Barmouth uncovered:
My favourite discovery of the week in my ongoing 'For Mountain, Sand & Sea' research has to be an image I found on a Russian web site.
Harold Godfrey Lowe, 5th Captain of The Titanic; who grew up in Barmouth (the one portrayed by Ioan Griffith at the end of James Cameron’s
film version) utilizing the gymnasium on board the doomed ship.
If you are perplexed at what kind of activity the suited man in the background is engaged in?
I can reveal;
The Gymnasium of the Titanic was well equipped. A range of tools was developed to keep the on board guests in shape: early versions of Spinning Bikes, Chest Press and Cross Trainers. The Electric Horses in the back could be the predecessors of the Power Plate…
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