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Barmouth is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales; it lies on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach and Cardigan Bay. Located in the historic county of Merionethshire, the
Barmouth on the Mawddach estuary
Barmouth, with Cadair Idris in the background, 1865
The town in the 1890s
View of Barmouth from the hills, 1965
Harold Lowe
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Commander Harold Godfrey Lowe was a British merchant mariner and naval officer who served as the fifth officer aboard the RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage, and the most junior of the fou
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…Herbert Tudor Buckland (1869–1951), architect, known for his seminal Arts and Crafts movement houses. Commander Harold Lowe (1882–1944), fifth officer of the RMS Titanic, lived most of his early life here. John Rippiner Heath (1887–1950), physician and composer…
Studio photo of Lowe, c. 1911, after joining the White Star Line
Penrallt House, Barmouth (far right), c. 1900s, when the Lowe family lived there.
Lowe (far left) on the tender America in Queenstown, 11 April 1912. Standing next to him, partial obscured by a passenger, is likely Third Officer Herbert Pitman, Lowe's watchmate on Titanic.
The four surviving officers of RMS Titanic. Standing, from left to right: Lowe, Charles Lightoller, and Joseph Boxhall. Sitting: Herbert Pitman.