Maiden voyage menus to be recreated by top Cheshire hotel after champagne �launch�

Original menus from the maiden voyage of the iconic ocean liner, the RMS Queen Mary 1 are to be faithfully recreated during a weekend of maritime nostalgia at a top Cheshire hotel.

And for one at least one lucky diner there could also be the chance of using the liner�s original cutlery being sent over on loan from the Queen Mary Archive in New York.

Cheshire�s exclusive Nunsmere Hall Hotel has �launched� plans for a commemorative weekend in September that will offer guests a taste of the life and luxury aboard the much-loved Queen

Nunsmere Hall, which nestles on a stunning island location in historic Delamere Forest, was formerly the home of shipping magnate Sir Aubrey Brocklebank and it was there where he drew up the first design for the magnificent Atlantic liner.

Now to commemorate the 75th anniversary of her launch, the hotel is hosting a weekend of Edwardian splendour that will celebrate its famous maritime connections Guests will be able to sail back in time as Nunsmere�s �galley brigade� led by Head Chef Craig Malone serve a selection of the original maiden-voyage menus � from first-class dining to steerage!

Hotel Manager Mark Huntley is also planning an appropriate �surprise� champagne launch and one of the country�s leading maritime experts will give a presentation on the liner accompanied by rare photographs...

Those staying for the full weekend nautical package will also have the opportunity of a full-day visit to Liverpool�s historic waterfront �For anyone with an interest in maritime history it promises to be a fascinating and memorable visit.� said the hotel�s General Manager, Mark Huntley

�We have had a great deal of help and assistance from the Queen Mary Archive in America in gathering information and memorabilia, some of which we plan to display. We are also very keen to hear from anyone who would be prepared to loan us any memorabilia for the weekend or who knows of anyone who was among the crew or on the passenger list for the maiden voyage. Overall, it has all the makings of a very exciting and novel occasion.�

Sir Aubrey, who sadly did not live to witness the launch in 1934, was chairman of the famous Brocklebank shipping line whose lineage dates back to the 1700s.

During the First World War the Brocklebank Line played a vital role in maintaining the nation�s food supplies. Soon after the hostilities ended the line was merged with Cunard - when Sir Aubrey began designing the liner in what is now the hotel�s main dining room.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Mark Huntley or Ann Walker, Nunsmere Hall Hotel, Oakmere, Nr. Chester, CW8 2ES Tel 01606 889100 Email: mark@nunsmere.co.uk or ann@nunsmere.co.uk

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