THE DRUM OF HISTORY
Lady Seaton, wife of the baron of the name, heiress and head of the descendants of Sir Francis Drake, possesses the famous Drake’s drum of Sir Henry Newbolt's poem, “Take my drum to England, hang it by the shore,” the ghostly echo of which is said to have been heard aboard the battle-cruiser Drake at Jutland. The drum is much coveted by the City of Plymouth, the municipality having long wished in vain to secure it. The town still possesses the door leading to the mayoralty house, a portal through which Sir Francis Drake passed daily. Lady Seaton has hung the drum in her home, the abbey of Buckland Monachorum. The original owner of the abbey was Sir Bichard Grenville, of naval fame, from whom it was purchased by Drake. Other relics of Sir Francis are kept by Lady Seaton at the abbey, including his sword of State and his will, written aboard the Golden Hind before his death and burial at sea in Nombre de Dios Bay.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 209, 4 September 1934, Page 2
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172THE DRUM OF HISTORY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 209, 4 September 1934, Page 2
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