White Star Line Olympic and Titanic ad poster by Montague B Black.
White Star Line Olympic and Titanic ad poster by Montague B Black.
These would have been the posters that people saw in the early 1900s and persuaded them to book a passage to America for a new life. Sadly the Titanic never made it.
http://www.magnoliabox.com/artist/46067/montague-b-black
These would have been the posters that people saw in the early 1900s and persuaded them to book a passage to America for a new life. Sadly the Titanic never made it.
http://www.magnoliabox.com/artist/46067/montague-b-black
The White Swan Hotel in Alnwick has a Titanic room. It's absolutely stunning. This information is from their website:
ReplyDelete"The Titanic’s sister ship, the RMS Olympic, was launched in 1911, a year before its sister’s tragic maiden voyage. Despite being converted to oil-fired engines in 1919-1920, it became uneconomical in comparison to the new and luxurious Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, and was finally retired in 1935 and scrapped in 1937. This provided valuable work for Scottish shipyards, which were suffering from the effects of the Depression.
Before it was dismantled completely, many of the fittings and artworks were auctioned. The then-owner of The White Swan bought the Olympic’s dining room and transported it to the hotel, reconstructing it in all its splendour.
The magnificent Olympic Suite, which can cater for up to 150 people theatre style and 120 diners, now shows off the original panelling, mirrors, ceiling and stained glass windows from a time when ships were truly magnificent. An eccentric idea perhaps, but one that has made The White Swan very special."
Jazzy Lemon thanks, my wifes mother and grandmother lived there in the 50s and we have visited the cottage they had on the beach. I will have to visit the hotel though next time.
ReplyDeleteI can get the bus to Alnwick, and have visited the room a few times. It's such a beautiful place! What memories you must have John T x
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