SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a railway station in Bristol, England. SS Great Britain is situated nearby to the pier Hannover Pontoon, as well as near the passenger ship terminal Bristol Packet Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SS Great Britain and Bristol Cathedral.
SS Great Britain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. 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. SS Great Britain is situated 760 feet northwest of SS Great Britain.
Bristol Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. Bristol Cathedral is situated 1,700 feet northeast of SS Great Britain.
Matthew
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matthew was a caravel sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to Newfoundland, North America. There are two modern replicas – one in Bristol, England and one in Bonavista, Newfoundland. Matthew is situated 1,400 feet east of SS Great Britain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spike Island and Southville.
Spike Island
Suburb
Spike Island is an inner city and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. It comprises the strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.
Southville
Suburb
Southville is an inner city neighbourhood and council ward of Bristol, England, on the south bank of the River Avon northwest of Bedminster. Built mainly between the 1880s and the First World War for workers in local industries, it mixes Victorian terraces with post-bombing infill and recent developments.
Bristol city centre
Suburb
Bristol city centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England. It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon, bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls, Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.
SS Great Britain
- Type: Railway station
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44806° or 51° 26′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.60554° or 2° 36′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C3VC9XV+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 151002947OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q136324030
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In Other Languages
“SS Great Britain” goes by many names.
- French: “SS Great Britain”
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Highlights include Bristol Packet Office and Hannover Pontoon.
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