On May 18, 1912, the town of Colne, Lancashire, fell silent. Shops closed, and s…
On May 18, 1912, the town of Colne, Lancashire, fell silent. Shops closed, and streets filled. Nearly 40,000 people lined the roads—not for royalty, nor war heroes—but for a man with a violin. Wallace Hartley wasn’t just the bandmaster on the Titanic. He was its final heartbeat. As the great ship groaned and tilted in […]








