Bristol passion: It’s only a short hop to the buzzing city that gave us Banksy, the SS Great Britain and Blackbeard the pirate SS Great Britain has a long and colourful history and is one of Bristol's top visitor attractions. Photo: VisitBristol/Adam Gasson A scandalised Miss Annie Henning wrote: “Mr Higginbotham drinks every night, brings on delirium tremens, insults the captain and finishes by spending the night in the Lounging Room with his legs hanging out of the portholes.” She was referring to a fellow first-class passenger aboard the world’s first deluxe liner, SS Great Britain, on a voyage to Australia in 1853.
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