paul guthrie Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Who will be the 1st to tell us what his tombstone says & where he's buried? You have to know, no looking it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDick Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Without looking it up? Does it read: 'Hello Sailor! Kiss me, Hardy....mmm, nice!' Beatty: I live near a Beatty Drive, just off a Jellicoe Avenue. Is it cryptic? He surely can't still be alive! Does he live near me? Lo, the Sensible Answer: Buried at sea, hence no inscription on a gravestone. That's my wild guess. Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 4 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2004 No, he's got a grave & tombstone according to what I read yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 St. Paul's Cathedral. I don't remember what the inscription says as it is a long time since I've been in to the building. I don't like paying to enter churches or cathedrals in London when I'm already paying so much to live in London.(Council Tax, congestion charge, resident's parking etc. etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 4 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2004 St. Paul's Cathedral. I don't remember what the inscription says as it is a long time since I've been in to the building. I don't like paying to enter churches or cathedrals in London when I'm already paying so much to live in London.(Council Tax, congestion charge, resident's parking etc. etc.) Correctomundo! I said don't look it up but how about a pal nearby walking over & getting the answer? Personally I think the inscription arrogant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biplane pilot Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Just a guess: "Something seems to be wrong with me today...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Just a guess: "Something seems to be wrong with me today...." " B****r!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 Paul It will be cheaper if you tell us what the inscription says rather than one of the Pals having to pay to go into St. Paul's Cathedral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 4 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2004 What do they charge? Have only been once. I was going to leave this open til tomorrow but will put answer on today if you want. Of course that assumes I live til tomorrow and as my secretary reminds me we are at the stage that we should always eat dessert first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 What do they charge? About 6 or 7 pounds ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 4 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2004 I realize Britain is largely a post Christian nation but what do they do on the off chance someone wants to pray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 I realize Britain is largely a post Christian nation but what do they do on the off chance someone wants to pray? That is the problem. Unless you attend the formal services you can not just drop in and have a quiet pray. Some people, as you know, prefer to pray alone rather than chant in unison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 4 May , 2004 Share Posted 4 May , 2004 What do they charge? About 6 or 7 pounds ! And Jesus threw the Moneylenders out of the Temples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 5 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 5 May , 2004 BEATTY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 BEATTY Not "OoooooooH Beatty!"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Maier Posted 5 May , 2004 Share Posted 5 May , 2004 No, he's got a grave & tombstone according to what I read yesterday. You mean you looked it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 5 May , 2004 Author Share Posted 5 May , 2004 No, he's got a grave & tombstone according to what I read yesterday. You mean you looked it up? Now that would be cheating! I read this in The Grand Scuttle. I doubt 20% of the people who see the headstone know who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Moretti Posted 20 May , 2004 Share Posted 20 May , 2004 Had that brave, mortally wounded Royal Marine not ordered Lion's Q magazine flooded, Beatty's epitaph might well have been the famous: "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 21 May , 2004 Share Posted 21 May , 2004 Smug Des - I thought EVERYONE knew that? Seriously. I thought it was THE egotistical inscription of all time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCeeCee Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 Who will be the 1st to tell us what his tombstone says & where he's buried? You have to know, no looking it up! Well?... what is it? You can't ask the question and not supply the answer.. that's cruel! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clay Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 I believe post #14 gives the answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Curragh Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 Personally I think the inscription arrogant. Might well be arrogant but isn't the use of a single name the standard format for the aristocracy when signing letters etc. ...?? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clay Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 If that is all the tombstone inscription says, then yes, it's arrogant to assume that posterity will know who the hell BEATTY is or was, regardless of how the aristocracy sign their monnikers. IMO, of course Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonharley Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 If that is all the tombstone inscription says, then yes, it's arrogant to assume that posterity will know who the hell BEATTY is or was, regardless of how the aristocracy sign their monnikers. IMO, of course Jim He of course lies next to Jellicoe. Hopefully people will be able to put two and two together. Perhaps Beatty knew that one day his actions concerning the Record of the Battle of Jutland would come out and wanted to be as anonymous as possible Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 I doubt 20% of the people who see the headstone know who he is. Sir William Beatty, surgeon, HMS Victory, who tended Nelson at Trafalgar ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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