New name, Bristol Dockyards, and museum revamp aimed at becoming more rooted in community, says chief executive
One of the UK’s maritime landmarks is being renamed as part of a drive to make it “cooler” and more inclusive.
For a decade, the dockland site in Bristol that houses the ocean liner SS Great Britain, which was designed by the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, has been promoted as Brunel’s SS Great Britain.
But the names of both ship and engineer are being ditched and the site is to be renamed as Bristol Dockyards.
The site will also focus more closely on the role the vessel played in the British empire and seek to prompt conversations about topics such as migration.
