CAPTAIN FRANK, COMMANDER OF THE KATERIA

Monthly Archives: March 2009

Willesley Hall

Friday 20th March 2009
Willsley Hall

The Abney family’s ownership of the Manor of Willesley lasted from 1424 until the death of Thomas Abney in 1791 when it transferred to the Abney-Hastings for whom the Coat of Arms was created in 1806. Many family members are buried in the adjacent Church of St. Thomas, or the Church of St. Mary de…

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Karteria

Friday 20th March 2009
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An extract of letter in London Times from Napoli di Romania (Nauplio) – August 16 1827. serverence (Karteria) steam-vessel is also now at Poros. “The Perserverence (Karteria) is also now at Poros.Her machines are entirely useless. Two engineers belonging to her have come to endeavour to construct new ones. Captain Hastings, they say, was wounded…

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messalongi-1

Thursday 12th March 2009
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ashby-castle

Thursday 12th March 2009
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Maurice, and his great friend and supporter, Peter Pritchard, went to the Destinations travel show at the NEC sponsored by the Sunday Times. The object was to meet up with the new Press and PR Officer of the Greek National Tourist Office (GNTO), Miss Iliana Voidanidi. She proved to be charming and helpful, although any…

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Lecture at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum

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Maurice was invited to present his illustrated talk on Captain Frank to
invited guests at the Ferrers Community Centre at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum.
Due no doubt to the fact that Frank Abney-Hastings was born only 2 miles
from Ashby, and that virtually nobody knows anything about him

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Lecture at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum

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