The amount of interest in late 19th Century sailing vessels was underestimated when this website was first launched.<\/p>\n
Here are a few examples of the range of topics being received:<\/p>\n
” . . . . the photograph you sent me of the County of Edinburgh <\/strong><\/em>is taken on the River Sheldt” at Antwerp – I know the spot”!<\/p>\n ” . . . . . you will be interested to hear that I have traced the whereabouts of the County of Linlithgow<\/strong><\/em> in the “lost years” in the Eastern Mediterranean”!<\/p>\n ” . . . . the free standing ‘post’ between the mizzen and jigger masts was a pole compass; it was quite difficult to read in heavy weather – from below\u00a0 . . . .”<\/i><\/p>\n ” . . . my maternal grandfather sailed on some of these ships. I have a cap badge & braid from a County ship officer’s uniform . . . .” <\/i><\/p>\n “. . . found in my late father’s belongings a sea-box inscribed County of . . . .”<\/i><\/p>\n ” . . . have an original dated certificate from the ship County of Caithness<\/strong>. . . .”<\/i><\/p>\n ” . . . great grandfather was a crewman in 1882 on the County of Peebles<\/strong> . . . .”<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n through to sometimes broader enquiries such as:<\/p>\n “. . . where can I find further details about the crew of the “County of . . . .?”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n “. . . have an un-dated photograph of the County of . . . .”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n ” . . . how was it possible for a large ship to be ‘lost without trace’ . . . ?” “. . . how long did it take to unload the County of Peebles on the Hooghly. . . . ?”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n “. . . where were COUNTY vessels surveyed on long voyages?”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n and similar questions.<\/p>\n If you would like to book a talk on the subjects covered in this site, or indeed have any questions or comments, please send me a message: \n <\/p>
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