TALL SHIPS & TALL TALES
A Titanic tail a photographer set sail
Smugglers jump aboard before the ship docks
Mary Anning hunting for fossils hidden among the rocks
Sailing for France loaded with wool
Ships returning laden with wine
King Edward 1 a charter passed down
Lyme Regis became the largest port town
I have many more stories I’m sure I can tell,
before we can ring the old ships bell
Fri, Sat, Sun & Monday
3 times a day — 12, 2 and 4
for an hour and a bit I’ll take ye on tour
it’s an easy stroll, there’s no doubt about that
it’s less than a mile and it’s all on the flat
For £10 a head I’ll tell you Tall tales
and all before the old ship sails.
It’s easy to book a tour online
or arrive at the Anchor to book a time
or just give us call that will be fine
Ph. 07539993024
MICHAEL
Michael comes from Cobh (Cove), Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. Cork harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world and serves as a key trading ports on the South Coast - as was Lyme Regis from the 1250s onward.
Michael was interested in shipping and history from an early age - looking out his front window overlooking the mouth of the harbour - romanticizing of old ships, pirate stories and fisherman's tales he'd spend hours listening to in The Anchor Bar, the pub and house he grew up in.
Michael worked in Cobh museum where he broadened his historical view of the world, with research and reading becoming part of his everyday life. Michael was credited with the idea of a booklet titled Great Island Touring (1993).