and the beautifully burnished ship's wheel for would-be sailors to 'steer west into the setting sun'. Also, on the top deck, you will discover stables housing model cows, pigs and chickens together with sound effects. Younger kids love stroking them and even speaking to them.
For those visitors a good deal more hungry for interactive information, you can also get Audio companions provided to talk visitors through the experience of being a first, second or 3rd class passenger on board.
Drawing near the end of one's excursion on the SS Great Britain, there are also tea rooms along with a shop with related and suitable gifts and products, in the event that any small visitors have taken a shine to the ship's creator, Mr Brunel.
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