Britain at Low Tide

[janwhin]

Did anyone see the Channel 4 programme last night at 7 pm? It was about local history/archaeology of the coast and started with Northumberland. It dealt with Beadnell and the possible remains of an old pier and chapel, as well as discussing the lime kilns and the fishing industry; then on to a 1913 shipwreck off Howick of a French steam trawler; finally the creation of a swimming pool at Howick by Earl Grey. Very interesting.

[rickt]

Yes , I watched it again as it was a repeat . It had been shown before , last year I think . Very interesting it was . I love Howick and the walk along the path to the bay . Lovely place.

[Coquet]

It is a very nice place. I see the episode is on the c4 player, I'll watch that tonight.
We have some photos somewhere on here of the French ship's boiler on the rocks.

Do they mention the submarine? I know it's in very shallow water and in bits. (perhaps not above the low water mark though) I've intended going up for a paddle to see if anything is visible - not got around to that yet.

edit: Tadorne boiler

[janwhin]

Didn't mention the submarine. They stood in front of the boiler and it absolutely dwarfed them.

[hollydog]

Walked to the boiler and it is big! The crew's graves are at Howick Hall church.
There is virtually nothing to find of the submarine now unfortunately.

[janwhin]

What's the story behind the submarine then?

The programme showed a photograph of the crew being buried, pouring with rain. Apparently Countess Grey had the photos taken to send to the families in France.