LTD Ed Wood & Sons "GRACE DARLING" 150yrs LIFEBOAT RNLI Start Price GBP 20.00 Current Price GBP 35.00 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Location Kent See more about 'LTD Ed Wood & Sons "GRACE DARLING" 150yrs LIFEBOAT RNLI' Description  NO cracks,breaks or chips - IMMACULATE!Grace Darling - made by Woods & Sons - RARE!Circa Late 1940s Limited Edition (No. 30 of 5000) - to commemorate 150 years of the R.N.L.I (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) All the details are stamped on the bottom (please see photo)Approx Height:   6.5" (16.5 cm)Approx Length:  8.5" (21.5 cm)"GRACE DARLING"AKA Grace Horsley DarlingBorn: 24-Nov-1815Birthplace: Bamburgh, Northumberland, EnglandDied: 20-Oct-1842Location of death: Bamburgh, Northumberland, EnglandCause of death: TuberculosisRemains: Buried, St. Aidan’s Churchyard, Bamburgh, Northumberland, EnglandGender: FemaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteNationality: EnglandExecutive summary: Rescuer of wreck ForfarshireBritish heroine, born at Bamburgh, Northumberland, on the 24th of November 1815. Her father, William Darling, was the keeper of the Longstone (Fame Islands) lighthouse. On the morning of the 7th of September 1838, the "Forfarshire", bound from Hull to Dundee, with sixty-three persons on board, struck on the Farne Islands, forty-three being drowned. The wreck was observed from the lighthouse, and Darling and his daughter determined to try and reach the survivors. They recognized that though they might be able to get to the wreck, they would be unable to return without the assistance of the shipwrecked crew, but they took this risk without hesitation. By a combination of daring, strength and skill, the father and daughter reached the wreck in their coble and brought back four men and a woman to the lighthouse. Darling and two of the rescued men then returned to the wreck and brought off the four remaining survivors. This gallant exploit made Grace Darling and her father famous. The Humane Society at once voted them its gold medal, the treasury made a grant, and a public subscription was organized. Grace Darling, who had always been delicate, died of consumption on the 20th of October 1842. Thank You for LookingPlease Look at my other Items! Place a Bid!