After the banquet and the toasts, he left for the naming ceremony. It had already been decided that the christening would be performed by Clarissa (1790–1868), wife of Philip John Miles (1773–1845) and mother of Bristol's MP, Philip William Skinner Miles (1816–1881), a director of the company.The Victorian Era, the Miles Family | Kings Weston Action Group Nonesuch Expeditions – From Slaves to Sleepers, the dark saga of the men who built the Steam-ship Great Britain She stepped forward, grasped the champagne bottle and swung it towards the bows. Unfortunately, the steam packet Avon had started to tow the ship into the harbour and the bottle fell about short of its target and dropped unbroken into the water. A second bottle was rapidly obtained and the Prince hurled it against the iron hull.
After the banquet and the toasts, he left for the naming ceremony. It ,had already been decided that the christening would be performed by Clarissa (1790–1868), wife of Philip John Miles (1773–1845) and mother of Bristol's MP Philip William Skinner Miles (1816–1881), a director of the company.The Victorian Era, the Miles Family | Kings Weston Action Group Nonesuch Expeditions – From Slaves to Sleepers, the dark saga of the men who built the Steam-ship Great Britain She stepped forward, grasped the champagne bottle and swung it towards the bows. Unfortunately, the steam packet Avon had started to tow the ship into the harbour and the bottle fell about short of its target and dropped unbroken into the water. A second bottle was rapidly obtained and the Prince hurled it against the iron hull.