Centenary of Grace Darling’s rescue of shipwreck survivors in 1838 (1938)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit 100 years later, Grace Darling (Victorian heroine) is remembered for her rescue of the 13 survivors of the SS Forfarshire, which had foundered on the rocks near the Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands, where her father lived and worked Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Heroine of English Sea History ENGLAND: Northumberland: Bamburgh Church: EXT Video of the Centenary of Grace Darling including verbal history of Darling and footage of boat, memorial and sea DARLING, Grace Centenary & Tomb at Bamburgh Church LIFEBOATMEN & LIFEBOATS Lifeboat at sea in Grace Darling Centenary. LIGHTHOUSES Longstone Lighthouse near Newcastle - Shots at Garce Darling Centenary Celebrations - Anniversaries; Personalities - Miscellaneous shipwrecked, paddlesteamer, brigantine, ship, sailing, sail, broken, paddlebox Backgro
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