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20 Jan 12 - 01:44 PM (#3293475) Subject: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall Somewhere in Northumberland there is a restaurant that is an exact replica of the dining room in RMS Titanic. Anyone know about this? I'd like to see the place. |
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20 Jan 12 - 01:59 PM (#3293484) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Megan L Kendal the only one i can remember with conections in Northumberland is the White Swan in Alnwick but its decor came from the Olympic Titanics sister ship |
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20 Jan 12 - 02:03 PM (#3293487) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Will Fly Try this for size, Kendall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Swan_Hotel,_Alnwick |
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20 Jan 12 - 02:07 PM (#3293488) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Will Fly Forgot to say - I've been there recently and it's rather good! My mother's father sailed on the HMHS (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) Britannic - the other sister ship to the Titanic. He was born in 1870 and joined the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) in 1914. The Britannic was destined to be another liner but, at the outbreak of war, made her maiden voyage to Mudros in the Aegean as a hospital ship. She made about 6 journeys between Liverpool and Mudros - and then hit a mine in the Aegean and sank... My grandfather was in North Africa by then. |
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20 Jan 12 - 02:09 PM (#3293489) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall That's the one! Actually, they were identical.Thanks, Megan. I've always been fascinated by the story of the Titanic. So, on my way to see how they are doing rebuilding Hadrian's Wall I'd like to pop in for tea and crumpets. |
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20 Jan 12 - 02:12 PM (#3293491) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Megan L The Olympic sank of Foula I used to have a book about the Currie Brothers and the diving they did on her. |
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20 Jan 12 - 02:16 PM (#3293495) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Will Fly Alnwick (pronounced ANNICK - and apologies if you knew that already) is a lovely market town. I hope to get there again this year. One of the best bed & breakfast places in England is in Alnwick. It's absolutely superb - fantastic service and great value: West Acre House |
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20 Jan 12 - 02:57 PM (#3293516) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Brian May So presumably it's very dark, wet and cold . . . ? |
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20 Jan 12 - 03:42 PM (#3293548) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: John MacKenzie Does Kate Twinset (wo)man the door? |
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20 Jan 12 - 07:53 PM (#3293649) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall Thanks for the tip. I'm looking forward to revisiting old Blighty. |
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20 Jan 12 - 08:55 PM (#3293672) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,kendall I was trying to find Harrowood House in Keith Scotland but no luck. I did a tour of Scotland back in 1988 and another in 1990. One of the venues was Harrowood House in Keith. I'm sure it's still there, it looked quite sturdy. |
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21 Jan 12 - 02:49 AM (#3293774) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,Peter Laban Then there's this othis one but it may have gone under, recession and all. |
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21 Jan 12 - 04:32 AM (#3293789) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: John MacKenzie Hollyrood House? |
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21 Jan 12 - 04:46 AM (#3293794) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Wolfhound person The place in question is indeed the White Swan. There is a local story that one shouldn't ask for ice in drinks there - it tends to make the bar staff panic. And hereabouts (I'm 18 miles from it) Alnwick rhymes with panic. Hope you have a good trip. Paws |
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21 Jan 12 - 05:42 AM (#3293813) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,Allan Conn I'm just across the border in Kelso but haven't been down to Alnwick for a while. It is lovely - and as well the obvious attraction in Alnwick Castle (the kids used to love going there to pretend they were in Harry Potter) there is a superb book shop too which is well worth a visit. Forget the name of it though! |
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21 Jan 12 - 07:28 AM (#3293849) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: redhorse Agree with Allan on the second-hand bookshop. It's Barter Books in the old station. It's the sort of shop I could spend days in. |
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21 Jan 12 - 07:36 AM (#3293852) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Will Fly Barter Books is a fantastic place, if a little pricey. I was there on a pouring wet day, wandered in, grabbed a coffee and biscuit and sat by a roaring fire, having a read. And if you go to the grounds of Alnwick Castle, have a bite to eat in the Tree House Restaurant in the gardens - it's a real tree house. And - piper or not - the Bagpipe Museum in Morpeth is a great place as well. Then off you go to Bamborough Castle... is there no end to it? |
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21 Jan 12 - 12:48 PM (#3293963) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,kendall Nope, it was Harrowood House. Where I did one of my performances. |
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21 Jan 12 - 04:43 PM (#3294059) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,Eliza Not Harewood House? Not far from Keighley in Yorkshire? |
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21 Jan 12 - 07:29 PM (#3294139) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall No, it is definitely in Keith Scotland. I recall there is a distillery nearby. |
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22 Jan 12 - 04:48 AM (#3294266) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,Shimrod Who the hell is Keith Scotland? And how does he manage to fit a distillery inside him? |
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22 Jan 12 - 05:23 AM (#3294283) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: JohnInKansas He trained in Ireland? John |
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22 Jan 12 - 06:05 AM (#3294302) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: theleveller "Barter Books is a fantastic place, if a little pricey" Brilliant place. Last time I was in (about a year ago) they had a fantastic original edition of Heywood Sumner's The Besom Maker & Other Country Songs. Unfortunately, a bit out of my price range at £75. Anyone been n the amazing hardware shop in the centre of Alnwick - it's like going back in time? |
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22 Jan 12 - 08:12 AM (#3294365) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Will Fly All this talk of Alnwick reminds me that I've got a bottle of Alnwick Rum in my drinks cupboard. A little tot this evening - followed by another - sounds like a good idea. |
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22 Jan 12 - 10:10 AM (#3294419) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: goatfell My late father had a cousin that survied the titanic |
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22 Jan 12 - 12:57 PM (#3294523) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall Was it MR. Ismay who dressed as a woman to get a seat in the life boat? How does a man live that down? |
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22 Jan 12 - 01:13 PM (#3294535) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: Megan L No kendall Bruce Ismay escaped on a collapsible lifeboat with another man after there were no more women or children near at hand to board. Every lifeboat needed a few men since they were oar powered. Bruce Ismay was reviled after the event and a personal vendetta targetted him by Randolph Hirst. The one I have always wondered about was his partner J P Morgan who was supposed to be on board the ship but for some reason called of at the last moment. |
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22 Jan 12 - 02:28 PM (#3294593) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall Maybe he couldn't afford the ticket? :-) |
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23 Jan 12 - 08:25 AM (#3294923) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: kendall The Tourist office tells me there is no such place. Must have folded. I remember there was a Morris Minor in the back yard, abandoned. |
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23 Jan 12 - 08:47 AM (#3294935) Subject: RE: BS: Calling all Brits From: GUEST,Dazbo at work I stayed in the White Swan in Alnwick about 11 years ago (a dirty weekend with a woman half my age :-) just honest boasting!!) A lovely place and the dining room looks fantastic. Can I also add my praise for Barter Books. Any book lover worth their salt would want to spend days in there. |