Among the many hieroglyphics that can be found on vessels sailing the ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, there’s none more important than the Plimsoll line. Known also as the International Load ...
A book about Victorian campaigner Samuel Plimsoll has been updated with a new introduction to mark 200 years since his birth. Mr Plimsoll was born in Redcliffe, Bristol, in 1824, and saved the lives ...