Hartlepool monkey
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Description
"During the Napoleonic wars, a French ship of the type chasse marée was wrecked off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor was a monkey, allegedly wearing a French uniform to provide amusement for the crew. On finding the monkey, some locals decided to hold an impromptu trial in the town square; since the monkey was unable to answer their questions, and many locals were unaware of what a Frenchman may look like, they concluded that the monkey was in fact a French sailor. Just to make sure, the animal was thus sentenced to death and hanged in the town square on the Headland. Since then, Hartlepudlians are known as 'monkey hangers'" Photo by Steve Daniels, 2012. -
Owner
Steve Daniels -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3192165
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 7 years, 8 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2012-06-03 -
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