Hit for Six by Elite Sporting Stars' Trip On Great Iron Ship ; Archive's Cricketing Revelation

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › July 04, 2010

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INTRIGUING details about the ss Great Britain's little-known role in the story of international cricket have come to light, thanks to an onboard newspaper from 1861.

The historic news-sheet is one of 6,500 extraordinary documents relating to Brunel, his great iron ship and general maritime history, which will form the backbone of the collection at the new Brunel Institute.

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Hit for Six by Elite Sporting Stars' Trip On Great Iron Ship ; Archive's Cricketing Revelation

The Pounds 6-million library, archive and lecture hall complex, which is taking shape beside the ss Great Britain, is to be completed in September - ...

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