Originally Posted by
Neil Miller
My wife and I used to visit the Victory whenever we visited with a friend in Southampton, many years ago now. I remember the first time on board, and seeing the brass memorial plaque on the deck. It was set into the timber.
There was a guy who was meant to give tours, but we were the only people that day so he just let us wander about. He saw us looking at the plaque and came over. I couldn't resist pointing at it, hoping he would say the right words - ie, read out the words inscribed on it. He obliged me by intoning in a sombre voice "Here Nelson Fell."
When I told him I wasn't surprised, I had just tripped on it too he just looked at me. The wife was no help and I wilted a bit under the combined, withering stares. No sense of humour, some people.
Regards,
Neil