London:
Grainy images of the Titanic, the now-iconic ship, that had a mahogany-panelled smoking room, a swimming pool and a squash court. But, not enough lifeboats for its 2,200 passengers and the crew.
On April 15 1912, the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg and more than fifteen hundred lives were lost.
Now, 98 years later, more than 300 artefacts revealing personal stories of those on-board the doomed voyage, are being exhibited in London.
The exhibition includes, china crystal decanters and wine bottles plus articles of clothing which were dragged to the seabed when the Titanic plunged beneath the waves.
"The postcards and the paper and the textiles, the really delicate objects that you're looking at in the exhibition, all survived being on the bottom of the exhibition, by being encased in something made of leather," said Cheryl Mure the Vice President of Education for RMS Titanic Inc.
There are also tales of those who perished at the sea.
"Edgar Andrew was travelling from Argentina to America and he carried with him a lot of interesting objects in his personal collection, we found a lot of his personal clothing, and we did find a lot of his personal papers," added Cheryl.
"We have perfume samples that were being carried by Adolphe Saalfeld, a perfume manufacturer, who lived in Manchester, England, travelling to New York to sell his wares," said Cheryl Mure.
David Haisman's mother Edith Brown was just fifteen when the ship sank.
"She told us many times always ending with 'I can never forget those screams and cries coming across that water that night I buried my face into my mother's chest. I couldn't stand it'," said David
Conservationists have worked hard to preserve these artefacts, aware of their historic importance.
"The world wants to see. And I think that these exhibitions portray a very clear picture as to how things were and what happened. And the people are very keen to see these. And we hope that these artefacts are protected forever," said Howard Nelson, the founder of Titanic Heritage Trust.
On April 15 1912, the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg and more than fifteen hundred lives were lost.
Now, 98 years later, more than 300 artefacts revealing personal stories of those on-board the doomed voyage, are being exhibited in London.
The exhibition includes, china crystal decanters and wine bottles plus articles of clothing which were dragged to the seabed when the Titanic plunged beneath the waves.
"The postcards and the paper and the textiles, the really delicate objects that you're looking at in the exhibition, all survived being on the bottom of the exhibition, by being encased in something made of leather," said Cheryl Mure the Vice President of Education for RMS Titanic Inc.
There are also tales of those who perished at the sea.
"Edgar Andrew was travelling from Argentina to America and he carried with him a lot of interesting objects in his personal collection, we found a lot of his personal clothing, and we did find a lot of his personal papers," added Cheryl.
"We have perfume samples that were being carried by Adolphe Saalfeld, a perfume manufacturer, who lived in Manchester, England, travelling to New York to sell his wares," said Cheryl Mure.
David Haisman's mother Edith Brown was just fifteen when the ship sank.
"She told us many times always ending with 'I can never forget those screams and cries coming across that water that night I buried my face into my mother's chest. I couldn't stand it'," said David
Conservationists have worked hard to preserve these artefacts, aware of their historic importance.
"The world wants to see. And I think that these exhibitions portray a very clear picture as to how things were and what happened. And the people are very keen to see these. And we hope that these artefacts are protected forever," said Howard Nelson, the founder of Titanic Heritage Trust.
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