The 1805 Dispatches #25.05 October 2025 8 of 8 The Newsletter for Anyone Interested in The 1805Club PURPOSE. The purpose of this newsletter is to support and advance the Club’s objectives. The newsletter provides anyone who is interested with brief items of news about the club and its activities, in the hope that the it can help the club attract wider interest in naval history and new members. Much of the content will be a précis of articles that will appear in The Kedge Anchor, the six-monthly Club magazine. POLICY. The editor has full editorial responsibility for the newsletter. Views expressed in the newsletter are those of individual authors, unless claimed by the editor. Articles which appear do not express the of�icial position of The 1805 Club on any subject unless speci�ically noted as such. Content of contributions to the newsletter may be edited for grammar, space allocation, or to better serve the purpose of the newsletter. Contributors wishing to be alerted to editorial decisions should notify the editor at the time that their contribution is submitted. Otherwise the submission will be published within the scope of the editorial policy. ISSUE AND COPY DATES The proposed issue dates for The 1805 Dispatches are: February, April, June, August, October and December. Anyone wishing to contribute an article or news item to the editor for inclusion in the newsletter should do so by the beginning of the month preceding the issue in which it is to be inserted. Any articles that are not timespeci�ic can be submitted at any time, with a note advising him of that fact. All copy is welcome, but not all copy may be used! THE 1805 CLUB Founded in 1990, the Club: ·Promotes research into and education about the Royal Navy, merchant maritime service and other state navies of the same era; and ·Promotes and engages in the preservation of monuments and memorials relating to the Royal Navy and seafaring people of the later sailingnavy era; and ·Organises relevant cultural, historical and social events. The Club is charity No. 1201272, registered in England and Wales. Individuals desiring further information may contact: Stephen Howarth, Hon. Club Secretary, The 1805 Club Shelton, Notts, UK Email: secretary@1805club.org For a membership application form please contact: Dr Sue Carr, Hon. Membership Secretary, The 1805 Club London, UK Email: membership.secretary@1805club.org Or: Harold E (Pete) Stark, Hon US Secretary, The 1805 Club Annapolis, MD, USA Email: the.americas.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 410-269-9760 (mobile) Or: Mark Billings, Hon Canadian Secretary, The 1805 Club Montreal, Quebec, Canada Email: canadian.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 1-514-296-1641 Peter Turner, Editor of The Kedge Anchor Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK Email: ka.editor@1805club.org Telephone: +(44) 7903 251008 Eyke, Suffolk, UK Symposium, possum, ptosis, mopsy, mopus, moups, mumps, myops, opium, pious, pommy, pussy, soupy, spumy, sysop, yomps, yumps, mops, mopy, moup, opus, pioy, pium, pius, poss, posy, pumy, puss, simp, sips, sops, soup, spim, sump, sups, upsy, yips, yomp, yump. Cut very little ice – A sailing ship can not make much progress in pack ice, so the expression has come to refer to something that has made little impression on the listener. NAVAL TERMS THAT HAVE ‘COME ASHORE’ SHIP’S WORD WHEEL ANSWERS In the coastal town of Looe in Cornwall, the Jolly Sailor Inn offers more than a hearty welcome – it holds pieces of British naval history within its walls. Built in 1516, this ancient pub has beams that once formed part of a vessel from the Napoleonic Wars and the Spanish Armada. These timbers, salvaged from wrecks along the Cornish coast, make the Jolly Sailor a rare testament to Britain's maritime past. After facing brutal resistance and a lack of decisive victories, many Spanish ships were forced to retreat around the British Isles, battered by storms and losing their way. Some ships were lost off the English coast, with their remains later scattered along the shores of Cornwall, Devon and beyond. "The Jolly Sailor, being the oldest pub in Looe, was built originally in 1516. When all this additional material came available on the coast of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, it was snapped up" Beyond the Armada relics, the Jolly Sailor boasts another significant beam, this one originating from HMS Indefatigable. "This beam here came from HMS Indefatigable," pub manager Stokie Knowles explained. "The Indefatigable was designed by Sir Thomas Slade, the same gentleman that designed HMS Victory." Decommissioned and broken up in 1816, Indy’s timbers were incorporated into the pub, reinforcing the Armada-era structure already in place. CORNISH PUB WITH TIMBERS FROM SPANISH ARMADA & NAPOLEONIC ERA WARSHIPS
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