{"id":3880,"date":"2012-03-15T23:09:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T23:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2012-03-15T23:09:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T23:09:24","slug":"a-titanic-walk-to-kirkhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2012\/03\/a-titanic-walk-to-kirkhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"A Titanic walk to Kirkhouse, Farlam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier today we went in search of a piece of Cumbrian history at a small hamlet called Kirkhouse<\/a> in North Cumbria.<\/p>\n

Situated a few miles from Brampton, off the A69, the churchyard features a memorial to\u00a0Joseph Bell, Chief Engineer of RMS Titanic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"First<\/a>
First lambs seen in 2012, with their little coats on for protection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Parking the car, as it turned out about 10m from the memorial, we set about stretching our legs with a walk around the local area.<\/p>\n

Dad had spotted a hill on the way in to the area and so it was to here<\/a> and a vantage point overlooking the valley we headed.<\/p>\n

This did involve crossing the quite busy A689 and staying to the edge of the road facing the oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n

We did stop however to say hello to a few hens who were enjoying the dry conditions.<\/p>\n

The quiet single track road was ideal for us to stay clean and to file off our nails which have grown a bit over the winter and some soft living.<\/p>\n

\"Enjoying<\/a>
Enjoying some fresh air and green grass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Lambs<\/strong><\/p>\n

To our left a tiny stream of water trickled between pools of muddy oily muck. As a result any thoughts of a fresh drink or a paddle was out of the question.<\/p>\n

The hill was quite steep and whilst Charlie and dad powered upwards mum and I, shall we say, took a more leisurely approach.<\/p>\n

The walk was full of sniffs. Charlie spotted a pheasant and a couple of rabbits and I tucked into some fresh grass which was growing in the hedgerows.<\/p>\n

Towards the top of the hill we spotted some of the first 2012 lambs grazing in a field.<\/p>\n

They had little plastic coats on which made them look a little odd until you worked out what they were. Mum thought that these would help keep them dry and possibly a little warmer for their first few days on a Cumbrian fellside.<\/p>\n

\"Weather<\/a>
Weather and time battered tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turn around and head to church<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon reaching the top and taking a few moments to observe the view we turned around for the walk back down the hill.<\/p>\n

With our eyes able to look over the hedges due to the path falling away in front of us, we spotted a couple of Lama or possibly alpacas that appeared to be keeping an eye on us from quite a distance away.<\/p>\n

Also we had a good mumble at mum and dad whilst they tried for a good 15 minutes to photograph a bird in the hedge.<\/p>\n

For some reason they could see the bird with their eyes, but just could not find the darn thing through the lens of the camera.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a>
Two words now part of history - Titanic and iceberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlie and I looked at each other and just grumbled.<\/p>\n

Titanic and Iceberg<\/h2>\n

Legs stretched we headed back to the car for a good drink of water and a sit down, whilst mum and dad went into the churchyard.<\/p>\n

They had heard about a memorial to Joseph Bell who was the chief enginner on board the Titanic.<\/p>\n

Almost 100 years ago, on the 15 April 1912, the ship hit an iceberg on it’s maiden voyage.<\/p>\n

Looking a little worse for wear and in the older part of St.Thomas a Becket Church yard in Farlam<\/a>, the stone will go un-noticed by many visitor and local alike\u00a0.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The memorial stone to Joseph Bell - Chief Engineer on the Titanic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His body was never recovered following the incident, which saw Joseph and his crew staying at their posts to ensure power was available for pumps, lighting and the wireless equipment.<\/p>\n

Family memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph shares the sandstone memorial with other members of his family.<\/p>\n

It is the only known memorial to someone who is seen by many to be an unsung hero of the disaster that claimed more than 1,500 lives.<\/p>\n

Photographs taken and walk completed we headed home and the promise of a roast chicken dinner.<\/p>\n

Until next time<\/p>\n

Buster and Charlie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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