Museum of Transportation US Map & Phone & Address
Larz Anderson Park, 15 Newton St. Brookline; (617) 522-6547
Fun for car buffs of all ages, the Museum of Transportation displays a fascinating collection of antique and classic cars. Recent special exhibits include Cars of the Stars, with wheels owned by Jack Benny, Gary Cooper, and Elvis Presley, and An Affair to Remember: America’s Century-Long Romance with the Automobile, featuring a 1903 Oldsmobile and a 1929 Packard Roadster. They also host gatherings of vintage car clubs, weekend afternoons on the lawn during the warm months. General admission is $5, and $3 for students, seniors and kids over age three. Open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Museum of Transportation US Map & Phone & Address Photo Gallery
Any ship caught in the surf would have been smashed to tinderwood in a matter of minutes. During the 18 th and 19th centuries, so many ships were being wrecked all along this part of the coast that it comes as no surprise to learn that the people of Bamburgh had to organise a rescue system for shipwrecked mariners. On 2 February 1823, the sailing boat Mermaid was washed ashore in the surf and one of its crew drowned. On 14 December 1842, the Lynn-registered brig Paragon was also wrecked and lost with two crew members. On 21 October 1894, the May of Stavenger was lost with all hands. In 1915 and 1917 two steam trawlers, the Lucerne of Grimsby and Lord Strathmore ran ashore but were successfully refloated. It is very interesting to note that over the past 200 years, a number of Spanish gold coins have been washed up on the beach at various locations on the Bamburgh Sands. Although I cannot find anything about a Spanish ship sinking, records show that on 2 November 1462, two French caravels were wrecked on the sands, which could be the answer: they may have been carrying Spanish gold from trading or booty. Black Rocks Point or Harkess Rocks The next group of rocks on the shore are just north of Bamburgh Castle, where the lighthouse and coastguard station are situated, and at Black Rock Point, close to the southeast corner of Budle Bay. Only five recorded ships and fishing boats have come to grief on these rather substantial rocks, but at least nine people are known to have drowned.
