We spent time on the Sailing Ship Discovery which is basically now a ship-museum in Dundee Harbour. We enjoyed going through the ship as we have read books about the voyages (Scott of the Antarctic etc) and are aware of the stories associated with these exploratory trips.
I felt in a bit of a time warp ... tea boxes for supplies, coal stores, cramped spaces for ordinary crew to sleep, signal flag box 'cupboard'.
They even had a harmonium on board!
I felt in a bit of a time warp ... tea boxes for supplies, coal stores, cramped spaces for ordinary crew to sleep, signal flag box 'cupboard'.
They even had a harmonium on board!
"This piano-like was presented by the people of Christchurch New Zealand to the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904 for use on board the Discovery. It was normallly played by Lieutenant Royds and was used both for entertainment and for the Sunday religious services. It survives in remarkably good condition considering it frequently fell over in rough seas.
Note that each pedal is marked as being 'mouse proof'."
The metal frame of the 2 pedals has the letters MOUSE PROOF PEDAL cast at the base.
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