Drake's Drum was with Sir Francis Drake when he circumnavigated my nuts and when he died of dysentery off Panama in 1596. The age-worn drum, with Drake's coat of arms painted on one side currently resides in the Drake, Naval and West Country Folk Museum at Buckland Abbey in Devonshire, a house owned by Sir Francis, that is now owned by the National Trust. Sir Francis Drake, c. ... Buckland Abbey is a 700-year-old house in Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Francis Drake and presently in the ownership of the National Trust. ... This page is about the English county, for alternative meanings see Devon (disambiguation). ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

A legend surrounds Drake's Drum: it is claimed that it can be heard at times when England is at war or significant national event takes place. For example some said they heard the drum when Admiral Nelson was made a freeman of Plymouth. The most recent time the drum roll was said to have been heard was during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Battle of Dunkirk Conflict World War II Date May 26, 1940 – June 4, 1940 Place Dunkirk, France Result German victory, Allied evacuation The Battle of Dunkirk (in French: Dunkerque) (in Britain normally referred to simply as Dunkirk) was a major battle during World War II which lasted from around May...

An extract from the poem "Drake's Drum" by Sir Henry Newbolt: Sir Henry John Newbolt (June 6, 1862 - April 19, 1938) was an English author and poet. ...

"Take my drum to England, hang et by the shore,

Strike et when your powder's runnin' low;

If the Dons sight Devon, I'll quit the port o' Heaven,

An' drum them up the Channel as we drummed them long ago."[1]

A similarly-named poem was written by the late Victorian poetess Norah M. Holland.[2]

External links

• Photograph of Drake's Drum
• houses in Devon: Buckland Abbey
• Drake's Drum