The monument bears an inscription to James Gall and Victorian heroine Grace Darling A monument to the last man rescued by Victorian heroine Grace Darling has been granted Grade II listed status. James ...

The story of Grace Darling found favour in all walks of life. In November 1838, Queen Victoria herself wrote to Grace praising her conduct and awarded her £50 for her courageous actions. However, it ...

It was around sunup on the morning of Sept. 7, 1838, that ”the Deed”-as it would be known forever after-was done. The previous night, a hapless luxury steamer, the Forfarshire, had been caught in a ...

WILD weather over the last few days looked as if it would scupper plans to winch heroine Grace Darling's coble into the revamped museum which celebrates her legend. And it was a violent storm which ...

2022 marks 180 years since the premature death of Grace Darling, aged 26, in Bamburgh. Newcastle RGS alumnus MARK BATEY traces how his new version of her extraordinary story, published this month, ...

Grace Darling rowed out to a shipwreck off the Farne Islands during a storm in 1838 and helped save 9 people from the foundered SS Forfarshire. Her signed letter, written in January 1840, is about a ...

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Grace Darling was aged 22 when she rowed out in a storm with her father to help survivors of the SS Forfarshire, wrecked off the Farne Islands. Her role in the rescue, on 7 September 1838, was picked ...

Woodhorn has issued an appeal to musicians in the region to compose a song about Grace Darling, the 19th century sea rescue heroine from Northumberland. The competition is open to any individual and ...

EVENTS, birthdays and anniversaries on September 7. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as ...