Comments on: Capt Scott’s Antarctic Legacy in Cardiff

By: Alastair

Alastair — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:35:33 +0000

Good question. I didn’t notice a list in the display. All it says on the Music Programme and the Toast List is that the dinner was: “Given by members of the commercial community of Cardiff”. So I’d be surprised if your relatives weren’t involved!

Sorry I can’t help beyond that. The hotel’s curator might know if there are any more documents in ‘storage’ elsewhere. Or you may find the answer coming from the other direction; in your family papers…?

By: k Rowlandson

k Rowlandson — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:46:37 +0000

Is there anywhere a list of the businessmen who contributed to the dinner and the expedition. My grandfather was Charles Stuart Christie, my great Grandfather was Stephen Medhurst and my family is connected to the Duncans, all who were shipowners or business men in Cardiff in 1910 and I wondered whether any were involved.

By: Alastair

Alastair — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:00:31 +0000

Hi Liz, How interesting. I’m not sure I’m competent to make any judgement on it, but I’d like to see it. 🙂

Sorry, yes the email is a bit elusive. It’s cunningly disguised on the About page: alastair (with three a’s) at mechtraveller dot com.

I’m away on a busy trip this week, so i might not get back straight away

By: Liz COTTON

Liz COTTON — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:34:39 +0000

Dear Alistair, I am going through my deceased mom’s treasured possessions (born 1917) and have found a piece of memorabilia which might be of interest to you. Its a steel moulding with a penguin on the front and Scott on the back. Looks as though it might have been part of a ship. I can’t find your email anywhere, but if you let me have it, I could take a photograph and email it to you and you could assess it’s authenticity. I look forward to hearing from you.. By the way, my mom used to work for the Port of London Authority, so could possibly have some connections there. Liz Cotton, Cape Town, South Africa