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17-JAN-2010

RNLI Mexico Memorial

This is a memorial to the men who of the Lifeboat Servce who died in 1886 attempting to rescue the crew of the German Barque, 'Mexico'. All the men from the St. Annes boat, and all but two from the Southport boat, 27 in total, died before the Lytham boat effected the rescue. In effect, this disaster led to the formation of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, one of the mst successful charities in the UK today. For full details follow this link http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/media_centre/pressrelease_detail?articleid=157790

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Sheila21-Jan-2010 01:41
Such brave men...
Great shot of this powerful sculpture.
Jeff Lobaugh20-Jan-2010 05:03
Great sculpture! Dramatic perspective!
Carl and Racine Erland20-Jan-2010 03:48
Great perspective...strong image with beautiful tones and really like the plain background. - Racine
Mieke WA Minkjan19-Jan-2010 06:07
a dramatic statue, very well captured
Mary Terry19-Jan-2010 04:59
Nicely captured.
Guest 19-Jan-2010 03:27
Great processing on this... gives it a vintage feel! Thanks for the info too!
Walter Otto Koenig19-Jan-2010 02:27
At first glance he looks like the guy on the package of Gorton's Fishsticks.
Great shot of this statue and what a tragic story behind it.
Nancy Good19-Jan-2010 02:13
Great shot of this strong statue.
Cindi Smith19-Jan-2010 01:22
Awesome pov! The man and the sea. Love the story behind it. Well done!
Phillip Normanton18-Jan-2010 22:58
Sandstone seems a strange choice for a statue - I like the light you've captured it in :o)
carol j. phipps18-Jan-2010 22:23
Such a life-like sculpture with great textures.
Doug Cruden18-Jan-2010 22:19
I like the perspective - gives a sense of strength and conviction...nicely done Bernard!
Guest 18-Jan-2010 21:38
This man is powerful.
Very well seen & taken.
Ronald Bijtenhoorn18-Jan-2010 18:40
Impressive statue; well captured from this angle
borisalex18-Jan-2010 16:16
Interesting story and you portrayed this very well!
J. Scott Coile18-Jan-2010 15:35
Bravery at sea always gets me to the core.
Guest 18-Jan-2010 15:13
Interesting information, and a lovely image Bernard.
Stephanie18-Jan-2010 13:34
You have made this man's photo image look powerful. Interesting information about the formation of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute!
LynnH18-Jan-2010 12:39
How fascinating! Nice image and excellent story.
Available Light Images18-Jan-2010 12:24
A fine tale Bernard... Thanks for that.. I enjoyed reading about that..
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