Last week I spent an afternoon visiting my grandmother, who lives in the beautiful and historic part of London that is Greenwich. Whilst there we went to see the new permanent gallery, at the National Maritime Museum, celebrating all things Admiral Nelson.
I took a few photos, but most of the artefacts are displayed in glass cabinets making clear photo taking a bit difficult!
Nelson's writing slope
Nelson's uniform - the coat he was wearing when he was shot at Trafalgar (you can see the bullet hole on his left shoulder).
Nelson's knife/fork - designed for him after he lost his right arm.
A few examples of officers uniforms:
A needle case c. 1805 - made and owned by one of the sailors or officers on board HMS Victory
It still contains original needles and pins!!
A close up of a painting in the gallery. I loved the pink gown so of course only took a photo of it and not the rest of the painting! :) And I failed to take down any details about the painting!!
There were so many more fascinating artefacts to see but I ran out of time to take photos of them all. I would definitely recommend a visit if you find yourself anywhere near Greenwich.
