Re: Trafalgar
- From: Dominic Cronin <dominic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:03:21 +0200
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:53:11 GMT, Jim Scott <mr.jimscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>Have there been no BIG events on Tyneside this weekend?
>I know that the crew of HMS Tyne are parading in Tynemouth, but surely
>there should have been a beacon near Collingwood's Monument since it was he
>that really won the battle since Nelson had been shot by then!
>HMS Northumberland fired a salvo as she passed the monument at 4 pm
>yesterday. The whole crew lined the ship in foul weather gear, but as far
>as I could see there were only five of us camera nerds who were aware that
>anything going on (and I was too late to photo the salvo although I saw it)
The Wikipedia page about Collingwood had a reference to the monument,
but no photograph. I've just made my contribution to the celebrations
by rectifying this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuthbert_Collingwood%2C_1st_Baron_Collingwood
Maybe it would be good to have a page on Wikipedia about the monument.
ISTR it was paid for by public subscription, and there was some debate
about its location. (Was there once a thread on u.l.g about it?). Any
historians out there? Can anyone get the wording of the plaque?
--
Dominic Cronin
Amsterdam
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