William Schaw Lindsay, Victorian Entrepreneur

Bill Lindsay will give us a talk on William Schaw Lindsay, covering these topics:

Adventures on an Ocean-sailing vessel in the 1830s
The shift from sailing ships to ocean steamships
Corruption in Politics in the 1850s
Anecdotes of many famous Victorians including Queen Victoria, Brunel, Dickens, Nightingale, Lincoln, Disraeli, etc.
Transport ships during the Crimean War
Emigration to Australia and Canada
Building the Confederate Navy in the American Civil War

Where possible Bill will identify any Isle of Wight connections

Doors open at 1.30 pm; Speaker at 2.00 pm

Teas and coffees, and biscuits will be provided