Ever so often Roxi Roy, who crafts ships in bottles, comes across people who ask him how he got the tall vessel into the narrow neck of its glass container. The art of creating miniature ships ...

He said: ''Nelson's Ship In A Bottle will be the first project on the ... for "encapsulating so much history in this work of art" at a time when a poll showed that 15% of British 18 to 24-year ...

A steady hand, sharp eyesight and most importantly patience are the vital requirements for the traditional craft of putting miniature ships in bottles, according to Orkney maker Len Wilson.