| John
Cabot's ship 'Matthew' - constructed 1997 A replica of the original that sailed to America in 1497 |
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This is old data - we are likely to remove these pages
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| NAILSEA-OnLINE
are
proud to have been invited aboard The Matthew to take these amazing
pictures and, we extend our thanks to the volunteers (especially
Patrick Feakins), Captain Nigel Ottley and The Matthew
and SS Great Britain Trusts for allowing us aboard
areas of the ship usually closed to the general public. |
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| The Matthew, the SS Great Britain and the Maritime Heritage Centre can be found at Gas Ferry Road off Cumberland Road in Bristol. |
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| The Matthew recently completed a 1 day sea trials trip down the Bristol Channel prior to her voyage to Amsterdam, The Hook of Holland, Ostende, The Port of London Chatham - Royal Naval Base, Weymouth, The Solent, the West Country Coast and return trip to her home in Bristol Floating Harbour. The pictures in the gallery below are taken just before this trip as she prepares for her sea-worthiness inspection. |
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| We could go into lots of detail about The Matthew here - but please excuse us if we don't! |
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| Any
additional information you may require, including details on how
to Hire The Matthew for that special occasion! can be found at the
Websites - |
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| The Matthew |
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| But that's enough waffle - have a look at the pics below - click on any pic to see a larger version. (NB
- Even the enlarged pics are compressed and reduced in size to ease
downloading times - the originals are truly awesome!) |