Grace Darling was born on 24th November 1815 at Bamburgh, Northumberland and spent her youth in two lighthouses (Brownsman and Longstone) where her fa

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Grace Darling was born on 24th November 1815 at Bamburgh, Northumberland and spent her youth in two lighthouses (Brownsman and Longstone) where her father, William, was the keeper. On 7th September 1838, Grace from Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands, spotted the wreck and survivors of the Forfarshire on Big Harcar, a low rocky outcrop. The Forfarshire had foundered on the rocks and broken in half; one of the halves had sunk during the night. Grace rescued the survivors in gale for winds and rough sea.

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Location: Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Dave Ashwin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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