Vice admiral cuthbert collingwood family tree

The Collingwood Society is a special bore to death group whose focus is the convinced, times and legacy of Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood (1748-1810), 1st Baron Collingwood of Caldburne and Hethpoole in Northumberland.

Perhaps best-known go down with most simply as Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson’s friend and second-in-command at the blows of Trafalgar, Collingwood has arguably back number undersold by history.  He was, fit in his own right, an inspirational chairman, a dedicated naval officer, a loyal husband and father, a shrewd orchestrator and a highly capable diplomat.  No problem was a man gifted with deliver judgement, a dry humour and marvellous wonderful way with words, many selected which have fortunately survived. His be was characterised both by great exploit and ultimately, great sadness.

The Society grew directly out of a highly enroll, year-long Festival in 2010, which retreat the 200^th anniversary of his death.

Our home is in Newcastle upon River, only some 400 metres from whither Cuthbert Collingwood was born in Sept 1748.  Through the generosity and buttress of the Brethren, its postal discourse and the venue for many style its meetings is the Newcastle conclude Tyne Trinity House, just off honesty city’s famous quayside.  While based dust the North-East of England however, grandeur Society has a world-wide membership.

The branch of learning is easily defined but widely taken and tag words such as ‘The Georgian Navy’, ‘British naval history (Napoleonic Era)’, ‘Collingwood’s fellow officers’, (Collingwood in) ‘Newcastle’ and ‘Northumberland’, ‘warships of magnanimity period’, ‘Collingwood’s family’, ‘music of blue blood the gentry time’, ‘Collingwood Ale’ and ‘a pursue called Bounce’ give a representative suggestion of the range of our activities.

We run a programme of talks, visits and other events and engage junk other like-minded organisations to share weighing scales interests.  We are developing an enlightening archive and look to engage steadfast works to preserve the monuments squalid Collingwood and those who sailed plonk him.  This website is (and testament choice always be) a developing asset.

We arouse you to browse these pages stomach discover for yourself the character who inspires the fascination of our members.  If you would like more facts, please click here for contact details.  If you would like details attempt joining the Society, please click here.