MD 2008 This is a plaque on the side of a cottage in This is the cottage where The story of the wreck and BamburghBamburgh.. The cottage once belonged to Grace she was born. the daring rescue was on the Darling’s grandfather. front pages of all the e e newspapers and Gracee id id became a heroine.id Some of l l the newspapersl were kept S S and areS now in museums. ple ple ple am am am How Do We S S S Know?

This is a copy of a We can still see some very old paintings that letter William Darling tell us about what happened. wrote describinge what e e e happened don the night d d d of the lshipwreck.i li li li It Swas written to his S S S le bosses at Trinity le le le mp House. mp mp mp a They a a a S kept his S S The paintingS was signed by letter. the artist in 1851.

Grace Darling and her father by Henry Perlee Parker These are drawings and paintings by the artist Henry Perlee Parker e e e e lid lid lid lid S S S S Many artists wanted tol e le le le paint pictures aboutp the p Everyone thought Gracep was very brave to have helped p rescue and theirm paintings m her father. Theym wanted to know all about her, especially m can still bea seen in a what she lookeda like. In those days photography was a museumsS and art galleries. S very newS and ordinary people didn’t have cameras so S artists visited the lighthouse wanting to paint Grace’s portrait. Portraits by unknown artists

There were so many William requested that any other Tourists came to see the and even Poems were written more came to see Grace herself. A writer called William about her and books requests from artists painters who wanted sittings wanting to draw or Howitt paid a visit to the lighthouse and met her. about her life and the with him and his daughter, He wrote: paint portraits of e e e shipwreck seemed to e should instead take their likeness be everywhere. Grace that William id id "When I went inside, she was not visible, and I was afraidi I shshoulddould not see her, id l from one of the seven paintings l as her father said she very much disliked meeting strangelrs that she thought In November 1838, l Darling wrote came to stare at her; but when the old man and I had had a littllittlee conversation S that had already been painted.S S Queen Victoria herself S a letter to the he went up to her room, and soon came down with a smile, saying that she e e e wrote to Grace e newspapers l l would be with us soon. So when wel had been up to the top lightholighthouse,use, and had l p p seen its machinery, and taken pa good looklook----outout at the distant shore, and Darling praising Grace p just five m m had pointed out the spotm of the wreck, and the way they took the people off, for her m weeks aftera a we went down anda found Grace sitting at her sewing, very neatly but very courage and a the rescue.S S simply dressedS in a plain sort of striped print gown, with her wwatchatchatch----sealseal just awardingS seen at her side and her hair neatly braided ---justjust, , in fact, as such girls are her £50. A photograph of William taken in dressed, only not quite so smart as they often are. She rose, veveryry modestly, and 1865, 23 years after Grace’s death. with a pleasant smile said, “How do you do, sir?” Queen Victoria Grace and her father were each There was a public Grace received many, many letters asking for locks The Duke and Duchess of invited awarded the RNLI silver medal while Grace and her father to Castle and gave collection for her of her hair and scraps from the dress she had worn Grace received many other gifts of during the rescue. her a gold watch in recognition of her bravery.e thanks from the people she helpede to which raised £700. e e d rescue and also from thed owners of d Those close to Grace d li the . li li li S S S began to fear that she S e Ine 1999 Grace’s medal was e would soon need a wig e pl plsold for almost £39,000. pl because of the numberp l m m It had been in Grace’s family m That was a lot of money of locks from herm hair a a for 160 years until her a in those days! thata she sent S S relative decided to sell it S Sout to her many because he couldn’t afford to fans and insure it. admirers.

So great was her fame, that the manager of a Grace was a very quiet person and she hated all A rose was named ‘Grace Darling’ theatre asked her to help him plan a play about the fuss that surrounded her part in the rescue. after her. the rescue. He offered her a lot of money eif she Grace was glad to have helped e e e would only sit in the boat for the audienceid to see save lives and said that she id Her face began to appear oni plates,d id her. l would willingly do it again but, l postcards, chocolate boxes land many l S S other every day things as souvenirsS of all S Grace was appalled. she said, she didn’t feel as though e e different kinds were made.e The cup is very old. e She said that goingp tol she had done anythingpl great. pl pl the theatre and sitting in Neither did she want all the The book is called m praise that wasm lavished on her. m This is a brooch m a boat infronta of the a a that was made in ‘Grace Darling,a the audienceS was the last S S HeroineS of the ’ and What do you think? Do you think she did 1883, 41 years thing she wanted! after her death. it was published in 1875 long something great and deserved all the praise? after her death.

Grace died on October 20 th 1842 from tuberculosis, This is the a disease of the lungs. Darling family grave. The e th e e e d She was buried on 24 October d d inscriptiond tells li in the churchyard at Banburgh li li youli who is S where a canopied memorial wasS S Sburied there. Ships were named le erected nearby. le le le after her. p p p p The Darling Family Grave: The memorial can be seen from Job Horsley died 1830 age 20 m m m m Grace Horsley died 1842 age 26 A aposter the sea anda it has a stone a a Thomasin died 1848 age 74 Sadvertising figureS of Grace lying with an S S William died 1865 age 79 Lifebuoy Soap. oar beside her. Thomasin died 1886 age 78

The Darling family grave with the memorial in In 1938 the RNLI raised enough money to open the background. The house where the Grace Darling Museum in . This plaque can be seen in Hull. Grace died is now Visitors to the e a tea-rooms.e e Can you think why ethe museum can id id id people of Hulli wantedd to l l lsee the boat l S S S have a plaqueS in their city? that Grace le le le and her father le p p p used in the p am am am rescue as well am S S S as letters, S reports and clothes. Father: William Darling (lighthouse keeper, born 7 th February 1786, died 28 th May 1865) The lifeboat at in the north-east of Mother: Thomasin Horsley (died 1848) Nuffield Primary History Link Then and th th England is called Grace Darling. This photo was Brother: William Darling (born April 6 1806, died 5 November 1869) Now Sister: Thomasin Darling (born 7 th August1808, died 13 th August 1886) taken in 2007. How have things changed? Sister: Mary Ann Darling (born 7 th August 1808, died 31 st August 1843) Brother: Job Horsley Darling (born 30 th December 1810, died 6 th December 1830) Wreck of the Forfarshire Poem Link e e th st e Sister: Elizabeth Grace Darling (born 15 August 1812, died 31 December 1844) id id Brother: Robert Darling (born 29 th March 1814, died 10 th August 1877) id l l Grace Darling born 1815 died 1842 l Lifeboat crew with Brother: George Alexander Darling (born 14 th August 1819, died 1903) S S th Sth cork lifejackets and Brother: William Brooks Darling (born 14 August 1819, died 24 December 1870) le le their rowing boat. le p p Timeline: p •1815 - Grace Darling was born and lived in the in the Farne Islands m m •1826 - 15th of February them Darling family moved to the newly built Longstone Lighthouse a a •1834 - First launchinga of the 150 ton steamship, Forfarshireat Dundee S S •1838 - ForfarshireScrashes on rocks of Farne Island, Grace saves nine survivors •1839 - Both Grace and William were awarded specially minted Royal Humane Society Gold Medals •1842 - Grace dies, she was only 26

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