View allAll Photos Tagged pause
Lynmouth, a pretty little fishing village in North Devon, is one of those places you wouldn't want to leave on foot or bicycle due to the very steep inclines surrounding it. I'm mentioning this because Lynmouth has a story to tell and unless you are aware of the steep inclines the story would not have such relevance. The following extract was lifted from Wikipedia...
On 12 January 1899, the 1,900 ton three-masted ship Forrest Hall, carrying thirteen crew and five apprentices, was in trouble off Porlock Weir on the north Somerset coast, owing to a severe gale that had been blowing all day. She had been under tow, but the tow rope had broken. She was dragging her anchor and had lost her steering gear. The ship's destruction was probable. The alarm was raised for the Louisa, the Lynmouth lifeboat, to be launched to assist. However, launching was impossible because of the terrible weather. Jack Crocombe, the coxswain of the Louisa, proposed to take the boat by road to Porlock's sheltered harbour, 13 miles (21 km) around the coast, and launch it from there.
The boat plus its carriage weighed about 10 tons, and transporting it would not be easy. 20 horses and 100 men started by hauling the boat up the 1 in 4 Countisbury Hill out of Lynmouth. Six of the men were sent ahead with picks and shovels to widen the road. The highest point is 1,423 feet (434 m) above sea level. After they had crossed the 15 miles (24 km) of wild Exmoor paths, they had to descend the dangerous Porlock Hill, with horses and men pulling ropes to stall the descent. During this, they had to demolish part of a garden wall and fell a large tree to make a way. The lifeboat reached Porlock Weir at 6:30 am, and was launched. Although cold, wet, hungry and exhausted, the crew rowed for over an hour in heavy seas to reach the stricken Forrest Hall and rescue the thirteen men and five apprentices with no casualties. However, four of the horses employed died of exhaustion.
Thank you for steering my way :)
* * *
© Image by Ney González - All rights reserved.
This image may not be used or copied without my written permission!
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides!
~Artur Schnabel
Happy weekend, everyone!
The cockpit sections of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 and a Malaysia Boeing 777 in between flights at Zurich Airport
Common Whitethroat - Sylvia Communis
Surprise View - Otley Chevin
Many thanks as always to all those who stop by and are kind enough to comment on or fave my photos. It is sincerely appreciated and welcome.
DSC_3915