Ship and shovell history book

Ship and shovell pub charming local london pub in charing cross. Your author popped in on saturday night for a swift half with friends tucked away in the tiny snug off. Narbrough and shovell came from the small north norfolk hamlet of cockthorpe and myngs from nearby salthouse. The pub is a beautiful example of what a pub ought to be in the traditional sense. This was about 63% of all the recorded shovell s in the usa. Many pubs reference a ship, but the shovell is unique.

This is a magnificent hidden gem of a pub that commemorates sir clovesley shovel, under whose comma. It is a myriad of quite streets and bustling opportunities. John narbrough, the consummate explorer and navigator, and cloudesley shovell, queen annes finest seaman. And pub visitors with proof of a family connection to the original pilgrim fathers are invited to sign their names in the mayflower descendants book behind the bar. The book of old ships and something of their evolution and romance, wherein will be found drawings and descriptions of many varieties of vessels. I ended up reading most of the book and i was taken in by the interesting details of the life of an english hero who has been almost forgotten. One of the worst maritime disasters in british history happened off the isles of scilly on this day in history, 22 october 1707. Sir cloudesley shovell and the scilly naval disaster of. Full text of the shipwreck of sir cloudesley shovell on the scilly islands, in 1707, from original and. The strong family connection with the sea triggered his lasting interest in the history of the royal navy and, in the early 1970s, the sale of a pewter chamber pot salvaged from cloudesley shovell s sunken flagship the association brought this formidable mariner to the authors attention. A terrific explosion lifted the ship out of the water. The tragedy of the whaleship essex by nathaniel philbrick, batavias graveyard.

Sir cloudesley shovell nauticalnaval history model. It was not long after that when he joined chart breaking uk outfit m people the rest is history, as they say. He was at the battle of texel as a cabinboy, and worked his way up, with a little help, to become admiral of the fleet. Henry shovell marsham entered the navy, 17 may, 1807, as fst. The allied forces of the netherlands and austria under the command of prince eugene and victor amadeus duke of savoy were sieging the city, but needed the help of the british fleet. Ever since, shovell travels the planet in the name of the good groove.

Some people might think that playing percussion is a very easy thing to do because for them its all about banging the drums as hard and loud as you can. And he was the subject of the only proper joke i ever saw in a serious history text book during my time studying history. Initially, this seems a strange combination, until you realise that the shovell in question is not a misspelt digging implement but honours sir cloudesley shovell c. In my research over the years into the 70 gun third rate elizabeth, having read her captains and masters logs, i found that she was part of admiral shovell s last fleet command in the mediterranean in 1707.

Close to charing cross station in london is the oddly named ship and shovell pub. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time. In 1880 there were 5 shovell families living in pennsylvania. Full text of the shipwreck of sir cloudesley shovell on.

The ship and shovell where londons history happened in the. A rarity amongst pubs because it has an alleyway through the middle of it, the ship and shovell, near charing cross station, is run by the hall and woodhouse brewery and, we are told, draws its name either from a nearby coal hole, or from sir cloudesley shovell, who is pictured on the sign. The passage was marked by extremely bad weather and constant squalls and westerly gales. There are parks where silence rules and loud squares. The british naval forces involved in a skirmish in i think the war of 1812 had been split in two, one half commanded by shovell. He presided over one of the worst disasters in british maritime history. Books and journals survey of london in the strand the parish of st martininthefields part 2. Narbrough the lieutenant and shovell the lowly cabin boy in the same ship. Media in category ship and shovell the following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. Sir cloudesley shovell stuart admiral by simon harris. Recounting south african sacrifice on the hms cornwall this is an image of the hms cornwall under attack just prior to her sinking, it was taken by the japanese attack aircraft. In the summer of 1707 admiral of the fleet sir cloudesley shovell, darling of the establishment, was dispatched to the siege of toulon with a fleet of british warships. Shovell, clowdisley dnb00 wikisource, the free online. The ship, a very old, thames side pub in my beautiful city of london.

Winner of the bronze award at the military history matters book of the year. Ship and shovell, charing cross, london wc2 in 2020. Shovell, clowdisley sir 16501707 worldcat identities. London is a large city with a population of more than million. Admiral sir cloudesley shovell s history is very interesting and, perhaps erroneously, linked to the longitude prize as explained in dava sobells 1995 book, longitude. An exact and faithful account of the late bloody fight between captain hastings, commander of the saphire, captain showel, commander of the james galley, and jonas raile, captain of the halfmoon of algier a ship of 32 guns, and 246 men, with the particulars of the engagement, sent from on board the james galley, lying in tangier road. The biography of sir clowdisley shovell which appeared in campbells lives of the admirals.

Jackson, bearing the broad pendant of commodore rich. Simon harris the fascinating tale of three norfolk admirals. He represented rochester in parliament from 1695 to 1701, andfrom 1705 to his death. In the majority of the naval wars of the second half of the seventeenth and the early eighteenth centuries one or other of them was invariably present. The mayflower where londons history happened in the pub.

A number of south african navy personnel were lost with this ship whilst seconded to the royal navy during world war 2. British isles urban london making britain great 87781791. This book is part of the series anatomy of the ship, which gives the reader detailed drawings, pictures, deck layouts, general design details and a brief history of a particular ship. In the 1660s, myngs was the captain, narbrough the lieutenant and shovell the lowly cabin boy in the same ship. The careers of the three norfolk admirals were intimately related. Rising through the ranks and fighting in many of the important battles of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, he became a popular british hero,1 whose celebrated career was brought to an end in a disastrous shipwreck in the isles of scilly. In that ship he went to the mediterranean in pursuit of a french squadron which had effected its escape from rochefort, witnessed the embarkation from. Myngs, narbrough, and shovell close to charing cross station in london is the oddly named ship and shovell pub. Scilly naval disaster of 1707 treasure from the hms. It is also possible that they were all related at least by marriage. In this case, the hms victory is described in beautiful and fascinating detail, with highly detailed scale drawings and descriptions of its hull construction. This novel changeofuse prompted something of a backlash when the pub opened in 2014. In the same room is a wholelength portrait of sir cloudesly shovell, whowas a further benefactor to the city in rebuilding the public clockhouse in1706.

In the summer or 1707, commanderinchief of the british fleets, sir cloudesley shovell, had led a fleet of 21 british ships in their mediterranean campaign against the french as part of the war of the spanish succession. The ship and shovell is a victorian pub in craven passage, charing cross, london. Sir cloudesly admiral shovell 16501707 find a grave. The story goes that when his flagship, the association, foundered. A naval biographical dictionarymarsham, henry shovell. Central london pubs derelict london photography, social. I would reccomend this book to anyone with a history in naval seapower. Pennsylvania had the highest population of shovell families in 1880. Ship and shovell, charing cross, london wc2 london.

Shovell, sir clowdisley 16501707, admiral of the fleet, was baptised at cockthorpe in norfolk on 25 nov. The shovell family name was found in the usa, the uk, and canada between 1880 and 1920. I bought this book strictly for a term paper in my rise of english seapower 991714. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate. There are parks where silence rules and noisy squares. Hello all, i didnt know where else to share this, but as a nautical history buff, i figured its probably in this section.

But this book is much more than a biography of three admirals. Shovells fleet of twentyone ships left gibraltar on 29 september, with hms association serving as his own flagship, hms royal anne as flagship of viceadmiral of the blue sir george byng and hms torbay as flagship of rearadmiral of the blue sir john norris. Winner of the bronze award at the military history matters book of the year awards 2019 the careers of the three norfolk admirals were intimately related. The scilly naval disaster of 1707 was the loss of four warships of a royal navy fleet off the isles of scilly in severe weather on 22 october 1707. His father, john shovell 16251654 of cockthorpe, a man of some property, was the younger son of nathaniel shovell, gentleman, buried at binham, near wells, in 1636, and probably the same nathaniel who was baptised at st. Derelict london photography, social history and guided walking tours. November 1650 22 october or 23 october 1707, was an english naval officer. Enjoy great pub food, real ales and exciting range of premium gins.