Newly Available eBook Version of ‘Tarn to Titanic’ Biography of Joseph Bell
The success of the fund raising paperback biography of Joseph Bell titled ‘Tarn to Titanic: Life & Times of Joseph Bell Chief Engineer’ in Autumn 2013, has persuaded us to make the biography accessible now as a PDF [Portable Document Format] from this website for, in particular, English speaking individuals from around the world who regularly visit this site and would otherwise have no access to the title. In receiving the biography with a donation to the ‘Joseph Bell Memorial Appeal,’ it will be helping with the conservation of his only memorial situated in Farlam, his birthplace, in Cumbria.
Front Page
The book contains 74 pages on the life of Joseph Bell, the contents includes:
- Forward
- Introduction
- Farlam’s History
- Bell Ancestry
- Life on the Farm
- Coal and Steam
- School Days
- Bell to Bridge
- Continuity with White Star
- Tributes and Memorials
With approximately 95 photographs and illustrations (mostly in colour), a Bell family tree and copies of original telegrams and historical materials from his life, this is well worth a read. The proceeds are being spent to restore the memorial to Joseph Bell, more details below. To receive a copy of the eBook in PDF format, please provide a minimum donation of £5 (GBP) via www.PayPal.com to billh@garden84.net and we will provide a download link by return. You can see how the proceeds are being spent by watching this ITV News coverage of the stone mason restoring Joseph’s Memorial.
Proceeds of the Sale
The book is also available as an A7 full colour printed version by mail order:
- In the UK a donation of £12.00 including postage & packing
- Other countries a donation of £10 plus postage & packing but please make contact first (by emailing bandjhodgson@gmail.com) so we can quote you the appropriate P&P costs
Joseph Bell, Chief Engineer on the R.M.S. Titanic 
March 29, 2014 at 11:02 am |
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