18/08/2016
So we are away at the moment in Belfast leaving the caravan in trusted hands. Yesterday we visited the incredible Titanic exhibition and the SS Nomadic, the last remaining ship of the White Star Line. But did you know Barmouth has its own connection to the Titanic? Harold Godfrey Lowe was the fifth officer and settled in Barmouth, building Penrallt House overlooking Barmouth Bridge and harbour. His incredible story can be read in full here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Lowe
Harold Lowe was born in Eglwys Rhos, Conwy, Wales on 21 November 1882, the fourth of eight children, born to George and Harriet Lowe. His father had ambitions for him to be apprenticed to a successful Liverpool businessman, but Harold Lowe was determined to go to sea. At 14, he ran away from his hom...
