Brothers Parting Stone
Just below the outflow into Grisedale Beck is the Brothers Parting Stone.
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Brothers Parting Stone Details
The stone is a memorial to John Wordsworth; William's brother. It marks the spot where, on September 29th 1800, William and John bade farewell to each other for what turned out to be the last time. John was a Commander of the East Indiaman "Earl of Abergavenny", a ship that sank of Portland on 5th February 1805; claiming the lives of almost 300 people. The shipwreck was so serious that it resulted in the launch of the first life boat in Weymouth in 1805. The wreck was also one of the earliest salvage attempts with a diving bell, by a Mr Braithwaite who employed the bell and gunpowder to uncover and collect the treasures. John Wordsworth's sword can be seen at Rydal Mount. Canon Rawnsley, arranged for William's poem to be carved into the rock in the 1882 with this inscription: _Here did we stop; and here looked round While each into himself descends, For that last thought of parting Friends That is not to be found. Brother and friend, if verse of mine Have power to make thy virtues known, Here let a monumental Stone Stand'sacred as a Shrine._ Grid Reference: NY 35190 12345
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