This is one of my favourite shots I have taken, more than 10 years ago on a trusty Canon SureShot. A bit of history for those interested on the wreck on Rhossili Beach, Gower. The gales around the Gower coast on the morning of 1st November 1887 caused two ships, heavily laden with timber, to be stranded off Mumbles Head. Unable to navigate the stormy seas to dock at Swansea Harbour, the struggling ships found themselves being blown down the Bristol Channel by the increasingly strong south-easterly winds. One ship luckily managed to reach the shelter of Lundy Island, but the oak-constructed barque of the Helvetia, struck the dangerous sandbank of Helwick Sands. With the next turbulent swell, the ship gained freedom from the shallow waters but was swept precariously around Worms Head into the shallow waters of Rhossili Bay. The 500 tons of wood on board found its way to build many of the houses on this stretch of Gower.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:57:14 +0000
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