Matthew Webb
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Captain Matthew Webb was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. Webb increased the popularity of swimming i
Webb in The Illustrated London News, 1883
HMS Conway training ship at Rock Ferry
Portrait of Paul Boyton in his survival suit, on the front of a cigarette packet
Admiralty Pier, Dover, pictured between 1890 and 1900
Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York was founded in 1852 after land was donated by Lavinia Porter. It covers over 18 acres and over 19,000 are buried there. The cemetery was listed on the Natio
Matthew Webb
…Webb's body was found. The autopsy revealed that he had died from paralysis caused by water pressure, leading to respiratory failure. Webb was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Many of Webb's friends organized an ornamental swimming event at Lambeth Baths in his honour. The Land and Water criticized the risks Webb had taken…
Oakwood Cemetery in Winter
Photo of the mausoleum in Oakwood cemetery
Annie Edson Taylor's grave