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Start time: 14:30 Talk about Darling’s daring rescue of steamship passengers off the Northumberland coast in 1838. Darling’s daring rescue of steamship passengers off the Northumberland coast in 1838 brought her international fame and celebrity. Discover more about her bravery and short life (died aged 26) on the Brownsman and Longstone Lighthouses, alongside the artistic contribution that helped to keep her in the public eye. She became the ‘poster girl’ of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and was the first woman to be awarded their medal for gallantry. The RNLI was founded 200 years ago last year. Dr James Taylor MA (Hons) FRSA studied at the Universities of St. Andrews, Manchester and Sussex. He is a former specialist in Victorian paintings at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers; a curator of paintings, drawings and prints and contributor to various exhibitions and galleries at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich; and from 1999 an independent author, award-winning lecturer and exhibition organiser. He is an expert on Maritime Art & former Curator of the National Maritime Museum. Adult: £8 Child: Child Age Limit: Concession Details: £6 for members Name: Storrington Museum Telephone: 01903 740188 Email: storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com Website:
http://storringtonmuseum.com/
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Storrington Museum, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4LL
Telephone: 01903 74018807-02-2025
End time: 15:30
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