In 1904, Lieutenant Armitage gave a lecture at Burnley Mechanics Institute about his experiences on Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition to Antarctica 1901-1904. More than 120 years later, Julian Evans returns to the Mechanics’ lecture tradition with a fascinating exploration of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and its legacy today.
The lecture will feature a special Magic Lantern Show, using an electric lantern similar to the one used by Lt Armitage in 1904, alongside original glass slides by Herbert Ponting, photographer on the later Terra Nova Expedition of 1910–1913.
Julian will explore the story of the Discovery Expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition and his own family connection to it — his grandfather was in command of the Terra Nova expedition following Captain Scott’s death. He will also share photographs and video from his own journey to Cape Evans, Antarctica, in 2013, undertaken to commemorate the centenary of the expedition.
The lecture will also consider Antarctica today, including its changing environment and the impact of global warming.
Part of Heritage Open Days at Burnley Mechanics.
