What links the ship Dr Crippen was caught on in 1910 and a coastal resort town in Scotland?
"Inspector Dew from Scotland Yard."" After a pause, Crippen replied, ""Thank God it's over. The suspense has been too great. I couldn't stand it any longer."" He then held out his wrists for the handcuffs. Crippen and Le Neve were arrested on board the ""Montrose"" on 31 July 1910. Crippen was returned to England on board the . The Crippen murder was featured in a popular song: <poem> Dr Crippen killed Belle Elmore Ran away with Miss le Neve Right across the ocean blue Followed by Inspector Dew Ship's ahoy, naughty boy! </poem> The pathologists appearing for the prosecution, including"
"city in Scotland. Shieldinch was founded in 1860 and was known for its shipyard (the local pub is named ""The Tall Ship"", which is a tribute to the district's shipbuilding heritage). Filming takes place on a set built specifically for the soap opera in the nearby town of Dumbarton. Many Other BBC Programs are filmed at the same set during the summer months including ""Still Game"", ""Millie Inbetween"" and ""Shetland"" The storylines featured in ""River City"" are based on personal relationships and family life. Community involvement and the ability to come to terms with family issues, distress, and disagreements contribute"
"Cape Town, ferrying the Dublin & Denbigh Imperial Yeomanry, with their horses, to the Anglo-Boer War. In 1904 Doctor Crippen and his secretary, Ethel Le Neve, were aboard the ship and acted suspiciously, causing the master to radio Liverpool, resulting in their arrest on the St. Lawrence River. In 1914 she was sold to the admiralty for use as a blockship in Dover harbour, but broke her moorings during a gale and ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, her mast remaining visible until 1963. The general cargo steamer SS ""Mont-Blanc"" built at Raylton Dixon in 1899 devastated Halifax, Nova Scotia,"
"Cruden Bay Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012. Traditionally, the name was derived from the Gaelic ""Croch Dain"" (Slaughter of Danes). Today, Cruden Bay attracts tourists with its hotels and golf course. It has a long, unspoiled, beach made famous by Norwegian aviator Tryggve Gran who made the first solo flight across the North"
"was requisitioned as an army hospital and not re-opened after the war. Cruden Bay remains a golfing destination and the village sustains three smaller hotels. Although the harbour area and the local primary school are still styled ""Port Errol"", the railway adventure put the name Cruden Bay firmly on the map. The 1950s and 1960s was a period of rapid population decline for Cruden Bay but the coming of North Sea oil to north-east Scotland, with its attendant jobs and families looking for places to settle, reinvigorated the village; thereafter, the population rose again, with new housing added near the"
"the wreck without a licence from the Scottish Government, although divers may visit the site on a 'look but don't touch' basis. Scenes of the short film, Zip 'n Zoo were filmed in Drumbeg. Several of the villagers appeared in the film as extras. Drumbeg, Sutherland Drumbeg () is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Drumbeg lies within a few hundred metres of one of Scotland's earliest known shipwrecks, first surveyed in 2012 by Wessex Archaeology and thought"
"captured ""Caroline"" in to England. Lord Clonfert is fictional, in place of Nesbit Willoughby, who was captain of HMS Néréide; though Willoughby had a spotty career and took many wounds, he survived the battle and lived unmarried. Lord Clonfert takes the same splinter wound to the eye as Willoughby received. In the battle, Pym was taken prisoner by the French in the Battle of Grand Port in August 1810, released only when a later squadron from Cape Town re-took Île de la Passe in December 1810, freeing Pym and others taken prisoner. For the loss of his ship, Pym faced"
"Scrabster Scrabster (, ) is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some from Thurso, from Wick and from Inverness. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry. During the Second World War, Scrabster harbour was the base for a ferry operation started to carry military explosives to Scapa Flow. Initially running a 40 ft (12.2 m) King's Lynn pilotcutter """"MERMAID"""" built in 1908, Antony Bridges maintained the service until 1945. The Northlink ferry () leaves regularly from Scrabster for Stromness in Orkney. Smyril Line operated a weekly"
"Melpomene had been captured by the Royal Navy west of the port of Queenstown, now Cobh, in County Cork. He was interned first at Templemore, then in Oldcastle, County Meath, and finally on the Isle of Man, so Nissen was familiar with the area. Nissen selected the """"Soizic"""", a luxurious yacht from the harbour in Brest Bay for the voyage. The boat was fitted out like a French fishing vessel and had previously belonged to the French military attaché in Bern. The """"Soizic"""" was missing its propeller but Nissen decided that the vessel could make it to Ireland under sail"
"Flotta Flotta is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland and Lyness and Longhope on Hoy. The island has a population of 80. At the turn of the 20th century, the island was a quiet rural community like many other small islands of Orkney, but its sheltered location led to three major upheavals in the island in the century. Until 1914, Flotta was a quiet farming community. In 1910, a population of 431 included two blacksmiths,"
"after leaving her home in Bispham. In 2015 Robert Ewing was convicted of her murder. Her body has never been found. Her father Frank Chivers was murdered in 2013. On 25 July 2010, a nurse named Jane Clough was stabbed to death in Victoria Hospital's car park. Her ex-boyfriend Jonathan Vass, a paramedic, was later found guilty of her murder. Blackpool has been the birthplace and/or home to a number of notable people, including: Blackpool is twinned with: Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort on the Lancashire coast in North West England. The town is on the Irish Sea, between"
"the next five years. Initially, ""Sophie"" served out of Portsmouth. On 30 November 1810 ""Sophie"" recaptured the ship ""Fountain"", which a privateer had captured. ""Fountain"", Walker, master, had been sailing from Quebec to Lynn. She arrived at Ramsgate on 1 December. On 14 August ""Sophie"" accompanied Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, who was sailing to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on , together with , , and . ""Magnet"" disappeared during the voyage and was presumed foundered with all hands. ""Sophie"" went on to have an active career taking prizes and operating against American privateers during the War of 1812. On 10"
"Hill. Pennan Pennan () is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland consisting of a small harbour and a single row of homes, including a hotel. It is on the north-facing coast and is about one hour's drive from Aberdeen. Pennan seems to have come into existence as a fishing village in the 18th century. Until the 1930s, the population of the village seems to have come under three main surnames - Watt, Gatt and West. The people of Pennan were dependent on the sea. Most families had small boats for their own personal use. Where the men would catch the"
"poor navigation skills led them to land on the north-west coast of Scotland instead. The crew passed themselves off as shipwrecked mariners, but owing to their drinking and rioting in each village they came to, the whole countryside was soon roused. Seventeen of the crew were arrested near Edinburgh and put on trial for piracy; nine of them were hanged. Kennedy slipped away and reached Ireland. Having soon spent all his ill-gotten gains in Dublin, he came to Deptford where he is said to have kept a brothel. When one of his prostitutes accused him of theft, he was sent"
"the scenery good and besides a few lodging-houses and smaller inns, there is a large hotel, built some years since, on an eminence embracing extensive views of the sea, the Humber, and the Yorkshire coast. Many of the population are employed in the oyster-fisheries."" The resort expanded following the linking of the town by railway with industrial towns in Yorkshire. Cleethorpes Pier opened in 1873 and the promenade in 1885. Cleethorpes with Thrunscoe was created as a Local Board of Health District in 1873, and under the Local Government Act of 1894 it became an urban district. In 1916 the"
"possible invasion beach-head for Napoleon and his Dutch allies. There was a large army and militia camp where Holland-on-Sea now stands. In 1810 5 Martello Towers were built there to guard the beaches between Jaywick and Holland. Clacton was still a small village and a few outlying hamlets when the Essex railway engineer Peter Bruff, the steamboat owner William Jackson, and a group of businessmen built a pier and hotel there in the 1871. In the 1880s the Great Eastern Railway reached it, and it grew into the largest seaside resort between Southend and Yarmouth, with some 10,000 people by"
"Many resorts such as Blackpool became popular when they were linked by railways to the big conurbations. More recently there has been a decline in popularity of British resorts due to the advent of cheap package holidays abroad with their better weather. Offshore rowing races are popular in the southwest of England using gigs based on those originally used in the Isles of Scilly for pilotage and attending wrecks as well as smuggling. These are six oared vessels up to about 10 m long with nearly a 2 m beam. Many yacht club ""one designs"" were popular between 1920 and"
"in the area.It is a popular spot with caravaners and is a good fishing location and has a slightly older than average population. The town is named after Sir John Bramston, an early politician in Queensland. In March 1872, after the wreck of ""The Maria"" on Bramble reef, one of the groups of survivors landed their raft just to the south of Cooper Point. The Djiru people in the area were exceedingly hospitable in feeding and sheltering this group until Captain John Moresby arrived in the ""Basilisk"" to return them to the British settlements further south. This group of survivors"
"town is called Market Shipborough. The pub the ""Startled Duck"" in the TV series is better known as the ""Greyhound Inn"", in which the Earl of Orford created the first coursing club open to the public, in 1776. Kingdom's office is Oakleigh House, near the town square (formerly the house of the Head Master of Hamond's Grammar School), with the coastal scenes filmed at Wells-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast. Swaffham Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated east of King's Lynn and west of Norwich. The civil parish has"
"from the 6th century BC were found on the south beach (Urdoviza). Kiten was declared a national resort in 1962, and since 1981 it had been administratively a quarter of nearby Primorsko. On 17 June 2005 the former village was proclaimed a separate town in order to more effectively cope with the growing number of tourists, primarily from Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Serbia, Russia and Germany (). Kiten Point on Graham Land in Antarctica is named after the town. Kiten, Burgas Province Kiten (, meaning ""lovely, pretty"") is a seaside resort town on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast,"
"Girvan Girvan (, ""mouth of the River Girvan"") is a burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,700. It lies south of Ayr, and north of Stranraer, the main ferry port from Scotland to Northern Ireland. Girvan was originally a fishing port. In 1668, it became a municipal burgh incorporated by charter. The opening of the railways, initially with the Maybole and Girvan Railway at the end of the 1850s, encouraged the development of Girvan as a seaside resort with beaches and cliffs. Holidaying"
"from the foot of the gangway on the east beach, with shops in the town selling fresh crab, whenever the boats go to sea. Tourism developed in the town during the Victorian period and is now an important part of the local economy. The town is a popular resort and acts as a touring base for the surrounding area. The coastal location means that beach holidays and fishing are important, with the beach and pier being major draws. Visitor attractions within the town include Cromer Pier and the Pavilion Theatre on the pier. Close to the town's pier the RNLI"
"Crimdon Crimdon is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, between Blackhall Rocks and Hartlepool on the A1086 road. Crimdon was formerly a popular holiday resort for miners and their families from nearby towns and villages, on account of its affordability for low-income workers. During the 1960s Butlins took an interest in buying the Crimdon Dene Holiday Park there from Easington District Council, but the sale was declined as Butlins intended to charge people to use the beach. The 1970s and 80s saw Crimdon's decline as a resort as the popularity of foreign"
"Craigmaroinn Craigmaroinn is a skerry in the North Sea near the Aberdeenshire coastline in Scotland. Craigmaroinn is situated midway between the coastal villages of Portlethen Village and Downies. Historical points of interest in the local area are Elsick House, Gillybrands and Muchalls Castle. The vicinity of Craigmaroinn was first recorded in medieval history in association with the Causey Mounth trackway. Craigmaroinn is situated several kilometres east of the ancient Causey Mounth, which road was built on high ground to make passable this only available route from coastal points south from Stonehaven to Aberdeen. This passage connected the River Dee crossing"
"companies which now provide cruises to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands. The coastal suburb of Portobello is characterised by Georgian villas, Victorian tenements, a popular beach and promenade and cafés, bars, restaurants and independent shops. There are rowing and sailing clubs and a restored Victorian swimming pool, including Turkish baths. The urban area of Edinburgh is almost entirely within the City of Edinburgh Council boundary, merging with Musselburgh in East Lothian. Towns within easy reach of the city boundary include Haddington, Tranent, Prestonpans, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Loanhead, Penicuik, Broxburn, Livingston and Dunfermline. Edinburgh lies at the heart of the"
"since been modernised and extensively rebuilt. Collieston Collieston is a small former fishing village on the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies just north of the Sands of Forvie Special Protection Area, between Cruden Bay and Newburgh. The earliest recorded history of Collieston is of the arrival of St Ternan, a Columban monk on a mission to convert the local picts to Christianity. There is, however, evidence that people lived here during much earlier times. Collieston was established as a fishing village by the 16th century, and it provides the first safe harbour in over fifteen miles"
"Scotland, Maryland Scotland, in St. Mary's County, Maryland, is a small town (incorporated community) near the southernmost end of the state, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. There is a summer camp, operated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Greater Washington Area Boys and Girls Club. Nearby are the tiny town of Ridge and Point Lookout beach, the former site of an American Civil War prison camp, now (2018) the Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery. It is the birthplace and childhood home of Orlando ""Tubby"" Smith, the men's basketball coach of the Memphis Tigers and former coach of"
"Pennan Pennan () is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland consisting of a small harbour and a single row of homes, including a hotel. It is on the north-facing coast and is about one hour's drive from Aberdeen. Pennan seems to have come into existence as a fishing village in the 18th century. Until the 1930s, the population of the village seems to have come under three main surnames - Watt, Gatt and West. The people of Pennan were dependent on the sea. Most families had small boats for their own personal use. Where the men would catch the fish,"
"Craobh Haven Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, one mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately south of Oban. Craobh Haven is between Arduaine and Kilmartin, and around north of Lochgilphead. Craobh Haven was built in 1983 as a holiday resort village and marina. Glasgow-based architects Gillespie, Kidd & Coia were involved in the early stages of the project, but were replaced before the construction of the buildings. The large, safe water marina was formed by the building"
"to have put into Ramsgate with the loss of anchors, cables, and other damage. ""Crown"" had been on her way to Demerara. Then on 3 February 1804 ""Lloyd's List"" reported that she had had to interrupt her voyage to Demerara and put back into Portsmouth. ""Crown"", Simpson, master, foundered in 1810 in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.""Isabella and Dorothy"" rescued her crew. ""Crown"" was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ""Register of Shipping"" for 1811 still carried her master as Irwin and her trade as Plymouth-Quebec, but has the notation ""LOST"" by her name. Citations References"
"development of the beach as a popular leisure resort from the mid-19th century was the first manifestation of what is now the global tourist industry. The first seaside resorts were opened in the 18th century for the aristocracy, who began to frequent the seaside as well as the then fashionable spa towns, for recreation and health. One of the earliest such seaside resorts was Scarborough in Yorkshire during the 1720s; it had been a popular spa town since a stream of acidic water was discovered running from one of the cliffs to the south of the town in the 17th"
"Scarp peaked at 213 in 1881, and as recently as the 1940s it was reported to be over 100. The island was settled by eight farming families in 1810, and the population rose, following clearances on Harris, to over two hundred. This population could not be supported as there is little cultivatable land and no all-weather harbour, resulting in many families drifting away. Even in the 1950s the economy was still basic, relying on potatoes, cabbages, oats, turnips, milk, fish, and some lobster fishing. Scarp was one of several Scottish islands, including St Kilda and Handa, where all the men"
"resorts with well-appointed hotels and attractions. Golf courses increased in large number, including major championship courses. The steam-powered still makes cruising trips to these coastal towns, in addition to regular services. Tourism, sport and recreation, and heritage history attract visitors from across the world. The Firth is ringed by many castles and buildings of historical importance which are open to the public, including Inveraray Castle, Brodick Castle, the opulent Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, and Culzean Castle, which is the most visited attraction owned by National Trust for Scotland. Ocean liners are frequent callers at Greenock, and"