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From the lens The SS Great Eastern - Brunel's Great Ship.

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Anything you think I've missed off the lens? It's a little difficult to visit the Great Eastern after all, so please leave your comments here.

  • jballs6 May 5, 2012 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    A really interesting lens. During my English degree we touched on Brunel and I find it all very interesting. Thanks for sharing
  • queen2010 Dec 3, 2011 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    Very nice lens, hopefully I can make same like this
  • CruiseReady Nov 11, 2011 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Fascinating - utterly fascinating!
  • kmcvay Nov 2, 2011 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    Wow, what an amazing lens! I'd never heard of this ship, and really thank you for getting her story in front of us all.
  • Charles Sullivan Apr 28, 2011 @ 7:02 pm | delete
    I have an old print unlike any of your pictures. Title: "The Cove of Cork from above Queenstown with the Great Eastern in distress entering the Harbour in September 1861."
    Appears to be made from a watercolor original, but I'm no expert. Would like to find a good home for this. Irish collector, museum, or historical society?
  • tirial Oct 29, 2011 @ 1:08 am | delete
    It sounds like it depicts the events in this newspaper article: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NENZC18611130.2.16

    Have you tried any local museums? The National maritime or Brunel Museums in London might be interested.
  • WordCustard Feb 14, 2011 @ 4:06 am | delete
    This was a fascinating read. It is hard to imagine a task on the scale of laying a transatlantic cable, and yet this ship appears to have completed it with ease... and been a lot sturdier than the later Titanic too.
  • J.W. Mac - old sailor Jul 6, 2010 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    The S.S. Great Eastern was one hell of a lady. It's a shame to don't have a window to to past to see how magnificent she really was. I would love to have been able to see the craftmanship in every part of her construction
  • fenellashorty May 23, 2010 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    Excellent. Very interesting
  • rms Apr 29, 2009 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Nice work on an interesting topic!

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