Thanks 👍. Some of those streets are lethal in winter when there is ice 😱. I'm going to the Pendle Hippodrome in a couple of days, and it will be interesting to see what it's like now after the recent refurbishment
The band on the Titanic numbered only eight including Wallace himself. They played at teatime and after supper FOR THE FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS ONLY. They rarely played as a single band but took turns playing as a trio or a quintet. Whilst some of them may have hoped against hope, I suspect that the majority of them resigned themselves to meet their maker somewhat earlier than they had suspected only hours before, and, as musicians, in the circumstances, what else would YOU have done ? It has certainly earned them a place in British and American history. It is a fine story, stiff upper lip and all that, but, 90% of those who died that night went to their deaths without ever hearing a single note from the band. After all, only the first class passengers had paid for the band in their tickets and in those class-conscious days, why SHOULD those who had paid less be permitted to listen to them ? Even in those circumstances, propriety must be maintained. This was a tragedy that need not have happened. The ship had been well built by the shipwrights of Harland and Wolff but the design was flawed. If you are to claim that a ship is unsinkable then the design should ensure that that is so. Although what happened was the heighth of improbability, it DID happen and to cut corners in the design in that it had bulkheads only going so far up amounted to, in my view, CRIMINAL IRRESPONSIBILITY. To make it unsinkable, it was necessary for the ships to have water-tight compartments of sufficient volume to keep at least part of the superstructure above water as a refuge for all on board regardless of catastrophic damage to the hull. In less than 28 months, the First World War was to begin.The threat from King Edward's spiteful and bombastic nephew, Kaiser Willy was well understood when plans for the Titanic were first being drawn up, and if they weren't understood then, they were clearly understood in the early years of George's reign and in time for modifications to be made during construction. Lack of sufficient lifeboats might not have been illegal at the time but was irresponsible almost beyond belief. I say, you either have lifeboats for everyone, or, save the money and have no lifeboats at all. What gross moral turpitude lead the designers to think that saving the lives of SOME of the passengers, would, in the event of a disaster, enable the owners to spin the news to thanking God for those who would be saved ..... and hoping that no-one would notice that the majority of passengers had drowned ? This dereliction was worse in that all three of the Olympic Class ships (Olympic, Britannic, and Titanic) and Cunard's Lusitania and Mauritania were all built in cooperation with the Admiralty so that, in the event of War, the ships would be turned over to the Navy and be battle ready in double-quick time. The design of the Lusitania was so sea-worthy that when attacked in 1915, she went down in 48 minutes taking 1,197 souls with her. Nice videos. Nice little gems in all of them.
Thanks so much for all the extra info, safe to say that was not on the board. Nice hearing your perspective on it. Really glad you’re enjoying the videos as much as we enjoy making them 😊
Thank you guys.
Thank you too!
Thanks 👍. Some of those streets are lethal in winter when there is ice 😱. I'm going to the Pendle Hippodrome in a couple of days, and it will be interesting to see what it's like now after the recent refurbishment
Sounds great! Hope you have fun and yes those old paving stones can get icy and green too! Definitely need to be careful in the months ahead ❄️
The band on the Titanic numbered only eight including Wallace himself. They played at teatime and after supper FOR THE FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS ONLY. They rarely played as a single band but took turns playing as a trio or a quintet. Whilst some of them may have hoped against hope, I suspect that the majority of them resigned themselves to meet their maker somewhat earlier than they had suspected only hours before, and, as musicians, in the circumstances, what else would YOU have done ? It has certainly earned them a place in British and American history. It is a fine story, stiff upper lip and all that, but, 90% of those who died that night went to their deaths without ever hearing a single note from the band. After all, only the first class passengers had paid for the band in their tickets and in those class-conscious days, why SHOULD those who had paid less be permitted to listen to them ? Even in those circumstances, propriety must be maintained.
This was a tragedy that need not have happened. The ship had been well built by the shipwrights of Harland and Wolff but the design was flawed. If you are to claim that a ship is unsinkable then the design should ensure that that is so. Although what happened was the heighth of improbability, it DID happen and to cut corners in the design in that it had bulkheads only going so far up amounted to, in my view, CRIMINAL IRRESPONSIBILITY. To make it unsinkable, it was necessary for the ships to have water-tight compartments of sufficient volume to keep at least part of the superstructure above water as a refuge for all on board regardless of catastrophic damage to the hull. In less than 28 months, the First World War was to begin.The threat from King Edward's spiteful and bombastic nephew, Kaiser Willy was well understood when plans for the Titanic were first being drawn up, and if they weren't understood then, they were clearly understood in the early years of George's reign and in time for modifications to be made during construction. Lack of sufficient lifeboats might not have been illegal at the time but was irresponsible almost beyond belief. I say, you either have lifeboats for everyone, or, save the money and have no lifeboats at all. What gross moral turpitude lead the designers to think that saving the lives of SOME of the passengers, would, in the event of a disaster, enable the owners to spin the news to thanking God for those who would be saved ..... and hoping that no-one would notice that the majority of passengers had drowned ?
This dereliction was worse in that all three of the Olympic Class ships (Olympic, Britannic, and Titanic) and Cunard's Lusitania and Mauritania were all built in cooperation with the Admiralty so that, in the event of War, the ships would be turned over to the Navy and be battle ready in double-quick time. The design of the Lusitania was so sea-worthy that when attacked in 1915, she went down in 48 minutes taking 1,197 souls with her.
Nice videos. Nice little gems in all of them.
Thanks so much for all the extra info, safe to say that was not on the board. Nice hearing your perspective on it. Really glad you’re enjoying the videos as much as we enjoy making them 😊