Figures on the bronze memorial to the Eyemouth fishing disaster
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Figures on the bronze memorial to the Eyemouth fishing disaster
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 1 Sep 2008
A close up of the figures on the bronze memorial Image] depicting the women and children left by the fishing disaster of 1881 when 129 men from Eyemouth lost their lives in a great storm. The figures are quite small but this does not detract from the impact of the memorial.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.872642
Longitude
-2.092185