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PM3010
Title
Log Book of yacht Lady Evelyn
Date free text
1880-1884
Production date
From: 1880 To: 1884
Scope and Content
a) Cruise to Norway by Francis and Frederick Pym and W Thorold, Captain, Richard & 3 men (also Nicholl who could be Richard)
left Southampton 18 June 1880
drop anchor off Bergen 30 June 1880
Francis buys rugs and old silver; christens tankard with 3 bottles of champagne
left Bergen 2 July 1880
Captain Sheepwash sights a seal - see eider duck 3 July 1880
fishing and shooting at Indoo 4-5 July 1880
Mentions SS Francesca of Royal Yacht Squadron anchoring at Moldoin with `the Duke' and Duke of Roxburgh on board. 6 July 1880
Anchor at Christiansand. 8 July 1880
Consul been consul for 60 years
Take steamer to Trondsheim. 9 July 1880
Cathedral being restored. Account of fishing at Trondsheim
Arrived at Bergen. 18 July 1880
Fishing at loch 10 metres from Bergen. 19 July 1880
Trip to Elne salmon fishing. 23 July 1880
Reached Christiansand 26 July 1880 `a miserable place and nothing to do"
Reached Christiana, the best town we have seen, good shops and streets 29 July 1880
Started for England "and not sorry either as none of us thought much of Norway."
Off Dover. 6 August 1880
Account of gale in English Channel
Arrived at Cows, Isle of Wight 8 August 1880
Laid up Lady Evelyn as going to Scotland to shoot
b) Cruise shoot to Albania and Corfu
Leave London for Brindisi (Dick Thorold, John Harrison) 17 December 1880
Meet up with Richard at Brindisi. 20 December 1880
Visit to Venice, including breakfast at Danielli's Hotel. Visited Doge's Palace, Church of San Sebastian. Next day went to Picture Gallery (the Accademia?) Church of Santa Maria dei Frari Gloriosi, went up tower of St Marks (Campanile) went to St Marks' church before leaving. 21-24 December 1880
Trip back to Brindisi by steamer - outbreak of food poisoning as result of Christmas pudding. 24-26 December 1880
Yacht arrived all right ;left Southampton 18 November, arrived 21 December 1880
Set off for Albania 21 December 1880
Stop off at Corfu 31 December 1880
Draw £100 from Ionian Bank, met Hughes, Consul's Chaplain; had met him 8 years ago when on a yacht there, belonging to Gardiner. Visit HMS Heela, torpedo dispatch vessel (everything done by steam or electricity)
Trip shooting. Old Tommy sailor armed with cutlass - does not trust Albanians
Account of trip shooting pigs
Return to Corfu 8 January 1881
Leave for Butrinto (Albania) 17 January 1881
Sapte joins party; staying at Ftalia 18-24 January 1881
Poor sport shooting pigs
Returned to Butrinto 24 January 1881
Returned to Corfu 30 January 1881
Another shooting trip after pig - returned to Corfu 6 February 1881
Account of pig a snipe shooting
"found Greeks were shipping off a lot of soldiers in case of war with Turkey"
Visit by Sapte, St John, and Tennant (friend of Johns) to see fortification on Vido, island close to Corfu, blown up before Ionian Island handed to Greeks (originally cost £1.5 million to build)
No English letters or papers on account of the snow
mentioned of Pym's two dogs Nettle and Chloe return to Corfu 21 February 1881
Pig shooting at Butrinto with Sir W Scott, Mr Baines, Sapte and Dick 22-26 February
Anchored at Corfu 27 February 1881
Back to Butrinto for more shooting 1 March 1881
Mentions friend Sir William Scott being worth £15,000pa
Move to Tre Scoli, see Queen of Palmyra yacht, belonging to Lord Exeter but let to Ashton - more shooting; back to Butrinto12 March 1881
Heard Emperor of Russia (Tzar Alexander II) assassinated on previous day 14 March 1881
Reached Corfu 17 March 1881
Pym asks number of friends to dinner on his yacht - cooked by his cook Sam Hollis
Visit to Pajnaur, shooting 18 March 1881
Return from Albania to Corfu 24 March 1881 meet officers from English Man of War: HMS Condor
Visit to Roman Baths at Benizzi
Visit to shrine of St Spiridion, Patron Saint of Corfu, dead 1500 years, "so was pretty well dried up and most of his teeth had disappeared." Shrine keepers earn £3,000 a year 'by him'.
Purchase knives and old silver
30 March 1881
Leave Corfu 31 March 1881
Anchor at Ithaca Harbour 2 April 1881
Visits to Ulysses' Cave and Castle
Arrive at Patras 4 April 1881
Meets English Consul Mr Wood
Wires England "to back Oxford for the boat race"
Purchase Albanian gun
Lawn tennis game with Woods
Sapte goes to Greek church celebration of Greek independence
6 April 1881
Steamer trip to Corinth, across Isthmus, and then other steamer to Pireaus. Stays at Hotel Grand Bretagne, Athens. 7 April 1881
Visit to New Museum
Lists place he visited in Athens
Trip back to Patras
Pleased to hear Oxford had won the boat race
11 April 1881
Visit to pitch wells at Zante 13 April 1881
Sailing to Malta - drink his mother's health as it was her birthday 15 April 1881
Capture a hawk; dogs washed in tobacco juice and then soft soap to kill their fleas;
Arrives at Malta 17 April 1881
Meets General Fielding, late Coldstream Guards and Ryder from Ickleford, Captain of HMS Cygnet
Garrison Races
19 April 1881
Arrives Syracuse 23 April 1881
Arrives at Catania 24 April 1881
Diary ends abruptly, heading for Naples 26 April 1881
c) Cruise to Ireland
Francis and Fred; Troyte and Bullock joined yacht at Cowes 22 March 1884
Weighed at club 23 March 1884
Joined by W Thorold and Lee - set sail for Falmouth, arrive there 25 March 1884
W Thorold and Lee leave for London; visit Truro Cathedral 27 March 1884
Forced to return to Falmouth because of storm (attempting to get to Vigo) 1 April 1884
Arrive Torquay, Devon 5 April 1884
Arrive Dartmouth 9 April 1884
Takes tea with Aunt L (? Llwellyn) at Torquay "to say goodbye to C and My Mother" 11 April 1884 [C = Connie]
Torquay Steeplechases 14 & 15 April 1884
return to Falmouth 16 April
Sail to Kingston, Ireland anchor at Dunmore near Waterford 21 April 1884
Visit to Dublin and Punchestown (? for the races)
Fred taking 7.30 boat for Holyhead
25 September 1884
Yacht now based at Kingston Royal Dragoon Steeplechase at Newbridge 1 May 1884
Sets sail for Belfast 2-3 May 1884
Dines at Ulster Club - went over Harlands Shipbuilding Yard, where they build White Star Steamers 3,500 men employed. Total wages 4,500 per week.
Arrive Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man 7 May 1884
diary ends "Wind blew strong all day WS & SW and lots of rain. Stayed in bed and wrote up log 2 months and more behindhand."
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