New artefacts from Titanic to be displayed
February 19, 2024
Rare and “never seen before” items from the Titanic shipwreck have been put on display, including part of a deckchair and a foghorn.
It’s part of a special Titanic Exhibition in Bristol being held from February 10 - 25.
The show has been put together by White Star Heritage, connected to the
White Star Line who owned the Titanic.
Its job is to collect and preserve artefacts from the Titanic and other White Star Line ships.
The RMS Titanic sank in April 1912 DIWHU LW VWUXFN DQ LFHEHUJ RQ LWV ÀUVW voyage from Southampton to New York.
The iconic vessel sank within hours and now lies 3,800 m (12,500 ft) down in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 1,500 people died when the ship sank.
It remains one of the most famous shipwrecks in history that had its story WXUQHG LQWR DQ 2VFDU DZDUG ZLQQLQJ ÀOP
What special items will be on display?
The artefacts on display include sheet music that was played by the ship’s band as the vessel sank.
Director Tom Rudderham said that the sheet music belonged to Wallis Hartley, who was the band leader on board, whose briefcase and violin were both recovered.
He explained: “Interestingly enough the violin was sold at auction for £1 million, the sheet music was found inside his briefcase, sandwiched with a leather case.”
Other artefacts on display include a fragment of a deck chair that had been thrown overboard, collected by a rescue ship and later stored in a warehouse in Canada.
Although the chair was in one piece when LW ZDV ÀUVW IRXQG LW ZDV “blown to smithereens” in 1916 after two ships collided in a nearby harbour and exploded - and now only a small piece is left to view.
The exhibition also showcases a foghorn used during the rescues.