Elizabeth Taylor, Rita Hayworth, and Nelson Mandela will feature alongside memories from cruise ship passengers and crew in a photo exhibition celebrating the luxury line Cunard. Hundreds of former passengers sent in their holiday snaps after an appeal for images for the digital Sea Views exhibition, curated by British photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney. The show, … [Read more...] about Hollywood stars and cruise ship passenger memories feature in Cunard digital photo exhibition
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Mary McCartney to curate exhibition of photos from Cunard archives, public asked to submit
Luxury cruise line Cunard is to celebrate 100 years of onboard photographs with an exhibition curated by Mary McCartney. Images showing Hollywood stars, including Elizabeth Taylor and Cary Grant are among the pictures from the archives, which could be displayed along with photos from guests in the Sea Views exhibition. Photographer Mary McCartney, daughter of Beatles star … [Read more...] about Mary McCartney to curate exhibition of photos from Cunard archives, public asked to submit
Classic Brixham fishing trawler saved with lottery grant
A classic Brixham sailing trawler has been saved from disaster after winning a near £1 million grant. Vigilance BM76 was the last in a long line of beam trawlers or smacks built at Upham’s shipyard in the Devon fishing town in 1926. The vessel, which is part of the UK Historic Fleet, is in poor condition, but the grant of £820,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund will … [Read more...] about Classic Brixham fishing trawler saved with lottery grant
Britain’s Rail: Check Out These Amazing Animations Showing Britain’s Railway Past and Present
These came through my inbox and while I don't normally share PR fluff from major corporations, these little animations are very, very cool and appeal to my inner train nerd. Great Western Railway, the railway that services the West Country of Britain, was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the line has lots of history and features many amazing engineering feats. The GWR PR … [Read more...] about Britain’s Rail: Check Out These Amazing Animations Showing Britain’s Railway Past and Present
A Very British Airline: British Airways’ Past and Present
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