The Titanic Trail
Tour description:
Flagship of the White Star Line, and the largest moving man-made object in the world at that time, the Titanic left from Southampton on her ill-starred maiden voyage. She was fully stocked with luxury goods and carried some of the richest and poorest people in the land to their doom.
Our fascinating walk takes you through parts of old Southampton where the crew lived, worked and drank – in fact, over one third of those lost, lived in Southampton.
You will hear stories of incredible bravery, superstitions, shameful cowardice, and heroic outcomes of both the living and the dead, and be shocked by the dreadful mistreatment of many surviving crew members.
Join our Guide and stand in front of perhaps the most poignant memorial to the crew, paid for by the close family and friends of the doomed men. See some of the memorials, including the rare opportunity to walk through historic Dock Gate 4 (subject to security) to view the Memorial Stone in the old Docks, a short distance from the fateful berths 43 and 44. Hear the remarkable story of the real Jack Dawson, and walk along the street where he lived. Stand at the window of the pub where Titanic stokers took their last drink, and where 3 ‘deserter’ crew members stayed too long, and missed the sailing. Pass the Terminus Railway Station (now a casino) where hundreds gathered to meet the returning crew. Stroll through the streets that formed the heartland where non-Sotonian members of the crew found lodging before sailing, and the ‘class’-divided hotels which housed the endangered and doomed passengers on the night before the voyage - including the one where a dozen or so millionaires spent (for several of them) their last night on dry land.
Ponder, as you stand outside the White Star Offices, where the crew’s families gathered in the days following the ship’s loss to read the names of the living and the dead – and try to imagine how you would have felt. Learn of the outcomes, and of what happened to those fated Southampton characters who found themselves caught up in a disaster that shocked the world.
Tour description:
Flagship of the White Star Line, and the largest moving man-made object in the world at that time, the Titanic left from Southampton on her ill-starred maiden voyage. She was fully stocked with luxury goods and carried some of the richest and poorest people in the land to their doom.
Our fascinating walk takes you through parts of old Southampton where the crew lived, worked and drank – in fact, over one third of those lost, lived in Southampton.
You will hear stories of incredible bravery, superstitions, shameful cowardice, and heroic outcomes of both the living and the dead, and be shocked by the dreadful mistreatment of many surviving crew members.
Join our Guide and stand in front of perhaps the most poignant memorial to the crew, paid for by the close family and friends of the doomed men. See some of the memorials, including the rare opportunity to walk through historic Dock Gate 4 (subject to security) to view the Memorial Stone in the old Docks, a short distance from the fateful berths 43 and 44. Hear the remarkable story of the real Jack Dawson, and walk along the street where he lived. Stand at the window of the pub where Titanic stokers took their last drink, and where 3 ‘deserter’ crew members stayed too long, and missed the sailing. Pass the Terminus Railway Station (now a casino) where hundreds gathered to meet the returning crew. Stroll through the streets that formed the heartland where non-Sotonian members of the crew found lodging before sailing, and the ‘class’-divided hotels which housed the endangered and doomed passengers on the night before the voyage - including the one where a dozen or so millionaires spent (for several of them) their last night on dry land.
Ponder, as you stand outside the White Star Offices, where the crew’s families gathered in the days following the ship’s loss to read the names of the living and the dead – and try to imagine how you would have felt. Learn of the outcomes, and of what happened to those fated Southampton characters who found themselves caught up in a disaster that shocked the world.
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