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Saving
the Great Britain 1970 | |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel's iron ship Great Britain was forced back from near Cape Horn to the Falkland Islands in 1886. The hull was used as a storehouse until 1933. Next - in 1937 it was taken to a shallow cove where it was scuttled and beached. The Great Britain was left to rust away until in 1969 a plan to recover the wreck was launched in England. 1n 1970 a successful salvage operation was completed and the Great Britain was taken from the Falkland Island to Bristol, England. | |
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| Without the inspiration of Reverend Dr.Ewan Corlett who died in 2005, the Great Britain could still be resting in Sparrow Cove. | |
| Video credits- The salvage teams from Risdon Beazley and Ulrich Harms, the people of the Falkland Islands, Dr Ewan Corlett, Sir Jack Hayward, Richard Goold-Adams and Ray Sutcliffe. The filming was by Tony + Marion Morrison and Noeline Sloggie - a Falkland islander who provided the historic 8mm colour footage. The 1970 voices are John Smith, [Stanley. F.I], [Leslie O'Neil [Risdon Beazley] and the Governor of the islands, Sir Cosmo Haskard, The recordings are from the Great Britain Tapes made by Tony, Marion and Ray as daily reports for broadcast in the islands at the time of the salvage. Incidental sound was provided by the Freesound Project. | |
For
Ray Sutcliffe's classic television production of the story of the ship and salvage
for the BBC - SEE | |
The
Great Iron Ship [1970 - [50 minutes] -
not available outside the UK | |
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