tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post7443606515253499287..comments2023-09-06T22:30:02.061+10:00Comments on The Knight & Drummer: Britain's PrideAmfortashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-86407143540603295072016-09-04T09:02:42.080+10:002016-09-04T09:02:42.080+10:00A bonny and brave Lass. A fine dad too.
A bonny and brave Lass. A fine dad too.<br />Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-38272779183657190492016-09-04T08:59:12.776+10:002016-09-04T08:59:12.776+10:00Indeed and we have over 10,650 beaches too.Indeed and we have over 10,650 beaches too.Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-76765543470356098472016-09-04T02:30:39.211+10:002016-09-04T02:30:39.211+10:00The story of Grace Darling:
At four in the mornin...The story of Grace Darling:<br /><br />At four in the morning on 7th September 1838 during a violent storm, the steamship Forfarshire struck the Big Harcar rock on the Farnes, and over 40 lives were lost.<br /><br />Grace saw the wreck, half a mile from the Longstone, and at 7 a.m. spotted survivors. William Darling thought the conditions would prevent the launching of the Seahouses lifeboat, so together he and Grace launched their coble in the atrocious weather. The strength of the tide and wind forced them to row nearly a mile to avoid the jagged rocks and reach the survivors. Here William went ashore while Grace alone kept the coble in position. Rowing against the tide and the gale, they took five survivors back to the lighthouse. William and two of the crew then returned to fetch the rest.<br /><br />Grace was only 22 at the time and she became famous locally. Sadly she died four years later of tuberculosis.<br /><br />She is buried facing the in St Aidan’s churchyard at Bamburgh. A large gothic memorial stands over the grave. Inside the church, in a small chapel, grace darling is commemorated in a series of stained glass windows.<br /><br />http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/03/28/grace-darling/CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-13536661107438766542016-09-04T01:46:16.845+10:002016-09-04T01:46:16.845+10:00I lived for some time in Whitby, which is one of t...I lived for some time in Whitby, which is one of the famous lifeboat stories.<br /><br />It's certainly treacherous but Australian waters are just as wild. difference seems to be there are more places to put into in Oz, e.g. beaches.<br /><br />On Port Phillip Bay, for example, if something goes wrong and the boat is swept onto shore, it's not onto rocks but onto shallow beach, with people coming to have a squiz.<br /><br />In Britain - lee shore, gale, high seas, current, it's over.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-414790559745161532016-09-03T12:42:22.448+10:002016-09-03T12:42:22.448+10:00I was thking of her as I started the post but beca...I was thking of her as I started the post but became side-tracked. So, here is the chance for YOU to tell all. :)Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-89761900404296587612016-09-03T10:18:04.505+10:002016-09-03T10:18:04.505+10:00And there is the tale of Grace Darling & her f...And there is the tale of Grace Darling & her father William :-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.com