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English: H.M.S. Anson monument, Loe Bar. This monument, erected in March 1949, is found on the low sandy cliff to the south of Loe Bar. The inscription on the seaward face reads "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ABOUT 100 OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. ANSON WHO WERE DROWNED WHEN THIS SHIP WAS WRECKED ON LOE BAR 29TH DEC. 1807, AND BURIED HEREABOUT. HENRY TRENGROUSE OF HELSTON WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THIS TRAGEDY, THAT HE INVENTED THE LIFE SAVING ROCKET APPARATUS WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING THOUSANDS OF LIVES." |
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| Author | Jim Champion |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Jim Champion and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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