NT9464 : Eyemouth memorial to the fishing disaster of 1881

near to Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, Great Britain

Eyemouth memorial to the fishing disaster of 1881
Eyemouth memorial to the fishing disaster of 1881
A striking memorial in the old burial ground (now a garden) between High Street and Albert Road, to the 189 fishermen who lost their lives on 14th October 1881 at sea in a great storm. 129 men were from Eyemouth and it remains Scotland’s worst ever fishing disaster. The inscription on the monument reads:-

ERECTED
BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
TO
THE MEMORY OF
189 EAST COAST FISHERMEN
OF WHICH
129 BELONGED TO EYEMOUTH
WHO PERISHED AT SEA
ON 14TH OCTOBER 1881

WHEN THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE WATERS
I WILL BE WITH THEE
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Walter Baxter   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Monday, 1 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 1 September, 2008
Category
Memorial   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9435 6441 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:52.3693N 2:5.5119W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9435 6441
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