The Grace Darling Story Through Art by Dr James Taylor

Event Details

Event Date:

07-02-2025

Start time: 14:30

End time: 15:30

Event Short Description

Talk about Darling’s daring rescue of steamship passengers off the Northumberland coast in 1838.

Event Information

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.

Admission Details

Adult: £8

Child:

Child Age Limit:

Concession Details: £6 for members

Organiser Details

Name: Storrington Museum

Telephone: 01903 740188

Email: storringtonmuseum@hotmail.com

Website: http://storringtonmuseum.com/

Venue Details

Address: Storrington Museum, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4LL

Telephone: 01903 740188

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