Discover more about the ship the Great Eastern, which stretched to the limits of Victorian technology and, perhaps, cost the life of its visionary designer - Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Whilst the Great Eastern made history with its revolutionary design, the ship was never a great success commercially, and was plagued by a series of mishaps. Eventually, it ended its days as a tourist attraction, before being broken down for scrap. A sad end for a magnificent 'Wonder of the Industrial World'.
