SS Great Britain and Historic Dockyard, Bristol, Bristol

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	SS Great Britain and Historic Dockyard
Designer	Alec French Architects, England, United Kingdom
Location	Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Date
Building Type	Museum
Construction System	Wrought-iron hull
Climate	Mild Temperate
Context	Dockyard
Street Address
Notes	Restoration and preservation of the first (1843) iron, steam-powered, screw-propelled, ocean-going ship. A glass plate at the water-line forms the roof of a giant airtight chamber surrounding the ship's lower hull. A thin layer of water covering the glass makes the ship appear to be floating.

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

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Building Details
Client	SS Great Britain Trust
Cost	£11.5M
Awards	Royal Institute of British Architects Design Award 2007, Wessex.

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http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/history/ss/