Grahame Farr

Grahame Edgar Farr (27 October 1912 – 22 November 1983) was a British maritime historian, specialising in the history of ships and shipping in the south-west of England from the eighteenth century onwards. He also wrote about the history of the lifeboat.

Farr was born, educated, lived and worked in Bristol; his interest in ships and shipping came from his father, and his upbringing in Bristol. Farr worked for a printing firm; his research and writing therefore had to be conducted in his spare time. Farr wrote many books on maritime history; the most notable being ''Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838''; ''Somerset Harbours, including the Port of Bristol''; and ''West Country passenger steamers''. He archives are held by the National Maritime Museum and the Friends of Purton. Provided by Wikipedia