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Seas Cliffs Land's End Hotel

Sheer Cliffs sea First and Last House in England

Here Wesley composed this verse. "Lo on a narrow neck of land twixt two unbounded seas I stand secure insensible at moments time a moments space will send me to that heavenly place, or shut me up in Hell"

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The Abertay was a 599-ton steel screw, schooner rigged steamer. Owned by Bois et Chabois of Lorient and bound for Barry with a cargo of pit wood. Launched in 1888 by W. Simon & Company of Renfrew.

She had sailed from France thirty-six hours…