East Coast Shipwrecks, Robert Smith

Author, college lecturer and London walks guide, Rob returns to CA House to tell the stories of some dozen wrecks of the last six centuries lying beneath the North Sea, such as the SS Forfarshire, whose disaster on the Farne Islands brought Grace Darling to national celebrity status for the rest of her short life. and the sad fate of HMS Beagle in the mud near Paglesham.

The original talk scheduled for this date, A journey round Navionics charts by Emma Maule, has now been postponed and a future date will be advised when confirmed.

Please note: lectures can be watched live online but we do not generally make recordings available after the event, for a number of reasons relating to time and copyright issues.

 

Date: Wednesday 9 October 2024

Time: 19:00

Place: CA House or, for the webinar broadcast via Zoom, your own home or boat

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Grace Darling