Great Waters
Published by Rick on Friday, October 03, 2008.
107th Psalm: They that go down to the sea in ships and do business in great waters; these see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep.
Carrying on from below, the Liverpool Docks and Harbour Board offices (on the waterfront at Liverpool - where else?) have the above inscription around the inside of the dome.
The war memorial at Finsbury, London, has the inscription, These are they that went down to the sea in ships and did business in great oceans. They have seen the works of the Lord and His wonders upon the deep and have reached there desired haven.
The memorial especially commemorates the dead of the successful mission on 23rd April 1918 to seal up Zeebrugge harbour by scuttling three concrete filled ships in the harbour mouth to stop its use by submarines. Rick's grand uncle, Albert Wilson died during the Zeebrugge mission, not knowing his new wife, Maude, was pregnant with their son, my Uncle Bob.
Carrying on from below, the Liverpool Docks and Harbour Board offices (on the waterfront at Liverpool - where else?) have the above inscription around the inside of the dome.
The war memorial at Finsbury, London, has the inscription, These are they that went down to the sea in ships and did business in great oceans. They have seen the works of the Lord and His wonders upon the deep and have reached there desired haven.
The memorial especially commemorates the dead of the successful mission on 23rd April 1918 to seal up Zeebrugge harbour by scuttling three concrete filled ships in the harbour mouth to stop its use by submarines. Rick's grand uncle, Albert Wilson died during the Zeebrugge mission, not knowing his new wife, Maude, was pregnant with their son, my Uncle Bob.
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