Comments | joyful_molly: Event: Record office lecture on Collingwood by Dr. Tony Barrow

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Event: Record office lecture on Collingwood by Dr. Tony Barrow

Apr 08, 2011 08:34

On Friday, April 15 at 7.30pm, Dr. Tony Barrow will hold a lecture on

“Collingwood’s Northumbrians”

in the Parish Centre of Berwick.

Dr. Barrow will speak on the men from Tyneside and Northumberland who had social and family connections with Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood and how the latter supported them (or otherwise) in their naval careers ( Read more... )

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Comments 5

eveiya April 8 2011, 08:14:21 UTC

Gah, Berwick may be closer than Greenwich National Maritime Museum but unfortunately it's still more than a cheap daytrip within student budget away! :-(

joyful_molly April 8 2011, 08:37:53 UTC

Damnation. :-( I hope the next event will be closer to you.

Collingwood 2010 - a whole year and I didn't manage to go to even ONE event!

nodbear April 8 2011, 09:46:19 UTC

SAdly can';t do trains or any public transport and I can't imagine the fair for my driver from here to Berwick ! ( to be fair I don't ever get to Teignmouth either so no one can say I am partisan in admiral loyalty ,though I am off to dover soon a town which fails signally in terms of honouring the birth there of its best sailing hero - grumble mutter)

Greenwich now - that I Can do - though the Caird library is now closed until September for purposes of research
However once it opens again i am always up for fetching things for people who need them...copies of mss, pictures of very loveable admirals that sort of thing!

Will there be podcasts and is it worth asking ?!

joyful_molly April 8 2011, 14:14:35 UTC

I'm sure the admiral won't hold it against you or I that we won't be there (well, I sure hope so!) ;). It's great to hear you'll go to Greenwich, though! A lot is "under construction" at the moment, so I won't visit this year, but I'm looking forward to possible reports. :-D

Will there be podcasts and is it worth asking ?!

I don't think so; it's a very small affair, but if there should be one and I'll hear about it, I'll definitely let you know.

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joyful_molly April 9 2011, 08:51:52 UTC

I suppose so; I haven't read the book (yet - did you like it?) but I guess it will the basis for the lecture, maybe with some added information. I hope somebody will attend and let us know. :)