A Famous Coracle

It never stopped raining today. Fortunately we knew in advance so we booked to visit the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. Really enjoyed it, and I was delighted to see this coracle which was built by the Davies family of Shrewsbury. Using a coracle, the  late Fred Davies achieved fame as a rescuer of footballs from the River Severn, booted over the Riverside Stand at Shrewsbury Town’s former ground at Gay Meadow. The original boat used is now in the National Football Museum at Manchester. This boat was built by John Davies in 1989. It is these sort of historic things that make our game  interesting, not super leagues. Great day out.