Hi Ian Yes, it seems no one wants to confess:-( I have been on that causeway to Lindisfarne, it's quite a long area to cover and was pretty scary. I think there are several people every week who lose their cars in WSM due to stupidity! I think several ships/boats got stuck on the Bristol mudflats over the centuries. I think one of the Campbell's steamers got stuck and I recall a photo of people trying to scramble over the mud in Victorian dresses. The earth moves around as we all know. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Sage" <sage_gen@tiscali.co.uk> > Getting back on topic, I recall a spectacular photograph of a ship > stranded > by a falling tide across the channel in (roughly) the Avon Gorge area > which > broke her back, largely blocking the river. I can't recall the date or > name > of the ship, but I am sure someone can? > >>The Musandam Peninsular which is at the base of the Arabian Gulf, was > trillions of years >>ago, at the North Pole and the lands moved around > And Bristol and Somerset used to be well south of the equator, and later > had > a desert climate. > > Ian

Hello http://www.riveravontrail.org.uk/booklet.pdf Page 7 of above has a picture of a broken ship (GYPSY) stranded in the gorge in 1878. Ian L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz" <e.newbery@btinternet.com> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Bristol Channel sands (was: Global Warming?) > > Hi Ian > > Yes, it seems no one wants to confess:-( I have been on that causeway to > Lindisfarne, it's quite a long area to cover and was pretty scary. I > think > there are several people every week who lose their cars in WSM due to > stupidity! > > I think several ships/boats got stuck on the Bristol mudflats over the > centuries. I think one of the Campbell's steamers got stuck and I recall > a > photo of people trying to scramble over the mud in Victorian dresses. > > The earth moves around as we all know. > > Liz > www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery > OPC for Street, Somerset > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Sage" <sage_gen@tiscali.co.uk> > >> Getting back on topic, I recall a spectacular photograph of a ship >> stranded >> by a falling tide across the channel in (roughly) the Avon Gorge area >> which >> broke her back, largely blocking the river. I can't recall the date or >> name >> of the ship, but I am sure someone can? >> >>>The Musandam Peninsular which is at the base of the Arabian Gulf, was >> trillions of years >>>ago, at the North Pole and the lands moved around >> And Bristol and Somerset used to be well south of the equator, and later >> had >> a desert climate. >> >> Ian > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I found a description of the wreck of the 'Gypsy' on Bob Sanders' site (http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/WRECKS.html) "On 12 May 1878 the schooner Gipsy belonging to the Waterford Steam Navigation Co. was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool and Waterford. She was towed down the River Avon by the tug Sea King but shortly after passing under Clifton Suspension Bridge she struck rocks and mud on the Bristol bank. She listed over and blocked the river. Tugs tried to move her but failed. A steam driven fire engine was then brought by barge to pump the water out of her so that the cargo could be removed, but she broke in two. The crew remained on board and removed the cargo as they were in no real danger. The only passenger had left the ship safely shortly after she had gone aground. It was not until 17 May that a channel could be opened sufficiently for ship movements in the river Avon. Eventually some weeks later the remains of the Gipsy were finally dynamited and the river fully re-opened." Also, a couple more photographs of the 'Gypsy' are available at: http://www.pbase.com/pgalena/image/106074211 http://www.pbase.com/pgalena/image/106074268 These photos are from a large photo collection of ships and working boats; many of them were taken around Bristol, the River Avon, and Avonmouth, Regards, Jeremy On 12/01/10 14:26, IAN LOGAN wrote: > Hello > > http://www.riveravontrail.org.uk/booklet.pdf > > Page 7 of above has a picture of a broken ship (GYPSY) stranded in the gorge > in 1878. > > Ian L > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liz" <e.newbery@btinternet.com> > To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:05 PM > Subject: Re: [B&D] Bristol Channel sands (was: Global Warming?) > > > >> Hi Ian >> >> Yes, it seems no one wants to confess:-( I have been on that causeway to >> Lindisfarne, it's quite a long area to cover and was pretty scary. I >> think >> there are several people every week who lose their cars in WSM due to >> stupidity! >> >> I think several ships/boats got stuck on the Bristol mudflats over the >> centuries. I think one of the Campbell's steamers got stuck and I recall >> a >> photo of people trying to scramble over the mud in Victorian dresses. >> >> The earth moves around as we all know. >> >> Liz >> www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery >> OPC for Street, Somerset >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ian Sage" <sage_gen@tiscali.co.uk> >> >> >>> Getting back on topic, I recall a spectacular photograph of a ship >>> stranded >>> by a falling tide across the channel in (roughly) the Avon Gorge area >>> which >>> broke her back, largely blocking the river. I can't recall the date or >>> name >>> of the ship, but I am sure someone can? >>> >>> >>>> The Musandam Peninsular which is at the base of the Arabian Gulf, was >>>> >>> trillions of years >>> >>>> ago, at the North Pole and the lands moved around >>>> >>> And Bristol and Somerset used to be well south of the equator, and later >>> had >>> a desert climate. >>> >>> Ian >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Well done Ian...and a useful web site as well. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "IAN LOGAN" <ian@logann.orangehome.co.uk> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Bristol Channel sands (was: Global Warming?) > Hello > > http://www.riveravontrail.org.uk/booklet.pdf > > Page 7 of above has a picture of a broken ship (GYPSY) stranded in the > gorge > in 1878. > > Ian L > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liz" <e.newbery@btinternet.com> > To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:05 PM > Subject: Re: [B&D] Bristol Channel sands (was: Global Warming?) > > >> >> Hi Ian >> >> Yes, it seems no one wants to confess:-( I have been on that causeway to >> Lindisfarne, it's quite a long area to cover and was pretty scary. I >> think >> there are several people every week who lose their cars in WSM due to >> stupidity! >> >> I think several ships/boats got stuck on the Bristol mudflats over the >> centuries. I think one of the Campbell's steamers got stuck and I recall >> a >> photo of people trying to scramble over the mud in Victorian dresses. >> >> The earth moves around as we all know. >> >> Liz >> www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery >> OPC for Street, Somerset >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ian Sage" <sage_gen@tiscali.co.uk> >> >>> Getting back on topic, I recall a spectacular photograph of a ship >>> stranded >>> by a falling tide across the channel in (roughly) the Avon Gorge area >>> which >>> broke her back, largely blocking the river. I can't recall the date or >>> name >>> of the ship, but I am sure someone can? >>> >>>>The Musandam Peninsular which is at the base of the Arabian Gulf, was >>> trillions of years >>>>ago, at the North Pole and the lands moved around >>> And Bristol and Somerset used to be well south of the equator, and later >>> had >>> a desert climate. >>> >>> Ian >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >