tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post6779062439831318110..comments2024-03-27T09:30:02.429-07:00Comments on Carvings with Stories: a blog about woodcarving: Brading, a historic town in the Isle of Wight. Carvings done with power tools. Punishment, torture and the secret of hewing timbers.Alistairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16375556738066106681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post-81469252985304334092016-11-13T16:14:07.297-08:002016-11-13T16:14:07.297-08:00Thanks for the additional information and the link...Thanks for the additional information and the link. It's interesting to see the other figure, which looks much more like it was made for a pub than a ship, with his tankard and barrel. A very different looking character to that currently adorning the building!Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375556738066106681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525461965645261532.post-91667678574932112762016-11-13T07:31:04.413-08:002016-11-13T07:31:04.413-08:00FYI the ships figure head is a recent(ish) additio...FYI the ships figure head is a recent(ish) addition. When I lived in Brading as a child through the mid/late 70's and 80's early 90's the figure head was in fact a man, possibly depicting a King (I forget who).<br />There's a photo here http://www.francisfrith.com/brading/brading-high-street-c1969_b175038 back in 1969 before I was born showing clearly a different figure.<br />You'd have to ask the owners of the Wax Museum the story.Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169811693234965367noreply@blogger.com