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The Grace Darling Museum
Bamburgh - Northumberland
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After more than 160 years, Grace Darling is still remembered for her
selfless heroic part in rescuing the survivors
of the SS Forfarshire, wrecked just off the Bamburgh coast during
a terrible storm in 1838. Her story is now an essential part of
the national curriculum for schools (at
Key Stage 1 & 2).
Maintained by public donations to the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Grace Darling Museum is located just
opposite the family grave in St.Aidan's Church and provides the
nation's largest source of family items, memorabilia and general
information recounting this tragic event.
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 THE STORY OF THE RESCUE
THE BOAT USED IN THE RESCUE
THE DARLING FAMILY HISTORY
FAMILY & PERSONAL ITEMS
MANUSCRIPTS, PICTURES, PAINTINGS
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS LOGBOOK
ADJACENT TO LOCAL FAMILY GRAVE
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SS FORFARSHIRE: ENSIGN, BILL OF SAILING,
FACSIMILE OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
CHINA, TABLEWARE etc..
CONTEMPORARY PRESS REPORTS, BOOKS,
SONGS, POEMS
GIFTS AND HONOURS MADE IN HER LIFETIME
ESSENTIAL KEY STAGE 1 & 2 INFORMATION
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DIRECTIONS
Approximately 5 miles from the A1 via B6348 0R B6349 halfway between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Tuesdays-Sundays and
Bank Holiday Mondays |
Easter-October: 10am-5pm
November-Easter: 10am-4pm
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Grace Darling
'The Heroine of
The Farne Islands'
Written by the Honorary Curator of the Grace Darling Museum, this
beautifully illustrated book is available from the Lindisfarne Bookshop.
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'In the true spirit of the lifeboat service, Grace Horsely Darling
(1815-1842) risked her life
to rescue others from certain
death in a terrible storm.'
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GRACE DARLING APPEAL
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution needs your help.
To support us please visit the RNLI WEB SITE
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