Maritime and Naval Museums in Britain and Ireland
Compiled by Martin H. Evans and Janet West. © 2013.
Last edited: 18th May 2013
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Museums in alphabetical order.
This page lists about 290 museums and museum-ships in Britain and Ireland, in alphabetical order of their usual names. It is not a detailed guide to them, but primarily a means of locating them, contacting them and obtaining more detailed information from other sources.
Never make a special journey to any museum without first confirming
the opening times.
Abbreviations are explained at the bottom
of this page, and in the page of
Explanatory Notes.
The URL of this file is: http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/museums.htm
In February 2013, this website was simplified. It no longer has the the URLs-only page (which listed only museums and links). The list of non-museum classic vessels has also been discontinued.
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Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1224 337700; Lib & Edu: 337710, 337713.
Fax: +44 (0)1224 213066
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.aagm.co.uk/
http://www.aberdeenships.com/
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/arts/gm/art_maritime.asp
Opening days: Tue - Sat, 10:00 - 17:00; Sun 12:00 - 15:00. Closed Mondays.
Aberdeen's relationship with the sea: ship models, paintings etc. Aberdeen shipbuilding, fishing & whaling. North Sea oil & gas production. Aberdeen's port. Temporary special exhibitions. Shop & Cafe. Ongoing programme of refurbishment. ARC, Lib, Edu, GV.
15/01/13
Aldeburgh Museum
The Moot Hall, Market Cross Place, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5DS
Tel: +44 (0)1728 454666. Archives: 453659 or 452652. Tourism: 453637.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.aldeburghmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/aldeburgh-museum
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000172
Opening days: April - Oct: daily, 14:30-17:00 (12:00-17:00 in June-August).
Local history & archaeology. The lost port of Slaughden, lifeboat service, the seaside resort. Some ship models, items from Snape ship burial, maps of the coast, seashells & flora of the shore. Whalebone inn sign. Local archives incl photos BA. Edu & GV BA.
15/01/13
Alderney Society Museum
The Old School, High Street, St Anne's, Alderney,
Channel Islands GY9 3TG
Correspondence to: Wreck & research correspondence to: Mr Mensun Bound, St Peter's College, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DL.
Tel: +44 (0)1481 823222
Fax: +44 (0)1481 824979
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.alderneysociety.org/museum.php
http://www.alderneywreck.com/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000176
Opening days: Daily, Apr-Oct 10:00-12:00 and 14:30-16:30 Mon-Frid. Winter: BA.
Material recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck is diplayed, together with other items illustrating local maritime & military history, including the German occupation in WW2. Local history & archaeology. Temporary exhibitions. BA: ARC, DB, Lib, Edu, GV.
15/01/13
Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum
Ferry Road, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6NG
Tel: +44 (0)1502 723200, 722103.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
http://freespace.virgin.net/david.cragie/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: See website, but check by phone (dependent on volunteers).
Pulling & sailing lifeboat Alfred Corry (Southwold, 1893-1918) is being restored in a building once used by the Cromer lifeboat. A Norfolk & Suffolk Class boat, the Alfred Corry is a Core Collection Vessel on the National Register of Historic Vessels.
15/01/13
The American Museum in Britain
Claverton Manor, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA2 7BD
Tel: +44 (0)1225 460503; Edu & GV: 823019
Fax: +44 (0)1225 469160
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.americanmuseum.org/
http://www.cotswolds.info/places/bath/american-museum.shtml
http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=959
Opening days: Tues-Sun & BH, 12:00-17:00, Mar-Oct. See website for details.
Part of this huge collection of Americana covers Yankee whaling: scrimshaw, whaling implements & a replica of a Captain's cabin. River traffic, immigration, ship models, trade. Dallas Pratt collection of maps & charts. Special exhibions. ARC Lib Edu GV BA
15/01/13
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales Collections Centre
Heol Crochendy, Parc Nantgarw, South Wales CF15 7QT
Tel: +44 (0)29 2039 7951. 01792 638992 for Maritime & Transport.
Fax: +44 (0)29 2057 3561
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/199/
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/209/
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/rhagor/
Opening days: BA, Mon-Fri 09:30-16:00. See websites for contact details.
Reserve collection of artefacts, documents, paintings & images, in care of the National Museum Wales. Includes some Welsh maritime material, esp photos of ships & documents on shipping. Items from Bute Street museum. Reference Lib. Guided tours.
15/01/13
Anderton Boat Lift
Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6FW
Tel: +44 (0)1606 786777.
Fax: +44 (0)1606 872903
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@andertonboatlift.co.uk
http://www.andertonboatlift.co.uk/
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/industrial/anderton_lift.htm
Opening days: Varies during the season: see the web-site or telephone.
Restored to original working order, this example of Victorian engineering was built 1875 to transfer canal vessels between the River Weaver & the Trent-Mersey Canal, a 50 ft height difference. Displays & facilities in Visitor Centre. Boat trips. Edu, GV BA.
12/01/12
Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
Ladyloan, Arbroath, Angus DD11 1PU, Scotland
Correspondence to: Museum & Art Gallery, Meffan Institute, 20 West High Street, Forfar, Angus DD8 1BB. Tel: 01307 464123.
Tel: +44 (0)1241 435329
Fax: +44 (0)1241 439263
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: signal.tower@angus.gov.uk
http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/museums/signaltower/
http://www.bellrock.org.uk/
Opening days: Mon - Sat 10:00-17:00. Also Sun pm in July & Aug.
Museum is in Signal Tower, the 1813 shore station for the Bell Rock Lighthouse. Illustrates local fishing & lighthouse keepers lives & history of Stevenson's lighthouse. Optic, bell & signal book from lighthouse. Maritime memorabilia. BA: ARC Edu GV.
12/01/12
Arbuthnot Museum
St. Peter Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 1QD, Scotland
Correspondence to: Aberdeenshire Heritage Education & Recreation Service, Station Road, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 5EE
Tel: +44 (0)1779 477778 or (0)1771 622807
Fax: +44 (0)1771 622884
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: museums@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/museums/index.asp
http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/
Opening days: Mon, Tues, Thurs - Sat. Closed Weds, Sun & BH.
Models of fishing boats: mid-19C scaffies to 20C motor fishing vessels. Models of 19C trading vessels & whalers. Arctic animals, whaling & related artefacts. Important collection of Inuit art. Temporary exhibitions. ARC, incl large photo collection. GV
17/01/13
Arctic Corsair (H320)
Moored behind Streetlife Museum of Transport, High Street, Hull
HU1 1PS. Visitor Centre at Hull & East Riding Museum.
Correspondence to: Hull Museums Service, Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Hull HU1 3RA. Tel: 01482 300300.
Tel: +44 (0)1482 300300 or 613902; Edu & GV: 07774 611411
Fax: +44 (0)1482 613710 for Hull Museums Service.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am12402
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: Guided Tours Wed, Sat & Sun, BH; late Mar - Nov. Edu & GV BA.
Side-trawler, 764 gr. tons, built at Beverley 1960. Fished off Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland until 1987. Now fully restored to 1960s condition. Visitors are shown main deck, bridge, radio & engine rooms, messroom, galley, fishrooms. Last Hull 'sidewinder'
17/01/13
Arklow Maritime Museum
Bridgewater Centre, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)86 3843283, or 44607874 for Bridgewater Centre.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.arklowmaritimemuseum.com/index.html
http://visitwicklow.ie/attractions/arklow-maritime-museum/
http://www.familyfun.ie/arklow-maritime-museum/
Opening days: Tue-Sat 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00. GV BA on Sundays & Mondays.
Maritime history of Arklow illustrated by paintings (several by Ruben Chappell). Many ship models. Navigation, safety equipment, shipwrights' tools, fishing & sailors memorabilia. RNLI displays. Torpedoing of the Lusitania. Archs incl photos BA. Edu & GV BA.
17/01/13
Arlington Court
Arlington, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4LP
Tel: +44 (0)1271 850296
Fax: +44 (0)1271 851108
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: arlingtoncourt@nationaltrust.org.uk
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/arlington-court/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/ArlingtonCourt.htm
Opening days: Daily, late March - end October. See NT website for winter times.
Among the displays and furnishings of this mansion are ship models, including Napoleonic PoW work. There is a collection of sea shells. The house was a Victorian period home, set in large gardens and grounds, and now belongs to the National Trust.
17/01/13
Avondale House and Forest Park.
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)404 46111
Fax: +353 (0)404 46333
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.heritageisland.com/attractions/
http://visitwicklow.ie/attractions/avondale_house.htm
http://www.irishtourist.com/
Opening days: Daily 11:00-17:00, Easter - end Oct. Closed some Mons. GV BA.
The "American Room" in this Georgian (1777) house is devoted to Admiral Charles Stewart who manned the USS Constitution during the 1812 war. Model of the ship. House was birthplace of his grandson, Charles Stewart Parnell.
18/01/13
B
Barmouth RNLI Museum
RNLI Boathouse, The Promenade, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales LL42 1NF
Tel: +44 (0)1341 280573. 01342 280742 for lifeboat station.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.barmouthlifeboat.co.uk/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/RNLIMuseum.htm
http://www.barmouth-wales.co.uk/heritage.php
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-16:30, Easter Saturday - end Sept
Old photographs of the Barmouth Lifeboat and crews. Mersey-class lifeboat. Barmouth in the Victorian age. RNLI memorabilia. RNLI gift shop & lifeboat viewing gallery. Edu & GV BA.
21/01/13
Barmouth Sailors' Institute, and Ty Gwyn and Ty Crwn
Quayside, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales.
Correspondence to: Janet Griffiths, Craig Artro, Llanbedr, Powys LL42 1ET, Wales
Tel: +44 (0)1341 241333
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.barmouth-wales.co.uk/heritage.php
http://www.llwyndu-farmhouse.co.uk/Pages/barmouth2.html
Opening days: Daily, Apr-Oct; times vary or BA. Not Sundays in winter.
An interpretative display on the history of Barmouth and the Tudor house, with a strong maritime theme. Artefacts salvaged from the 'Bronze Bell' 1709 Genoese shipwreck, & other salvage including swivel guns, are on display in Ty Gwyn. Edu BA.
09/01/13
The Beacon
West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7LY
Tel: +44 (0)1946 592302 (Answer machine AH)
Fax: +44 (0)1946 598150
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: thebeacon@copelandbc.gov.uk
http://www.thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk/
http://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/the-beacon.htm
Opening days: Weds-Sat 11:00-16:00, Sundays 12:00-16:00, BH Mondays.
Whitehaven's social, industrial & maritime heritage. Displays include fishing, the maritime trade, & aspects of slavery. Ship models & marine paintings. ARC, DB & Lib, all BA. AV, GV, Edu.
21/01/13
'HMS' Belfast (NHF-CC)
Morgans Lane or Queens Walk, off Tooley Street, London SE1 2JH.
(South bank of River Thames, opposite the Tower of London)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7940 6300. Edu: 020 7940 6323/6336/6348.
Fax: +44 (0)20 7403 0719
Internet and e-mail links:
http://hmsbelfast.iwm.org.uk/
http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast
http://www.hmsbelfasttours.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily 10:00-18:00 (10:00-17:00 in winter), some exceptions.
WW2 cruiser, 11,500 ton, 12 x 6 inch guns. Launched 1938. Much of the original armament still in place. 9 decks open to view, from bridge to boiler & engine rooms, 4 gun turrets & magazines. Many explanatory videos & AV displays. CC. GV, MM/IMM. Edu BA
11/01/13
The Belfast Barge
1 Lanyon Quay, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT1 3LG
(on the River Lagan, near Belfast Waterfront Concert Hall)
Tel: +44 (0)28 9023 2555
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.belfastbarge.com/
http://www.gotobelfast.com/things-to-do/member/belfast-barge
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-16:00
The floating barge includes a Maritime Exhibition showing the heritage of trade & shipbuilding at Belfast. Archives of plans & photographs. Recorded voices of men & women recollecting the industrial past. ARC, Edu. Also a cafe & entertainment venue.
31/07/12
Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4SQ
Tel: +44 (0)121 557 9643; Edu GV: 0121 520 8054; Curator: 521 5609
Fax: +44 (0)121 557 4242
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@bclm.co.uk
http://www.bclm.co.uk
http://www.aboutbritain.com/BlackCountryLivingMuseum.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 in summer. Wed-Sun in winter - see website.
This 26 acre site includes a boat dock, canal boats, blacksmith & chainmaker, boat-builder's tools, photos & documents. Dudley Canal Tunnel nearby. Site displays all aspects of local work & life: mining, metalworking, engineering & leisure. Edu, GV, BA.
21/01/13
Blake Museum
Blake Street, (off Dampiet St), Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 3NB
Tel: +44 (0)1278 456127
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.bridgwatermuseum.org.uk/
http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5957
http://www.bridgwaterphotos.org.uk/
Opening days: Closed for refurbishment until April 2013.
Robert Blake, Cromwell's great 'General at Sea', was born here 1598. Marine paintings & photos, ship models. The history of the docks. Blake & the Battle of Santa Cruz. Sailing ship Irene. Displays show history & heritage of the Bridgewater region.
21/01/13
Blake's Lock Riverside Museum
Gas Works Road, Kenavon Drive, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3DH
Correspondence to: Reading Museum Service, Blagrave Street, Reading RG1 1QH.
Tel: +44 (0)118 939 9800
Fax: +44 (0)118 939 9881
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/visiting/?pg=2
http://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/collections/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000097
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-18:00 Apr - Sept; 10:00-15:00 Oct - March.
Reopened after refurbishment, displays in Turbine & Screen Houses illustrate Reading's relationship with rivers Thames & Kennet. Other displays incl temporary art shows. Run in association with adjacent restaurant-bar.
21/01/13
Bletchley Park
Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB [Bucks]
Tel: +44 (0)1908 640404 for all info & to book GV.
Fax: +44 (0)1908 272666
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/places/bletchley_park
http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily except Xmas. Groups of 20+ BA. Check web-site or phone.
Historic British WW2 codebreaking centre. Colossus & Bombe re- build projects. Enigma machines include German Naval M4. Japanese codes. RN & WRNS uniforms. Model warships. Radio communications. Vehicle collection. Lectures & events. (ARC, Edu & GV: BA)
21/01/13
Boston Guildhall Museum
South Street, Boston, Lincolnshire.
Tel: +44 (0)1205 365954
Fax: +44 (0)1205 356656
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.bostonguildhall.co.uk/
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/VenueDetails.aspx?venuecode=1865
http://www.culture24.org.uk/em000085
Opening days: Weds - Sats 10:30 - 15:30
The old Guildhall has associations with The Pilgrim Fathers. It has been extensively renovated and displays a range of local history & art. The maritime items once displayed in the Guildhall are now in storage.
21/01/13
Bridlington Harbour Heritage Museum
Harbour Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO15 3AN
Correspondence to: Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society, 3 Elma Villas, Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO16 4PA
Tel: +44 (0)1262 809598
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.aboutbridlington.co.uk/harbourmuseum.html
http://www.bridsailingcoble.org.uk/
http://www.wrecksite.eu/refView.aspx?1680
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-16:00, Easter - Oct. Edu BA.
Small museum has ship models, dioramas, photos & artefacts to illustrate Bridlington's fishing & maritime past. Works by local artists in gallery. Local historical reenactments for school groups etc. Restored coble: "Three Brothers" (1912) nearby.
21/01/13
Bridport Museum and Art Gallery
South Street, Bridport, Dorset.
Correspondence to: Bridport Museum Trust, The Coach House, Gundry Lane, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3RJ. Tel: 01308 458703
Tel: +44 (0) 1308 458703, 422116
Fax: +44 (0) 1308 458704
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.bridportmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.dorsetmuseums.co.uk/bridport_museum/index.html
Opening days: Museum: Mon-Sat, Apr-Oct. or BA. Museum Trust: Tues, Wed, Thurs.
Small museum of local history includes displays on important rope & net manufacture for ships & fishing. Local history research centre at The Coach House; ARC. Edu & GV BA.
21/01/13
Brightlingsea Museum
1 Duke Street, Brightlingsea, Essex CO7 0EA
Tel: +44 (0)1206 303286, 303384
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000201
http://www.museumsinessex.org/brightlingsea.html
http://www.brightlingsea-town.co.uk/history/museum.htm
Opening days: Easter - late Sept, Sat 10:00-16:00, Sun & Mon 14:00-17:00.
A small museum of local history. Displays on the Cinque Port Association, the local oyster industry & local ship building. Restoration of the Essex deep-sea smack "Pioneer", built 1864. Artefacts from the Colne Smack preservation Society. Edu, GV BA.
09/01/13
Brighton Fishing Museum
201 King's Road Arches, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1NB
Tel: +44 (0)1273 723064
Fax: +44 (0)1273 723064
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.brightonfishingmuseum.org.uk/museum.html
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/brighton-fishing-museum
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/brighton-fishing-museum-brighton
Opening days: Daily, usually 10:00-17:00 but may vary. Confirmation advisable.
Paintings, prints, photos & models show the Sussex fishing and pleasure-boat business. Fishing boats. DB of fishing families & historical records, ARC BA. AV, audio & films; Edu. GV
22/01/13
The Royal Yacht Britannia (NHF-CC)
Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6JJ, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)131 555 5566. 0131 555 8800 for group bookings.
Fax: +44 (0)131 555 8835
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/britannia/
http://www.mccrow.org.uk/Scotland/Edinburgh/RoyalYacht.htm
Opening days: Daily from 09:30 (10:00 winter). Prebooking advisable in summer.
Most of the former Royal Yacht (launched 1953, decomm. 1997) is now open to view, incl the Royal Apartments, bridge, engine room, Officers' & Yachtsmen's cabins. Audio tours. Visitor Centre has photos of historic events & other information. Edu & GV BA.
22/01/13
Britannia Royal Naval College
Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0HJ
Tel: +44 (0)1803 677013 (tours); 677787 (GV); 677233/677247 (Museum)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.devonmuseums.net
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am49292
http://www.ukattraction.com/west-country/dartmouth.html
Opening days: Escorted prebooked tours, May-Sept. Phone 01803 677013
Guided or group tours allow access to parts of this Edwardian RN College. Displays of historic memorabilia, Napoleonic bone ship models & works of art in the Entrance Lobby, Quarterdeck, Senior Gunroom, Chapel, Birley portrait gallery & Museum. ARC & Lib BA.
22/01/13
British Military Powerboat Team
was British Military Powerboat Trust, at Marchwood, Southampton.
BMPT has merged with Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust.
Tel: +44 (0)23 8066 3030
Fax: +44 (0)23 8066 3030
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: pathfinder@safemariner.co.uk
http://www.bmpt.org.uk/
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/news/news186.php
Opening days: See BMPT website or telephone.
The Trust had many historic powerboats at the Marchwood site from 1999-2005. Some (FMB43957, FMB5004, HSL102, MGB81, ST1502) have gone to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with archives. Other craft have returned to owners; a few had to be scrapped. See website.
01/02/11
Brixham Heritage Museum
The Old Police Station, New Road, Brixham, Devon TQ5 8LZ
Tel: +44 (0)1803 856267
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.brixhammuseum.org.uk/
http://www.torquay.com/attractions/brixham-heritage-museum
Opening days: Tues-Sat + BH. End March-Oct: 10:00-16:00; winter: 10:00-13:00.
Local history, with much maritime material. Models of WW2 Brixham built RN vessels, local smacks & trawling ketches. Shipbuilding, navigational instruments, reconstructed fisherman's cottage. The Torbay lifeboat. Military archaeology. ARC, Lib & Edu BA.
10/01/13
The Museum of the Broads
The Staithe, Stalham, Norfolk NR12 9DA
Tel: +44 (0)1692 581681
Fax: +44 (0)1692 581681
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@museumofthebroads.org.uk
http://www.museumofthebroads.org.uk/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: Daily, Easter - end October, 10:30-17:00. See website for events.
The Broads wetlands. Peat digging, reclamation, ecology, tourism. Story of Norfolk boats, wherries, boatbuilding & sailmaking. Reed cutting, eeling, punt gunning. Flood control. Boats, engines, models & photos. ARC, AV, Edu, GV, Lib, BA. Trips on steam launch
22/01/13
'HMS' Bronington (NHF)
Was at Historic Warships at Birkenhead. Now temporarily berthed
in Birkenhead. Not accessible to the public.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
http://poshipping.multiply.com/
http://www.tca2000.co.uk/alook.htm
Opening days: The warships collection closed to visitors in February 2006
A 'Ton' Class minesweeper/minehunter ship, launched 1953. Renamed HMS Humber. Commanded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1976. Paid off 1988. Transferred from Trafford Park to Birkenhead in 2002. Inaccessible to visitors since 2006 and now in poor condition.
22/01/13
The Brunel Institute
Adjacent to Brunel's ss Great Britain,
Great Western Dockyard, Bristol BS1 6TY
Tel: +44 (0)117 9260680
Fax: +44 (0)117 9255788
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/brunel-institute
http://www.museumsandheritage.com/advisor/news/item/2718
http://visitbristol.co.uk/things-to-do/brunel-institute-p1158743
Opening days: Tues-Frid, some Sats. See website for ID requirements.
Collection of ship plans, models & photographs. Includes a large library of maritime books, periodicals & archives. Institute encourages ship conservation, seminars, education. Edu, GV
22/01/13
Buckhaven Museum
Buckhaven Library, 3 College Street, Buckhaven, Leven KY8 1LD,
Scotland
Correspondence to: Area Libraries, Arts & Museums, Fife Council, Methil Library, Wellesley Road, Methil, Leven KY8 3PA, Scotland.
Tel: +44 (0)1592 583211; (0)8451 555555.
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: fife.museums@fife.gov.uk
http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: Tue, Thu - Sat (except BH). Times vary with the library hours.
A small museum displaying local history, especially fishing off the East coast of Scotland. Photos, boat models, nets & fishing gear. Also local mining industries. "Working Lives" & "Changing Buckhaven" displays.
09/01/13
Buckie & District Fishing Heritage Centre
The Heritage Cottage, Town Hall Buildings, Cluny Place, Buckie
Banffshire, Scotland AB56 1HB (next to the Public Library).
Tel: +44 (0)1542 834702
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@buckieheritage.org
http://www.buckieheritage.org/
http://www.morayconnections.com/
Opening days: Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, Sat 10:00-13:00. Closed Sundays. Groups BA.
Model boats, fishing artefacts & photos illustrate local history & traditions of fishing & boat building. Lib, ARC, DB of locally built boats. Displayed in enlarged and renovated galleries. Edu. The nearby Peter Anson Gallery displays marine paintings.
25/01/12
Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum
Buckler's Hard Village, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
SO42 7XB
Tel: +44 (0)1590 616203. Edu & GV: 01590 614645.
Fax: +44 (0)1590 612624
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.bucklershard.co.uk/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/BucklersHardMaritimeMuseum.htm
http://www.new-forest-national-park.com/bucklers-hard.html
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:30 summer, 10:00-16:30 winter.
Picturesque village was important 18C shipyard. Some cottages now recreate life of 18C shipwright, inn, etc. The museum displays a model of the 18C village, model ships, shipbuilders tools, plans, pictures and memorabilia. Nelson connections. ARC, Edu GV: BA.
22/01/13
Bude Heritage Centre and Gallery
The Castle, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8LG
Correspondence to: Heritage Centre Manager, The Castle, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8LG
Tel: +44 (0)1288 357300, 357303.
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: museum@bude-stratton.gov.uk
http://www.bude-stratton.gov.uk/
http://www.thecastlebude.org.uk/
Opening days: Sun-Friday, Easter-Oct 10:00-17:00, winter: Mon-Frid 11:00-16:00.
Museum of local history & geology. Bude as a port, seaside resort & boatbuilding. Figureheads & other salvage illustrate shipwrecks & local lifesaving. Shipwreck photographs. Ship models & trade. Located in former home of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney. ARC & Edu BA.
22/01/13
Burnham-on-Crouch and District Museum
The Quay/Coronation Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex CM0 8AS
Tel: +44 (0)1621 782184
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.burnhammuseum.co.uk/
http://www.burnham.org.uk/museum.html
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: Easter-Oct: Sat, Sun, Wed, 14:00-17:00. Also BH & School Holidays
Small museum displays local history, agriculture & archeology. Fishing & boat building, the local oyster fishery. Sailing boat on ground floor. Archives hold documents & photographs. Lib only accessible to members. Edu & GV BA.
22/01/13
Burton Art Gallery and Museum
Kingsley Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 2QQ
Tel: +44 (0)1237 471455
Fax: +44 (0)1237 473813
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: burtonartgallery@torridge.gov.uk
http://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/
Opening days: Daily. Weekdays 10:00-16:00, Sat 10:00-16:00, Sun 11:00-16:00.
Eight bone PoW ship models. Photos of riverside wharfs, diorama of limestone trade. Other displays show local pottery, pewter & silverwork. Paintings include marine subjects & local interest. Occasional events & temporary exhibitions. Edu & Craft gallery.
22/01/13
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Caernarfon (Seiont II) Maritime Museum
Victoria Dock, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55, Wales
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Correspondence to: Seiont II Maritime Trust, Neuadd y Sir, Llangefni, Ynys Mon / Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Opening days: Closed. Collection has been dispersed or returned to donors.
Collection used to display ship models, photos & maps. Items made or used by local seaman. Ellen Edwards' 19C maritime school. Items from the scrapped dredger Seiont. Fishing. Memorabilia from the training ship HMS Conway, wrecked in 1953. Now closed.
23/01/13
Campbeltown Museum
St John Street & Hall St, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6BS, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1586 559000 or 01546 510275.
Fax: +44 (0)1586 552938
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/museum/campbeltown-museum
http://www.campbeltown.info/activities/campbeltown-museum/
http://www.ukattraction.com/highlands/campbeltown-museum.htm
Opening days: Mon-Fri usually 09:00-17:00: confirmation advised! Some weekends.
Main collection covers archaeology, social & industrial history of Kintyre. Maritime collection is being expanded, with emphasis on local fishing. Ship models, half hulls. Social history. Lib, ARC. Reopened after refurbishment.
23/01/13
Captain Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre
High Street, Staithes, (near Whitby, North Yorkshire)
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Correspondence to: Captain Cook & Staithes Heritage Centre, High Street, Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea TS13 5BQ
Tel: +44 (0)1947 841454
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.captaincookatstaithes.co.uk/
http://www.staithes-town.info/business/heritage_centre.htm
http://www.captcook-ne.co.uk/ccne/cookne/whitby.htm
Opening days: daily, 10:00-17:00 from Feb to Dec. Sat & Sun only in Jan.
The life, voyages & death of James Cook, illustrated by prints of his last (1776-79) voyage, charts, models & many other exhibits. Many photos of "Steers" fishing families. Local fishing & mining. Sanderson records (Cook's 1st employer). Lib, ARC, AV, Edu, GV.
23/01/13
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough TS7 8AT
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Tel: +44 (0)1642 311211; Edu: 515656
Fax: +44 (0)1642 515659
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: captcookmuseum@middlesbrough.gov.uk
http://www.captcook-ne.co.uk/ccbm/index.htm
http://www.glendalehouse.co.uk/pages/captainCook.html
Opening days: Tue - Sun. Closed November-April; see web-site for details.
Displays show Cook's early life & his voyages of exploration in the Endeavour & Resolution. Ethnographic material from Pacific islands. Models, navigation & scientific instruments. Memorabilia & maritime history. ARC, AV, IMM, GV, Edu Resource Centre & Lib.
23/01/13
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
John Walker's House, Grape Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4BA
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Tel: +44 (0)1947 601900 for enquiries, pre-booking GV, education etc.
Fax: +44 (0)1947 601900
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk/
http://www.glendalehouse.co.uk/pages/captainCook.html
http://www.culture24.org.uk/yh000047
Opening days: Daily, mid-Feb to early Nov. BA in winter. See website.
The quay-side house celebrates James Cook's life & achievements. Models of his Whitby-built ships. Charts of explorations, letters & personal memorabilia. Paintings by W. Hodges & J. Webber of the voyages. See web-site for Special Exhibitions. ARC, Edu & Lib BA.
23/01/13
Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum
101 High Street, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire TS9 6NB
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Tel: +44 (0)1642 724296. Secretary: 01642 722966. Edu: 722208/723556.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.captaincookschoolroommuseum.co.uk
http://www.glendalehouse.co.uk/pages/captainCook.html
http://www.captaincook.org.uk/index.php
Opening days: Daily, Apr - Oct: 13:00-16:00. (July & Aug: 11:00-16:00).
Reconstruction of early 18C schoolroom, in the Postgate school where James Cook was taught (rebuilt 1785). Displays on Cook's family background. Items owned by his widow Elizabeth. Displays on navigation & surveying. Modern statue of Cook nearby. GV, Edu.
02/02/13
Castle Cornet
St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands GY1
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Correspondence to: Guernsey Museums & Galleries, Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, Guernsey, C.I. GY1 1UG Tel: (01481) 726518
Tel: +44 (0)1481 726518
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museum.guernsey.net/castle.htm
http://www.aboutbritain.com/castlecornet.htm
http://www.visitguernsey.com/-castle-cornet-and-its-museums
Opening days: Daily, late March - end October. Usually 10:00-17:00
Mediaeval castle includes a maritime museum with marine art, ship models, tools, navigation instruments & figureheads illustrating 'Maritime Guernsey' theme. Some finds from a Gallo-Roman period shipwreck. Castle also has military & other collections. Edu.
27/01/13
'HMS' Cavalier (D73) (NHF)
Chatham Historic Dockyard, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE
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Tel: +44 (0)1634 823800; Info-Line: (0)1634 823807.
Fax: +44 (0)1634 823801
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/NetsiteCMS/pageid/659/hms_cavalier.html
http://www.hnsa.org/ships/cavalier.htm
http://www.hmscavalier.org.uk/memorial/pg1.htm
Opening days: Daily, mid-February - early December, from 10:00. Check website.
Cavendish class destroyer. Launched 1944, served with Arctic & Atlantic convoys. 2106/2530 tons, 350 ft. Decommissioned in 1972, is last surviving British WW2 destroyer, preserved as a memorial to the 153 Allied destroyers & their crews lost during WW2. GV.
02/02/13
Ceredigion Museum
Coliseum, Terrace Road, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 2AQ, Wales
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Tel: +44 (0)1970 633088
Fax: +44 (0)1970 633084
Internet and e-mail links:
http://pilgrim.ceredigion.gov.uk/
http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=197
http://www.culture24.org.uk/wa000005
Opening days: Mon - Sat; closed Christmas week & Good Fridays.
There is a Seafaring gallery in this interesting museum, in a restored Edwardian theatre. Many paintings of local sailing ships and information about Ceredigion ports. Other displays on local crafts & industries. Periodic art exhibitions. Edu & GV BA.
27/01/13
Chatham Dockyard Historical Society
The Museum of the Royal Dockyard, Chatham Historic Dockyard,
Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE
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Tel: +44 (0)1634 832028
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.dockmus.btck.co.uk/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/ChathamDockyardMuseum.htm
http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisureandculture/museums/historicdockyardchatham.aspx
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-16:30, Feb to late October. Weekends in November.
The Museum incorporates the CDHS collection of dockyard & naval artefacts, from the Society's independent museum, with the Historic Dockyard's own collection. Models, weapons, ships' badges, photos & memorabilia. Royal Dockyard Library BA.
28/01/13
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Dock Road, Chatham, Kent.
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Correspondence to: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE
Tel: +44 (0)1634 823800; Information line: 823807
Fax: +44 (0)1634 823801
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/Home
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000312
http://www.historicmedway.co.uk/chatham/dockyard.htm
Opening days: Daily, mid-Feb to 1st December, 10:00-16:00/18:00 (see website)
Ex-naval dockyard buildings now house "Wooden Walls" shipbuilding display, Victorian ropewalk, new gallery in Smithery, Lifeboat! etc, on 80 acre site. 3 warships (Cavalier, Gannet, Ocelot; qv). ARC Edu GV Lib. See also: Chatham Dockyard Historical Society.
28/01/13
The Classic Boat Museum
Albany Road, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6AA
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Tel: +44 (0)1983 290006; gallery: 01983 244101
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.classicboatmuseum.org/
http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/my-isle-of-wight/features/classic-boat-museum/
http://www.cowes.co.uk/New-East-Cowes-home-for-Classic-Boat-Museum.aspx
Opening days: Tues-Sat 10:00-16:30.
Collection of classic small sailing, rowing & powerboats, and canoes, still used at events. See website for named list. Model boats & photo archive. Art Gallery nearby in Columbine Road. ARC, GV, Lib. Edu BA.
02/02/13
Collection of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
The Clock Room, Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London.
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Correspondence to: The Consultant Keeper, The Clockmakers Museum, Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7332 1865 or 1868 (The Guildhall Library).
Fax: +44 (0)20 7600 3384
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.clockmakers.org/museum-and-library/museum/
http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Attraction/Clock_Museum/73ad/
http://www.cornucopia.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/5400
Opening days: Mon - Sat ex BH and preceeding Sat. Phone 020 7332 1868 to check.
Collection includes some marine chronometers, 18-20C. Harrison's H.5 Longitude watch (1770) & replica of his first (c 1730) Marine Timekeeper. Others include Sully (France 1724), Emery (1792) Croucher (1830) & recent marine chronometers. GV. Archives.
29/01/13
Clydebank Museum
Town Hall, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire
G81 1UE, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)141 562 2400. Edu: 01389 772 137.
Fax: +44 (0)141 952 8260
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/tourism-and-visitor-attractions/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000079
http://www.clydebanklive.co.uk/council-protects-museum-status/
Opening days: Mon-Sat 10:00-16:30 but phone for confirmation.
A part of the collection of local social & industrial history includes some material on ship-building & engineering. Displays on munitions manufacture in WW2. Local history video tapes available BA. AV, Edu, GV BA. Temporary exhibitions - enquire.
02/02/13
Cobh Museum
High Road, Cobh, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Tel: +353 (0)21 4814240
Fax: +353 (0)21 4811018
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: cobhmuseum@eircom.net
http://www.cobhmuseum.com/
http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/the-cobh-museum/49626
Opening days: Mon-Sat 11:00-13:00, 14:00-17:30; Sun 14:30-17:00. See website.
Social & maritime history. Items related to Lusitania, Cunard, Titanic & other memorabilia. Model ships, photos of US Naval Force in 1917. Marine paintings. Museum is in the former Presbyterian ("Scots") Church. GV, Edu & Research facils BA.
29/01/13
HMS Collingwood Communications and Radar Museum
HMS Collingwood, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire PO14 1AS
(NB: this is a shore establishment, not a vessel)
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Tel: +44 (0)1329 332535, 286262.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/
http://raynefast.co.uk/
Opening days: BA, normally Mondays. Telephone 01329 332535.
Important collection of Naval comms, radar, sonar, D/F & testing equipment & prototypes. Some early ship WT equipment, but mostly WW2 period or later. Enemy equipment. Alternators, rectifiers & motors. AV. Lib, ARC, GV - all by appointment. Changes imminent.
17/02/13
National Coracle Centre
Cenarth Falls, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire SA38 9JL, Wales
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Tel: +44 (0)1239 710980, 710507.
Fax: +44 (0)1239 710980.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.coraclemuseum.co.uk/
http://www.welshmills.org.uk/cenarth.m0.html
http://www.teifiriverstrust.com/?page_id=343
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-17:30, Easter - end Oct, or BA
A collection of Welsh coracles and similar craft from Vietnam, India, Tibet, Iraq & N. America. The craft & tools of coracle making. The uses of coracles for fishing & poaching. Edu & GV BA. Adjacent to ancient flour mill and falls on the River Teifi.
29/01/13
Cotehele Quay Museum
Cotehele Quay, St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TA
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Tel: +44 (0)1579 351346, 350830.
Fax: +44 (0)1579 351222 (National Trust at Cotehele House)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-cotehele
http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/national-trust/cotehele.htm
http://www.rmg.co.uk/about/the-organization/associated-museums/
Opening days: Daily, except Fridays, March - early Nov. See website for details
Shamrock (1899). River Tamar sailing barge,, restored in 1970s. Ketch rig, 37 tonnes, 57 ft length. Quayside Discovery Centre tells story of Shamrock, & West Country river & coastal trade. (Branch of National Maritime Museum & National Trust)
02/02/13
Cowes Maritime Museum
Library & Museum, Beckford Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7SG
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Correspondence to: IoW County Museum & Heritage Service, The Guildhall, High Street, Newport PO30 1TY, Isle of Wight
Tel: +44 (0)1983 823433. IoW Heritage Librarian: 01983 203880.
Fax: +44 (0)1983 823841
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.iwight.com/council/departments/museums/cowes_maritime_museum/
http://www.explorebritain.info/visit-cowes-maritime-museum
http://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/things-to-do/cowes-maritime-museum-p140581
Opening days: Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat. Closed on Bank Holidays.
The local ship-building industry. 19C & 20C Naval vessels, paddle steamers, the present yacht building industry. Models, photos, plans. Some small craft. Lifeboat material. Photographic archive & Lib, GV, BA. (also see: Sir Max Aitken Museum at West Cowes)
29/01/13
Crail Museum and Heritage Centre
62/64 Marketgate, Crail, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland KY10 3TL
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Tel: +44 (0)1333 450869
Fax: +44 (0)1333 450869
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.crailmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst6587.html
http://www.cvsfife.org/directory/org0714.htm
Opening days: Daily, June-Sept & Easter. April & May: weekends & BH, pm only.
18C building, in a pleasant fishing port, displays the history of the ancient Royal Burgh. Fishing & seafaring. Artifacts from wrecks. Crail airfield: WW1; WW2 as HMS Jackdaw; HMS Bruce - Boys Training Establishment; Language school for armed forces.
05/02/12
Cromer Museum
East Cottages: next to the Parish Church, Cromer, Norfolk.
Entrance from Church Street
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Correspondence to: Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9HB
Tel: +44 (0)1263 513543; edu: 01263 517965
Fax: +44 (0)1263 511651
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit_Us/Cromer_Museum/
http://www.norfolkheritage.co.uk/cromer-museum
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/cromer-museum
Opening days: Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00; Sat noon-16:00. Also Sun pm Apr-October.
Renovated fishermen's cottages show an 1890s fisherman's home. Displays on local geology & archaeology. Poppyland & seaside holidays. Major photograph collection. Prints, paintings & maps. Coastal trade & crab fishing. Crab-boat in yard. ARC, Edu & GV.
29/01/13
Cromer RNLI Henry Blogg Museum
The Rocket House, The Gangway, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9ET.
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Tel: +44 (0)1263 511294.
Fax: +44 (0)1263 513047.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/museums/Pages/Henry-Blogg-Museum.aspx
http://www.rnlicromer.org.uk/index.php/museum
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am41958
Opening days: Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00 (10am-4pm spring & autumn) Dec w/e, Jan shut.
Museum holds lifeboat "H.F. Bailey" ON777 (1935-45). Life and medals of Coxswain Henry Blogg, GC, BEM. Service boards & other displays tell the history of Cromer lifeboats since 1805. Model Lifeboats, RNLI artefacts, paintings, photos, AV films. Edu GV BA
30/01/13
HM Customs & Excise National Museum
Within Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AQ
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Tel: +44 (0)151 478 4499; 478 4788 for Edu & GV.
Fax: +44 (0)151 478 4590
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/floor-plan/seized/index.aspx
http://www.ukattraction.com/north-west-england/customs-excise-museum.htm
http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Sea/resources.html
Opening days: daily, 10:00-17:00, except Christmas & New Year holiday period.
Equipment used by Customs & Excise. Prints, paintings photographs & confiscated items. Smuggling & prevention since 1700. Revenue collection. Detection of prohibited goods, trade in endangered species etc. Within Merseyside Maritime Museum (qv). MM, Edu, GV.
02/02/13
Cutty Sark Clipper Ship (NHF-CC)
King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9HT
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Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 2698. 020 8312 6608 to book tickets.
Fax: +44 (0)20 8858 6976
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysark/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/cutty.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:00). Tickets bookable.
Historic clipper ship. Composite wooden hull on iron frame, built 1869 for tea trade, then in Australian wool trade. Fully restored with glass surround, providing dry space below hull. Figureheads collection on display here. All decks accessible. Edu, GV.
11/01/13
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Dartmouth Museum
The Butterwalk, Duke Street, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9PZ
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Tel: +44 (0)1803 832923
Internet and e-mail links:
http://dartmouthmuseum.org/
http://www.steamheritage.co.uk/museums_and_attractions/listing/dartmouth_museum
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Dartmouth-Museum/Devon-Museums/
Opening days: Tue-Sat 10:00-16:00, Sun, Mon 13:00-16:00. Winter: daily 12-3 pm.
Large collection of ship models, incl 26 ships in bottles. Bone PoW & glass model ships. Marine & other paintings. Memorabilia of WW2. A large archive of local photographs. ARC & Edu BA. Museum is in a 17C merchant's house & has been refurbished.
06/02/13
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum
22 St George's Road, Deal, Kent CT14 6BA
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Tel: +44 (0)1304 381344; Museum Secretary: 373684.
Fax: +44 (0)1304 373684
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000336
http://www.visitkent.co.uk/explore/thedms.asp?dms=13&GroupId=2&venue=3060332
http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=11785
Opening days: Mon - Sat 14:00-17:00, May - October. Confirmation advised!
Real & model boats: Deal oared galley. A Deal punt. Boat-yard. Figure-heads, sternboards, the pilots & the lifeboats. Pictures, prints, memorabilia of boatmen. Royal Marines. ARC. GV BA. The Timeball Tower, on Victoria Parade, is of maritime interest.
07/02/13
The Deep
Tower Street (off Garrison Road, A.63), [Kingston upon] Hull,
[ex East Riding of Yorkshire, ex Humberside]
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Correspondence to: The Deep, Tower Street, Hull, HU1 4DP
Tel: +44 (0)1482 381000
Fax: +44 (0)1482 381018; 381010 for bookings.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thedeep.co.uk
http://www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/thedms.aspx?dms=13&venue=1501610
http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/the-deep-aquarium.htm
Opening days: Daily (ex Christmas) 10:00-18:00 Last entry 17:00, 15:00 for Edu.
Large aquarium in innovative new building. Smaller tanks display specimen marine life. AV & interactive displays explain origins of life in the oceans, marine exploration & ecology. Facilities for conferences. Popular with children. Cafeteria. Edu, GV BA.
07/02/13
Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank
Castle Street, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire G82 1QS, Scotland.
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Tel: +44 (0)1389 763444
Fax: +44 (0)1389 743093
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: denny@scotmaritime.org.uk
http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsCultureSport/arts/denny-tank
Opening days: Mon - Sat, 10:00-16:00 (excluding Christmas & New Year period)
The world's first commercial experiment tank, built 1882 for the William Denny & Bros Shipyard. The 100 metre long water tank is still in working order for testing hull design. Administered by the Scottish Maritime Museum. Hydrodynamics colln. Edu & GV BA.
07/02/13
Derry Harbour Museum
Harbour Square, Derry, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Correspondence to: Heritage & Museum Service, Harbour Museum, Harbour Square, Derry BT48 6AF, Northern Ireland.
Tel: +44 (0)28 7137 7331
Fax: +44 (0)28 7137 7633
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: museums@derrycity.gov.uk
http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums/Harbour-Museum
Opening days: Closed to the public. Telephone to access archives.
Ship models, maps and pictures related to the maritime heritage of Derry. The "Iona Curragh" 1963 repro of ancient boat. Half- hulls. Archaeological finds. In 1882 HQ of the Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners. ARC BA. See also Derry Tower Museum.
07/02/13
Derry Tower Museum
Union Hall Place, Derry, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Correspondence to: Heritage & Museum Service, Harbour Museum, Harbour Square, Derry BT48 6AF, Northern Ireland.
Tel: +44 (0)28 7137 2411
Fax: +44 (0)28 7136 6018
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/Museums/Tower-Museum
http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/armada/
http://www.derryvisitor.com/P2910-Tower-Museum-Londonderry-Derry.aspx
Opening days: Tues-Sat 10:00-17:00. Seasonal times in July-Sept.
Museum displays the story of Derry. Exhibition of La Trinidad Valencera Armada shipwreck. Artefacts include cannon, textiles, coins, pottery, pewter dishes & personal possessions. Educational materials. Special exhibitions. Edu & GV BA.
07/02/13
Derry Workhouse Museum
23 Glendermott Road, Waterside, Derry, Co Londonderry, BT48 6BG,
Northern Ireland.
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Tel: +44 (0)28 7131 8328; 7137 7331 for Education Officer.
Fax: +44 (0)28 7137 7633
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: museums@derrycity.gov.uk
http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/Museums/Workhouse-Museum
http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw852
Opening days: Mon - Thurs & Sat, 10:00-17:00
The Atlantic Memorial on first floor presents the role of Derry during the WW2 Battle of the Atlantic, and its effects on the City. AV. Exhibition on the Workhouse & The Famine. Temporary exhibions. Valuing Heritage by Valuing Memories project. Edu.
13/02/12
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE1 4JA
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Tel: +44 (0)191 232 6789
Fax: +44 (0)191 230 2614
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discovery.html
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/things-to-do/discovery-museum-p25111
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am18812
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 (Sundays 14:00-17:00). Closed Xmas & New Year.
Restored hull of Turbinia (1894, CC) fills entrance. Other ship & engine models, Parsons material. Maritime gallery shows models: medieval to cased steamship builder's models (large Mauretania & HMS Nelson). Docks. Ryton log boat. RNLI. MM, GV. Edu, ARC BA
07/02/13
Discovery Point
Discovery Quay, Dundee DD1 4XA, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1382 309060
Fax: +44 (0)1382 225891
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rrsdiscovery.com/index.php
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dundee/discoverypoint/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily from 10:00 (11:00 Sundays) until 18:00, or 17:00 in winter.
Royal Research Ship "Discovery" (CC) built for 1901-4 Antarctic expedition of the RGS & Robert Falcon Scott. Displays, film & school facilities aboard & in quay-side centre explain the ship & polar exploration. Special exhibitions. BA: ARC, Edu & GV.
07/02/13
The Dock Museum
North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2PW
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Tel: +44 (0)1229 876400
Fax: +44 (0)1229 811361
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.dockmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/the-dock-museum.htm
http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=126
Opening days: Wed-Sun, 11:00-16:00.
Displays of ship & boat building in Barrow. Collection of Vickers ship models, mainly 1900-1935. RN submarines. Vickers archives. Watson-Class RNLI lifeboat & other historic boats. Graving dock. Temporary exhibitions. BA: Edu & GV, ARC: Vickers photos, etc.
07/02/13
Dolphin Yard Sailing Barge Museum
Crown Quay Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent.
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Tel: +44 (0)1795 520491, 471725
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thamesbarge.org.uk/barges/charter/dolphinyard.html
http://www.cambriatrust.org.uk/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/DolphinYardMuseum.htm
Opening days: Closed since October 2008 due to fire.
Was a small museum about Thames Sailing Barges. Barge models, plans, pictures. Shipwright's, blacksmith's & riggers' tools. Much of the collection was destroyed in a fire in 2008. The barge Cambria (1906 - DV) is now based at Faversham.
07/02/13
Dover Museum
Market Square, Dover, Kent CT16 1PB
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Tel: +44 (0)1304 201066
Fax: +44 (0)1304 241186
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.doverdc.co.uk/museum.aspx
http://www.doverdc.co.uk/museum/bronze_age_boat.aspx
http://www.kentattractions.co.uk/index.php/dover-museum.html
Opening days: Mon - Sat, 09:30-17:30; also Sun 10:00-15:00 during summer season
Museum of local history & archaeology now displays remains of a bronze age boat discovered in 1992. Other displays relate to the Cinque Ports, pilots & cross-channel packet boats, the WW1 Dover Patrol. Many ship models, maps & pictures. ARC, Lib, Edu, GV
08/02/13
Dunbrody Emigrant Ship
South Quay, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland
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Tel: +353 (0)51 425239
Fax: +353 (0)51 425240
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.dunbrody.com/
http://www.heritageisland.com/attractions/dunbrody-famine-ship/
http://goireland.about.com/od/countywexford/a/Dunbrody-New-Ross-Famine-Ship.htm
Opening days: Normally daily, 09:00-18:00. Guided tours. Winter: 09:00-17:00.
Modern replica of the Dunbrody (1845), a 3-masted barque that carried many Irish emigrants to the New World (mainly Canada). Costumed "crew" & "emigrants" tell the story of mass emigration, following the Great Famine of 1846-47. Edu & GV.
08/02/13
Duncannon Fort
Duncannon, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland
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Correspondence to: Duncannon Fort Trust Co Ltd, Duncannon, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)51 389454
Fax: +353 (0)51 389545
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@duncannonfort.com
http://www.duncannonfort.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx0V_cl73eA
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:30, June-Aug. Mon-Fri in winter. Confirm advised.
A small maritime museum within the 1586-8 fort, built to defend Waterford Harbour from the Armada. Recoveries from wrecks show the history of this dangerous coast. Model vessels, local fishing artefacts, pictures & memorabilia. GV. Military re-enactments.
08/02/13
Dunwich Museum
St. James's Street, Dunwich, Suffolk.
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Correspondence to: The Manager, Dunwich Museum, St James Street, Dunwich, Saxmundham IP17 3DT.
Tel: +44 (0)1728 648796. Edu: 648259
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.dunwichmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
http://www.suffolkmuseums.org/suffolk1/pages/dunwich.htm
Opening days: Daily 11:30-16:30 April-Sept. Weekends pm March, daily pm Octobr.
Maritime objects include a large "Admiralty" anchor & a Flemish 16 century cannon. Museum tells the history of Dunwich: a major mediaeval ship-building, fishing & trading harbour destroyed by storm in 1286 & 1328, the town lost to erosion. Lib. Edu GV BA
08/02/13
Duxford Airfield (Imperial War Museum)
Duxford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QR
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Tel: +44 (0)1223 835000; Edu: 01223-499341.
Fax: +44 (0)1223 837267
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
http://www.duxford-update.info/
http://www.das.org.uk/history.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-18:00 (10:00-16:00 in winter, some displays closed)
Fleet Air Arm, USN & USMC planes & helicopters. Avro Shackleton. Restored Swordfish III. RN fixed, folding & rotary wing aircraft in & near Hangar 3, also 1916 Coastal Motor Boat, Vosper MTB, Midget Subs, etc. ARC, Edu & GV BA. See website for Airshow days.
08/02/13
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Emsworth Museum
10b North Street, Emsworth (near Havant), Hampshire PO10 7DD
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Tel: +44 (0)1243 378091 (373780 for Hon. Sec.)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.emsworthmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000460
http://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/things-to-do/emsworth-museum-p219831
Opening days: Sat, Sun (pm) & BH, Easter - end Oct. and Fridays (pm) in August.
Refurbished museum of local history includes maritime photos, prints & mementos. Local yachting & shipping incl models of ECHO, a large oyster smack, & a Thames barge. Local fishing families, boatbuilding, oysters. A small library. AV. BA: Edu, ARC, GV.
09/02/13
Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower.
Priddy's Hard Heritage Area, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 4LE
(Was the Naval Ordnance Museum at the RN armaments depot)
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Tel: +44 (0)23 9250 5600; Curatorial & Research: 9250 5609
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.explosion.org.uk/
http://www.portsmouth-guide.co.uk/local/explosn.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw2055
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 Apr - Oct; Weekends 10:00-16:00 in winter.
History of naval ordnance, from gunpowder in the age of sail to Exocet missiles. Displays of smallarms, torpedoes, mines, cannon, & munitions manufacture. Centred on historic Grand Magazine. See website for special events & lectures. Edu & GV BA.
10/02/13
Eyemouth Maritime Centre and World of Boats
Harbour Road, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders TD14 5SS.
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Tel: +44 (0)18907 51020
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.worldofboats.org/
http://www.visiteyemouth.com/
http://www.discovertheborders.co.uk/places/228.html
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00 April-Nov.
Collection of about 400 classic, ethnic, working & pleasure boats based on the former Exeter Maritime Museum and ISCA collection. Model craft, photographic collection & ISCA archives. Lib, Edu. Bi-annual special temporary exhibitions.
10/02/13
Eyemouth Museum
Auld Kirk, Manse Road, Eyemouth, Scottish Borders TD14 5JE,
Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1890 751701
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.eyemouthmuseum.org/
http://www.discovertheborders.co.uk/places/45.html
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/eyemouth-museum-p251601
Opening days: Mon-Sat 10:00-16:00, Apr-Oct; Sun 12:00-16:00 Apr-Sept.
Folk life and fishing museum. A large tapestry commemorates a local fishing disaster of 1881. Varying exhibitions during the season. Fisherman's Cottage Kitchen. GV. On Eyemouth quayside is also the World of Boats collection of small craft.
10/02/13
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Felixstowe Landguard Fort
Viewpoint Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 3TW
(adjacent to Felixstowe Museum (qv) & harbour viewing area)
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Tel: +44 (0)1394 675900 or 07535 003596 for Edu GV.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.landguard.com/
http://www.fortified-places.com/landguard/
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/landguard-fort/
Opening days: Daily, Easter-October 10:00-17:00 (10:00-18:00 in July & August).
The Landguard Fort is a classic 1870s coastal defence battery. Casemates, magazines with lamp passages & shell hoists. Barracks. Repro 12.5 inch RML gun. Built on earlier coastal fort of 1744. See website for details of tours, special events, Edu & GV.
11/02/13
Felixstowe Museum
Viewpoint Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 3TW
(adjacent to the Landguard Fort (qv) & harbour viewing area)
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Tel: +44 (0)1394 674355 (museum answerphone)
Fax: +44 (0)1394 672284
Internet and e-mail links:
http://felixstowemuseum.org/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
http://www.landguardpartnership.org.uk/felixstowe_museum/
Opening days: Sun & BH Mon, Easter-Oct, also Weds June-Sept & Thurs in August.
Paddle steamer room: models, artefacts & paintings. Navy Room: RN & MN ship models, uniforms & ephemera. HMS Beehive Room: coastal forces in WW2, with models & photos. Darell and Wiseman rooms. Other displays of local history & militaria. BA: ARC Edu GV & Lib
11/02/13
Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square, Kingston-upon-Hull, East Yorkshire HU1 3RA
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Correspondence to: Hull City Council, Queen Victoria Square, Hull HU1 3RA.
Tel: +44 (0)1482 613902
Fax: +44 (0)1482 613710
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/yh000134
http://art.yorkshire.com/venues/ferens-art-gallery,-hull
Opening days: Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sundays 13:30-16:30.
A general art gallery, with a significant collection of marine paintings. Edu, Lib & GV, all BA. Nice cafe. See also the nearby Maritime ("Town Docks") Museum, The Hull and East Riding Museum (High St.) & The ARCTIC CORSAIR.
11/02/13
Filey Museum
8-10 Queen Street, Filey, North Yorkshire YO14 9HB
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Tel: +44 (0)1723 515013
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.fileymuseum.co.uk/
http://www.filey.co.uk/museum.html
http://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/menufiley.php
Opening days: Daily, Easter - late Oct, 11:00-17:00 (Sat 14:00-17:00).
Small museum of local history. Emphasis on maritime heritage: fishing, lifeboats, seashore. Ships' tools, fishermen's clothing, models. Many early local photos. Replica bait shed. Salmon coble. Additional ARC at Council Offices. GV BA - schools & adults.
29/02/12
Fishermen's Heritage Centre (was Henry R Upcher Lifeboat Museum)
West End Fishermen's Slipway, West Cliff, Sheringham, Norfolk
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Correspondence to: Mr R Grimes, 9 Pegg Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8UE
Tel: +44 (0)1263 824187
Internet and e-mail links:
http://sheringhamsociety.com/
http://www.sheringhamlifeboat.co.uk/history.htm
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: Usually daily, pm only, Easter to end Sept. Confirm first.
Display of Sheringham's privately funded (non-RNLI) lifeboats in historic fishing sheds. The Henry Ramey Upcher (1894) pulling and sailing lifeboat with Service Boards 1894-1935. Boat models, photos. Lt Upcher's seachest. Edu, GV BA. Shell Gallery adjacent.
11/02/13
Fishing Heritage Centre
Alexandra Dock, [Great] Grimsby, North-East Lincolnshire
DN31 1UZ
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Tel: +44 (0)1472 323345
Fax: +44 (0)1472 323555
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/resident/museums-and-heritage/fishing-heritage-centre/
http://www.mylearning.org/museums/fishing-heritage-centre/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/621/ross-tiger
Opening days: Tues - Sun & BH Mon: 10:00-16:00.
Lifesized tableaux show the life of trawlermen fishing & ashore. Replica wheelhouse, radio room, quarters. Ship models, charts, fishing artefacts & AV commentaries on social life of fishermen. Tours of 1950s trawler Ross Tiger. Large photo arch. Edu GV MM.
11/02/13
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, near Ilchester, Somerset
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Correspondence to: Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset BA22 8HT
Tel: +44 (0)1935 840565; 842633 to book group visit; 842610 Learning.
Fax: +44 (0)1935 842630
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.fleetairarm.com/
http://visitbath.co.uk/things-to-do/attractions/fleet-air-arm-museum-p24851
http://www.fnht.co.uk/fleet_air_arm_museum.html
Opening days: Daily: Apr-Oct 10:00-17:30, in winter Wed-Sun 10:00-16:30.
100 years of Naval aviation: large collection of aircraft. Ship & plane models, weapons, medals & uniforms, paintings & documents. Aircraft Carrier Experience. Large photo archive. Search service. Frequent displays & special events. (ARC, Lib, Edu & GV all BA)
11/02/13
Fleetwood Museum
Queens Terrace, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6BT
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Tel: +44 (0)1253 876621
Fax: +44 (0)1253 878088
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.fleetwoodmuseum.co.uk/fleetwood-museum/
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/acs/sites/museums/venues/fleetwood/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/FleetwoodMuseum.htm
Opening days: Tue-Sat, 11:00-16:00, April - Oct.
Maritime Fleetwood: fishing, cargo trade, lifeboats & trawlers of the RNPS in WW2. Illustrated by displays including replica bridge of a trawler, ship models, pictures & hands-on exhibits. Housed in 1836 Custom House. Historic boats. ARC AV/IMM DB Edu GV Lib
11/02/13
Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum
Rocquaine Bay, St Peter's, Guernsey, Channel Islands GY7 9BY
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Correspondence to: Guernsey Museums & Galleries, Candie Gardens, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Tel: (01481) 726518
Tel: +44 (0)1481 265036. Edu: 01481 726518
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museum.guernsey.net/fortgrey.htm
http://www.museums.gov.gg/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/FortGrey.htm
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-16:30, Apr - Oct
Housed in a coastal Martello tower (1804) is an exhibition of items from Naval & merchant vessels wrecked nearby. Underwater survey of HMS Sprightly (wrecked 1777). Displays of navigation & lighthouse items. Cannon from HMS Boreas (wrecked 1807). Edu.
11/02/13
Fort Victoria Museum
Fort Victoria Country Park, Westhill Lane, Yarmouth,
Isle of Wight PO41 0RR
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Correspondence to: The Hampshire & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, Room W1/95 National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Hants SO14 3HZ
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 3290, (0)1983 761214. Aquarium: (01983) 760283.
Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 3052
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@hwtma.org.uk
http://www.fortvictoria.co.uk/
http://www.underwaterarchaeologycentre.co.uk/index.htm
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00, Easter - October
Sea Bed Archaeology Exhibition is a display of artefacts, text, pictures & videos showing underwater archaeology & conservation. In part of 19C coastal fortress, with an adjacent aquarium. Some archives at the Hampshire & Wight Trust HQ. AV, Edu, GV
11/02/13
Foxton Canal Museum
Middle Lock, Gumley Road, Foxton, near Market Harborough,
Leicestershire LE16 7RA
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Tel: +44 (0)116 2792657
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.fipt.org.uk/museum.html
http://www.ipresent.co.uk/foxton.htm
http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/directory/385/foxton-canal-museum
Opening days: Daily 10:00/11:00 to 17:00 in Summer. Weekends in Winter or BA.
The museum's displays explain the English canals 1793-1950. The flight of 10 lift locks (1814) is impressive. The remains of a barge/boat lift are adjacent to the museum, being restored. Conducted tours available for GV & Edu. ARC, Edu & GV BA.
11/02/13
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Gairloch Heritage Museum
Achtercairn, Gairloch, Ross-shire IV21 2BP, Scotland.
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Tel: +44 (0)1445 712287 or 08458 648001
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.gairlochheritagemuseum.org/
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/gairloch/heritagemuseum/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000230
Opening days: Mon - Sat, 10:00-17:00, Easter/April - October; otherwise BA.
A general museum illustrating the past of Gairloch parish & the region, from earliest times. Displays of restored boats, local lighthouse and importance of fishing. Lectures & events. Temporary exhibitions. Edu, GV, Lib & ARC BA.
12/02/13
HMS Ganges Association Museum
Victory House, Shotley Point Marina, Shotley Gate, nr Ipswich,
Suffolk IP9 1QJ
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Correspondence to: c/o George Barnham, Secretary HMS Ganges Museum, 48 Colchester Road, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5AE
Tel: +44 (0)1787 228417
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hmsgangesmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/hms-ganges-shotley-marina
http://www.hmsgangesassoc.org/
Opening days: Sat, Sun & BH Mon, 11:00-17:00, Easter - Oct. GV BA.
Large number of photos related to the Royal Naval boys' training shore establishment, 1905-1976, & a few earlier photos & prints. Model of the 3-decker GANGES. Uniforms, personal kit & mementos. Knot-work, tools, medals, etc. Books on seamanship etc (BA)
12/02/13
'HMS' Gannet (NHF-CC)
Chatham Historic Dockyard, Dock Road, Chatham Kent ME4 4TZ
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Tel: +44 (0)1634 823844, 823807. Trust Office: +44 (0)1634 823800.
Fax: +44 (0)1634 823801
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/Three_Historic_Warships/HMS_Gannet/hms_gannet.html
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Chatham_Historic_Dockyard.htm
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/505/hms-gannet
Opening days: see Chatham Historic Dockyard for details of opening times.
Composite wood & iron, sail & steam, Victorian naval sloop. Built 1878, barque rig, single screw. Loa 190 ft, 1130 tons disp. 2 x 7 inch RML, 4 x 64 pdr armament. A training ship 1903-87, renamed PRESIDENT and MERCURY. Recently restored. Licensed for weddings.
12/02/13
German Naval Signals HQ Bunker Museum
St. Jacques, (nr. St. Peter Port) Guernsey, Channel Islands
GY1 1SN
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Correspondence to: Pierre Renier, Channel Islands Occupation Society, Le Plechon, Camp du Roi, St Sampsons, Guernsey, C.I. GY2 4XG.
Tel: +44 (0)1481 700418. (C. I. Occupation Society: 01481 57520).
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.visitguernsey.com/-German-naval-signals-hq
http://www.festungguernsey.supanet.com/naval_sigs_h_q_.htm
http://www.showcaves.com/english/gb/misc/GermanNavalSignals.html
Opening days: Thursday & Sat 2-5 pm, Apr-Oct. Confirmation advisable. Or BA.
Bunkers for German Naval Signals Officer & Seeko-Ki signals HQ, built during WW2 occupation. Restored & refitted with correct radio, teleprinter & encryption equipment of Marinefunkstelle V142 to show its operation. Some equipment is on loan.
12/02/13
Gloucester Waterways Museum (was National Waterways Museum)
Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EH
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Tel: +44 (0)1452 318200; archives: 01452 318224 for appointments etc.
Fax: +44 (0)1452 318202
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.gloucesterwaterwaysmuseum.org.uk/default.aspx
http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/gloucester/forvisitors.htm
http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/gloucester-waterways-museum/
Opening days: Daily 11:00-16:00; 10:30-17:00 in July & August.
Galleries show the building of canals, lives of those who used & maintained them. Wildlife ecology. 3 floors of models, machinery, art & tools, with interactive & AV items. Historic boats at the quayside. Talks, boat trips & cruises. BA: Edu, GV, Lib & Archiv.
12/02/13
Goole Museum and Art Gallery
Above Goole Public Library, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding
of Yorkshire, DN14 5DR
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Correspondence to: Goole Museums Officer, Council Offices, Church St, Goole DN14 5BG
Tel: +44 (0)1405 768963, (0)1482 392777.
Fax: +44 (0)1482 392782.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.web-exhibition.net/client.aspx?id=1
http://www.culture24.org.uk/yh000063
http://www.visithullandeastyorkshire.com/thedms.aspx?dms=13&venue=1584231
Opening days: Tues-Frid 10:00-17:00; Sat 09:00-16:00. Closed for lunch, & BH.
Local history: development of the port & shipyards. Aire & Calder canal. Ship models, sailmaking & rope-working tools. Photographs. Important collection of marine paintings by Goole-born Reuben Chappell & others. Special exhibitions. Edu & GV. ARC (some BA).
13/02/13
Grace Darling Museum
1 Radcliffe Road, Bamburgh, Northumberland NE69 7AE
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Correspondence to: RNLI Heritage Trust, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ. Tel: 0845 122 6999
Tel: +44 (0)1668 214910. Edu: 07825 386150, 386172.
Fax: +44 (0)1668 214912
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.holy-island.info/gracedarling/
http://rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am10657
Opening days: Tues - Sun + BH. See website.
Personal mementos of Grace Darling, incl the rowing coble used by her and her father to rescue 9 survivors of SS Forfarshire, wrecked in a storm in 1838. Pictures, medals & memorabilia of the wreck. Edu & GV BA. Recently refurbished RNLI museum.
10/01/13
The SS Great Britain (NHF-CC)
Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol.
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Correspondence to: SS Great Britain, Great Western Dockyard, Bristol BS1 6TY
Tel: +44 (0)117 926 0680 (bookings & business); 929 1843 (info).
Fax: +44 (0)117 925 5788
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/
http://visitbristol.co.uk/things-to-do/brunel-s-ss-great-britain-p25861
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/SS-Great-Britain/
Opening days: Daily (except Christmas) 10:00 to 16:30/17:30 (see website)
Brunel's first iron-hulled propeller-driven transatlantic liner. Launched 1843, salvaged 1970. Now extensively restored & fully accessible. Audio guides. Available for function hire. Special events & lectures. Edu & GV BA.
13/02/13
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Hartland Quay Museum
Next to Hartland Quay Hotel, Stoke, via Hartland, near Bideford,
North Devon EX39 6DU
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Correspondence to: c/o M. Myers, The Old Forge, Woolley, Morwenstow, nr. Bude, Cornwall EX23 9PP
Tel: +44 (0)1237 441 218 (via hotel) or 01288 331353
Fax: +44 (0)1237 441 371 (this is the hotel fax)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hartlandquayhotel.co.uk/shipwreck-museum/
http://www.britholidaytips.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=879
http://explorethecoast.org/waypoint/36
Opening days: Daily from Easter to Oct, 11:00 - 17:00 (last entry 16:15).
Large model of local coast shows 150+ shipwrecks since Tudor period. Relics & photos of wrecks: Cingetorix, Rosalia, Johanna, etc. Model of vanished 19C lime-trade harbour. Displays of local fishing & trade, smuggling, natural history & lighthouse. GV BA.
17/02/13
Hartlepool Historic Quay
Jackson Dock, Maritime Ave, Hartlepool TS24 0XZ
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Tel: +44 (0)1429 860077, 860006 (answer machine)
Fax: +44 (0)1429 867332
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com
http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/attractions/historicquay.asp
http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/
Opening days: daily, except Christmas, Boxing & New Year's Days. Edu & GV BA.
Modern re-creation of 18C NE seaport quayside, with Naval tailor, weapons shops, Naval officer's home, gaol, printers, etc all with audio. AV progs on Fighting Ships & Pressganged themes. See also entries for Museum of Hartlepool, Trincomalee & Wingfield Castle.
17/02/13
Museum of Hartlepool
Jackson's Dock Maritime Ave, Hartlepool TS24 0XZ
(Adjacent to Hartlepool Historic Quay & HMS Trincomalee)
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Tel: +44 (0)1429 860077
Fax: +44 (0)1429 867332
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com
http://www.culture24.org.uk/ne000080
http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/attractions/museum.asp
Opening days: Daily. 10:00-17:00 in summer, 11:00-16:00 in winter.
Local history, including fishing, pilotage, lifeboats & ship- building. Ship models, maps, plans & charts. The sailing coble. Lens of local gas lighthouse. PSS Wingfield Castle alongside. HMS Trincomalee adjacent. Heugh coastal defence battery nearby.
25/02/13
Harwich Maritime Museum
The Low Lighthouse, Harbour Crescent, Harwich, Essex
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Correspondence to: The Secretary, The Harwich Society, 4 Hall Lane, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex CO12 3TE
Tel: +44 (0)1255 503429, 552488
Fax: +44 (0)1255 503429
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.harwich.net/society.htm
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/harwich-maritime-museum
Opening days: Daily, May - end of Aug. Also some other occasions.
Naval memorabilia: photos, drawings, scrapbooks, models, ship's crests & uniform items related to RN, RM, FAA, RNAS & HMS Ganges. Photos, models, scrap books etc related to Harwich Harbour. Good views of river from this 1818 lighthouse. Lifeboat Museum nearby.
25/02/13
Hastings Fishermen's Museum
Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 3DW
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Tel: +44 (0)1424 461446
Fax: +44 (0)1424 461446
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.ohps.org.uk/fishermens_museum/
http://www.hastingsfish.co.uk/museum.htm
Opening days: Daily (except Christmas). 10:00-17:00 summer, 11:00-16:00 winter.
The old Fishermen's Church holds the last Hastings sailing lugger "Enterprise" (1912), a horse-capstan, many ship models including 14 ft "Henri Grace A Dieu" and local mementos. Recently extended. Wooden fishing boats. Edu, GV. NB Shipwreck Centre (qv) nearby.
09/01/13
Holyhead Maritime Museum
Newry Beach, Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Mon, LL65 1YD,
North Wales
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Tel: +44 (0)1407 769745; AH, Group visits, etc: 764374
Fax: +44 (0)1407 769745
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: phil@phadley0.orangehome.co.uk
http://www.holyheadmaritimemuseum.co.uk/
http://www.holyhead.com/maritimemuseum/index.html
Opening days: Tues-Sun + BH, 10:00-16:00. Around Easter until October, or BA.
Ship models, tools, photographs & artefacts illustrate history of Holyhead, its ships & seamen, in peace & war, from Roman times to its present importance as a ferry terminal. Trinity House, wrecks & lifeboat. WW2. Housed in old lifeboat house. BA: ARC, Edu, GV.
26/02/13
House of Manannan
East Quay, Peel, Isle of Man IM5 1TA
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Correspondence to: Manx National Heritage, Kingswood Grove, Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3LY
Tel: +44 (0)1624 648000. 01624 648017 for group bookings.
Fax: +44 (0)1624 648001
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/attractions/house-of-manannan/
http://www.iomguide.com/manannan.php
http://www.visitisleofman.com/placestovisit/heritage/houseofmanannan.xml
Opening days: Daily, 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Christmas, Boxing & New Year's days.
Interpretation of the Celtic, Viking & Maritime traditions of the Isle of Man through reconstructions, AV presentations & original material. Replica Viking ship. Sir William Hillary & lifesaving. Steam packet boats. AV & MM. Edu, GV. ARC & Lib at Douglas.
26/02/13
The Hovercraft Museum Trust
Argus Gate, Chark Lane, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
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Correspondence to: The Hovercraft Museum Trust, Daedalus Site, Argus Gate, Chark Lane, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire PO13 9NY.
Tel: +44 (0)23 9255 2090
Fax: +44 (0)23 9255 2090
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hovercraft-museum/
Opening days: Occasional open days, or BA. See website or telephone for info.
A collection of about 50 hovercraft of different sizes & models, incl BH7, CC7, HA5, HD1, HM2, SH2, SR.N4, N5 & N6. Lib: books, periodicals, manuals, plans, pictures, films & videos BA. Edu BA. The collection is distributed at different sites - viewing BA.
10/01/13
Hull Maritime Museum (was: Town Docks Museum)
Queen Victoria Square, [Kingston-upon-] Hull, HU1 3DX
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Correspondence to: Museum Service, Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Hull HU1 3RA
Tel: +44 (0)1482 300300. Edu booking: 01482 318733
Fax: +44 (0)1482 613710
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am9853
http://www.mylearning.org/museums/hull-maritime-museum/
Opening days: Daily. Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 13:30-16:30.
Major displays on near- & far-water fishing, whales & whaling. Models, pictures, implements & equipment. Whale products, sounds. Important collection of scrimshaw & Inuit work. Hull trawlers in WW1 & WW2. Hull's docks. Memorabilia. Lifesaving at sea. ARC-BA.
01/03/13
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Ilfracombe Museum
Runnymede Gardens, Wilder Road, Ilfracombe, North Devon EX34 8AF
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Tel: +44 (0)1271 863541
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.ilfracombemuseum.co.uk/
http://www.visitilfracombe.co.uk/index.php/see-do/attractions/item/135
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Ilfracombe-Museum/Devon-Museums/
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00, Easter-Oct; Tues - Fri 10:00-13:00, Nov-March.
In the Maritime Room are pictures of local sailing craft, ship models, a ship-to-shore radio desk. Display on the local lifeboat and history of the harbour. Other galleries show medals, weapons, local history, natural history & archaeology. ARC, Edu, Lib, GV.
03/03/13
Immingham Museum
Civic Centre, Pelham Road, Immingham,
North-East Lincolnshire DN40 1QF
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Tel: +44 (0)1469 515080, 577066
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.vintagecoach.com/railway/roadim.htm
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/VenueDetails.aspx?venuecode=1869
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.enefer/immmus/immmus.htm
Opening days: Wed to Sat, 13:00-16:00
Local history displays include the relationship between the port and the Great Central Railway. Small display on the Pilgrim Fathers. Air-sea rescue service in WW2. ARC: photos & documents incl Humber Graving Dock archives.
03/03/13
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7416 5000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7416 5374
Internet and e-mail links:
http://london.iwm.org.uk/
http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/transforming-iwm-london
http://collections.iwm.org.uk/
Opening days: Closed for major redevelopment until July 2013 or later.
Naval items include 2 WW1 15" guns & other historic naval guns. German 1-man submarine, Italian Maiale "human torpedo". General displays of small to large weapons, paintings, photographs, etc. Special exhibitions vary. ARC, Edu, GV & Lib BA.
03/03/13
Imperial War Museum North
The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1TZ
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Tel: +44 (0)161 836 4000; Edu/GV: 0161 836 4064.
Fax: +44 (0)161 836 4012.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north
http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/museums/museums2a.html
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am13366
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 except December 24-26, but check website etc.
The northern branch of the IWM has displays on all aspects of warfare since 1914. War at sea is covered by permanent displays & special exhibitions. Collection includes paintings, drawings & photographs. IMM. Edu & GV BA.
03/03/13
Inishowen Maritime Museum
Old Coastguard Station, Greencastle, Inishowen, Co. Donegal,
Republic of Ireland
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Tel: +353 (0)74 9381363
Fax: +353 (0)74 9381980
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.inishowenmaritime.com
http://www.visitinishowen.com/things_to_see_and_do/1/7/30
http://foyleinishowen.com/index.php/inishowen-maritime-museum/
Opening days: Mon-Sat 09:30-17:30, Sun noon-17:30 in summer. Winter: Mon-Frid.
Ship models, paintings & photos. Greencastle yawl (Drontheim). Rocket cart for shipwreck rescues. Displays on emigration, local maritime history & Spanish Armada. WW2 & Battle of the Atlantic. Lighthouses, marine radio, ferry services. Maritime Memorial. ARC
04/03/13
Inveraray Maritime Museum
The Pier, Inveraray, Argyll PA32 8UY, Scotland.
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Tel: +44 (0)1499 302213
Fax: +44 (0)1499 302213
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.inveraraypier.com/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/655/arctic-penguin
http://www.visit-inveraray.co.uk/visits.html
Opening days: Daily from Easter until autumn.
Main feature is schooner ARCTIC PENGUIN (Dublin 1911). She has displays on Clyde ship-building, emigration, sailors' craft-work. Hands-on exhibits for children. Cinema, Edu. A Clyde puffer, VIC 27 (Auld Reekie) or VIC 72 (Vital Spark), usually moored nearby.
04/03/13
Invergordon Naval Museum & Heritage Centre
Hayes Hall, The British Legion, High Street, Invergordon,
Ross-shire, Scotland IV18 0AE
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Tel: +44 (0)1349 852707 or (mobile) 07730-927075.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.invergordonmuseum.co.uk/index.asp
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/invergordon/invergordon/
Opening days: See website for info. Opens for cruise-ship visits, or BA.
Naval & local history. Invergordon was a Royal Navy base from WW1 until 1956. Museum displays photos & memorabilia: Naval Mutiny of 1931, the oil storage depot & loss of HMS NATAL. Local lifeboat, ships' crests, the Polish soldiers. Small library & archives.
04/03/13
Museum of Islay Life
Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland PA48 7UA
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Tel: +44 (0)1496 850358
Fax: +44 (0)1496 850358
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.islaymuseum.org/index.html
http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_museum_of_islay_life.html
http://www.aboutbritain.com/MuseumofIslayLife.htm
Opening days: Mon - Sat, Easter to end of September
The museum displays the life & times of the islanders & their crafts from prehistoric times to the 1950s. Maritime display of ship's bells, figurehead & many small objects recovered from shipwrecks off the island. Photos & memorabilia. ARC & Lib.
18/03/12
Isles of Scilly Museum Association
Church Street, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly TR21 0JT
(The southernmost maritime museum in the UK proper)
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Tel: +44 (0)1720 422337
Fax: +44 (0)1720 422337
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.iosmuseum.org/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/IslesOfScillyMuseum.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000111
Opening days: Mon-Fri 10:00-16:30 (-12:00 on Sat) Easter - Sept. Winter: 10-12.
Archeological remains found on the islands. Items recovered from shipwrecks: Association, Colossus etc. Photos & salvage. Woolwork pictures by local seamen. Shipbuilding on Scilly: tools & models. Family history records. ARC GV BA. Lib has local ship's logs.
04/03/13
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John Paul Jones Cottage Museum
Arbigland Estate, Kirkbean, Dumfries DG2 8BQ, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1387 880613
Fax: +44 (0)1387 260029
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.jpj.demon.co.uk/jpjvisit.htm
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkbean/johnpauljones/
http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/jpj.html
Opening days: Tues - Sun, 10:00-17:00, Apr - Sept; daily in July & Aug.
Birthplace (1747) of John Paul Jones "father of the US Navy". The restored 2-room cottage is partly furnished in period style, with AV programmes on domestic life & naval action of Bonhomme Richard against HMS Serapis in 1779. Reconstruction of his ship's cabin.
05/03/13
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Kennet and Avon Canal Museum
Canal Visitor Centre, The Wharf, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1EB
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Tel: +44 (0)1380 721279, 729489. Claverton Pump Station: 01225 483001
Fax: +44 (0)1380 727870
Internet and e-mail links:
http://kennetandavontrust.co.uk/history_page01.html
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000114
http://www.claverton.org
Opening days: Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00 in winter; daily in summer; or BA
The exhibition commemorates the pioneer navvies & engineers who built the 18C canal between Bristol, Reading & London; traders & others who used & operated the canals. Restoration since 1951. Beam pumping engines at Crofton & Claverton. ARC, Edu, GV.
05/03/13
King's Lynn Tourist Information Centre and Maritime Exhibition
Custom House, Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1HP
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Tel: +44 (0)1553 763044
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.kingslynnonline.com/kings-lynn-places.php
http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/kings-lynn.asp
http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/explore-norfolk/thedms.aspx?dms=13&venue=0231847
Opening days: Daily
A display on the first floor of the historic Custom House (1685), above the Information Office, summarizes King's Lynn's maritime past. The Hanseatic League, Customs & Excise measurements, ship models, fishing, whaling items. Temporary exhibitions vary.
06/03/13
Kirkleatham Museum
Kirkleatham, Redcar, Redcar-and-Cleveland TS10 5NW
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Tel: +44 (0)1642 479500
Fax: +44 (0)1642 474199
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/museums/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/ne000038
http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/museums-and-galleries/kirkleatham-museum
Opening days: Tues - Sun & BH Mon. 10:00-17:00 summer, 10:00-16:00 winter.
Museum of local history: coast & estuary wildlife, maritime paintings, small displays on shipwreck & fishing. Maritime exhibits are much reduced. "Sir James Knott" RNLI lifeboat. ARC, Edu, GV & Lib - all BA. See also Zetland lifeboat entry.
06/03/13
Museum of Knots and Sailor's Ropework
501 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8LL
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Tel: +44 (0)1473 690090
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: des@despawson.com
http://www.despawson.com/Museum.html
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: BA: telephone or e-mail.
Displays of old & new decorative & functional ropework knotting, and the tools & materials used. Sennit mats, sea-chest handles, blackjacks, fenders, cable from HMS Victory, etc. Fids, serving mallets & other rope- & canvas-working tools. Lib & ARC BA.
06/03/13
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Lancaster Maritime Museum
Custom House, St George's Quay, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 1RB
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Tel: +44 (0)1524 382264
Fax: +44 (0)1524 841692
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/acs/sites/museums/venues/lanc-maritime/
hhttp://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000050
http://www.folmm.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily. Easter - Oct: 11:00-17:00. 12:30-16:00 in Winter. GV BA.
History of the port, with real boats, ship models, displays of catching local shellfish, whammel boat & inshore fishing. Ship- building, trade with W.I. & Baltic. AV displays on port & the bay In historic 1764 Custom House, on quay. Edu. GV, Lib & ARC BA
11/03/13
Lifeboat Museum
William Terris Memorial Boathouse, King Edward's Parade,
Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BY
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Tel: +44 (0)1323 730717, 505864. Heritage Trust: 0845 122 6999
Fax: +44 (0)1323 730717
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.eastbournernli.org/museum/
http://rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.eastbourne.org/indoor_attractions/lifeboat.php
Opening days: Daily, from 10:00 until 15:00 in winter, 17:00 in summer.
Models of lifeboats, incl early 19C model of 1789/1810 purpose built lifeboat & 19C Clovelly model. Sails & oars of last sailing lifeboat, photos of past lifeboats, their coxswains & ships given assistance. Medals. Refurbished, in 1898 lifeboat house.
10/01/13
Limerick Museum
Castle Lane, Nicholas Street, Limerick City,
Republic of Ireland
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Tel: +353 (0)61 417826
Fax: +353 (0)61 415266
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.limerickcity.ie/CityMuseum/
http://www.limerick.ie/visiting/thingstodo/attractions/museums/
Opening days: Tues - Sat, closed public holidays.
Museum of local history includes some maritime items: charts & maps, plans & ephemera. Ship models, diving equipment. A large collection of photographs of docks & vessels, 1870s - 1950s. Lib, ARC. NB: there is a flying-boat museum at Foynes (38 km).
09/01/13
Linlithgow Union Canal Museum
Manse Road Basin, Linlithgow, West Lothian EH49 6AJ, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1506 671215 (answering machine); bookings: 843194.
Fax: +44 (0)1506 842452
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.lucs.org.uk
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1218.html
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirling/falkirk-linlithgow.shtml
Opening days: Daily, 13:30-17:00 in July & Aug. Sat & Sun, Easter - late Sept.
A small museum with displays on the history of the canal, canal tools, documents & wildlife panel. AV, Edu. Replica Victorian trip boat. Boat trips on St Magdalene over Avon Aqueduct, or on Victoria on the Town Stretch. Other boat trips BA. Edu, GV.
11/03/13
Littlehampton Museum
The Manor House, Church Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex
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Correspondence to: Museum Curator, Littlehampton Museum, Church Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5EW
Tel: +44 (0)1903 738100
Fax: +44 (0)1903 731690
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.littlehampton-tc.gov.uk/main.cfm?TYPE=museum
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000326
http://www.littlehampton-tc.gov.uk/main.cfm?type=HISTORY
Opening days: Tues-Fri 09:00-16:30; Sat 10:30-16:30.
Refurbished local museum with seafaring displays in the Maritime Gallery: the seafarers, shipping & port of Littlehampton. A large collection of scale ship models, fishing & ships' gear & wreck finds illustrate local boat-building, trade, fishing. ARC BA.
11/03/13
Lloyd's Nelson Collection
Lloyd's, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7327 1000 for general enquiries.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.lloyds.com/lloyds/about-us/history/lloyds-and-nelson
http://www.artwisecurators.com/p7t.htm
Opening days: BA only, for small groups. Telephone +44 (0)1245 609425.
A collection of correspondence, silver, swords, paintings & other relics commemorating Lord Nelson & the Lloyd's connection. The "Lutine Bell" was salvaged from the 1799 wreck of HMS Lutine, on which Lloyd's paid out about one million pounds insurance.
12/03/13
The London Canal Museum
12/13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 9RT
(adjacent to Regents Canal, Battlebridge Basin)
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7713 0836
Fax: +44 (0)20 7689 6679
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/london-canal-museum
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/427286-london-canal-museum
Opening days: Tue - Sun & BH Mon, usually 10:00 - 16:30. Closed at Christmas.
Victorian canal life displayed in 1860s ice warehouse. The butty narrowboat "Coronis". Tools, equipment & photos. Tug moored near. The life of canal workers & the cargoes of the London region are illustrated. History of the ice trade and ice-cream. ARC Edu GV.
12/03/13
Museum of London Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, Canary Wharf,
London E14 4AL
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7001 9844
Fax: +44 (0)20 7001 9801
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/
http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/283887
http://golondon.about.com/od/londonmuseums/ss/museumdocklands.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:40/18:00. Closed during Christmas period. GV BA.
Port of London, the river & the people, from Roman times to 20th century, in a Georgian warehouse. Model vessels & docks. Tools, artifacts, pictures. The sugar trade, slavery, whaling & wartime. Archive collection & special interests. Exhibitions. GV & Edu BA.
12/03/13
Lossiemouth Fisheries and Community Museum
Pitgaveny Quay, Lossiemouth, Scotland IV31 6TW
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Tel: 44 (0)1343 813772.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.lossiemuseum.co.uk/
http://www.thisismoray.com/lossiemouth-in-moray-c177.html
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lossiemouth/lossiemouth/
Opening days: May - Sept, Mon - Sat 11:00-16:30; also Sundays pm July & August
A small independent museum displays the past & present fishing industry in the Moray Firth. Located in a former net loft. Other local history exhibits include a reconstruction of Labour Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald's Lossiemouth study. GV & Edu BA.
14/03/13
Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Sparrows Nest Park, Whapload Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XG
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Tel: +44 (0)1502 561963. Edu & GV: 01502 511260.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.lowestoftmaritimemuseum.org.uk/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/LowestoftMaritimeMuseum.htm
Opening days: Daily, Easter week, then late April - end Oct, 10:00-17:00
Enlarged museum displays many fishing boat models. Paintings & photos of local fishing. Ships bells & lanterns, charts, radio, tools, medals. Fishing gear. The Prunier Trophy for fishing. Wool pictures, drifter's cabin. Lifeboat material. GV & Edu BA
14/03/13
Lydia Eva (YH 89) (NHF-CC)
Usually at South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2QF
or at Lowestoft for winter maintenance.
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Correspondence to: The Secretary, Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust Ltd, 75 Normanston Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2PU
Tel: +44 (0)1502 565234 or mobile 07901 915390 to book Edu or GV.
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: enquiries@lydiaeva.org.uk
http://www.lydiaeva.org.uk/
http://www.norfolkheritage.co.uk/lydia-eva
Opening days: Tues-Sun, usually 10:00-16:00 in summer. Phone for details.
Last surviving preserved steam drifter, built 1930. Opened as a museum of the herring fishery. Wheelhouse, net store, fish hold (exhibition area), galley & crew's quarters. Engine room with a working Crabtree triple-expansion steam engine. Edu & GV BA.
14/03/13
Lynn Museum
Market Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1NL
(Visitors' entrance is next to King's Lynn bus station)
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Tel: +44 (0)1553 775001
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit_Us/Lynn_Museum/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/lynn-museum
http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/explore-norfolk/kings-lynn.aspx
Opening days: Tues-Sat, 10:00-17:00.
Refurbished museum of local history & archaeology. Displays of maritime heritage: Hanseatic & later trade, shipbuilding, fishing & whaling. Ship models & paintings. Commemorative items relating to Lord Nelson, Captain Manby. Replica 'seahenge' 2049 BC. Edu GV
14/03/13
Lytham Lifeboat Museum
Lytham, Lancashire. This museum has closed for an indefinite
time.
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Tel: +44 (0)1253 725610: Fylde Tourist Office.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.fylde.gov.uk/news/2011/sep/190911lythamwindmill/
http://www.lythamwindmill.co.uk/News.html
Opening days: Museum closed. Contact Tourist Office for information.
Museum previously displayed the history of RNLI and the Lytham & St Anne's lifeboats in photos, models and mementos. Display on the wreck of the Mexico in 1886 when the Lytham lifeboat rescued the crew after the St Annes & Southport lifeboats had capsized.
15/03/13
M
M Shed
Wapping Road, Princes Wharf, Bristol BS1 4RN
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Correspondence to: c/o Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1LR.
Tel: +44 (0)117 352 6600. 0117 922 3567 to book groups.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://mshed.org/museum/
http://www.bristol-link.co.uk/history/industrial-museum.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000009
Opening days: Tue-Fri 10:00-17:00, weekends & BH Mon 10:00-18:00.
New museum replaces Bristol's Industrial Museum. Galleries cover Bristol People, Bristol Places & Bristol Life. Some maritime exhibits, including 1934 fireboat PYRONAUT & tugboats MAYFLOWER (1861) & JOHN KING (1935) alongside Princes Wharf. Edu & GV BA.
17/03/13
Maldon District Museum
47 Mill Road, Maldon, Essex CM9 5HX
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Tel: +44 (0)1621 842688
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.maldonmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.visitessex.com/maldon/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000012
Opening days: Wed, Fri, Sat: 2-5 pm; Sun & BH Mon 11-5; Apr-Oct. Edu & GV BA.
Items related to Maldon district. Maritime displays show Thames barge models, sailmakers tools & photos of local boats. History of John Sadd & Sons, woodworkers. Models of their MTBs. Landing craft & airborne lifeboats. WW1 Thornycroft CMBs on Osea. ARC BA.
30/03/12
The Maritime Museum
New North Quay, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE2 3ND.
(The southernmost maritime museum in the British Isles)
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Correspondence to: Jersey Heritage Trust, Weighbridge, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3NF, Channel Islands (Tel: +44 (0)1534 633300)
Tel: +44 (0)1534 811043; GV: +44 (0)1534 633300
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.jerseyheritage.org/places-to-visit/maritime-museum
http://www.maritime.je/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000571
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00, Easter to beginning of November.
All aspects of Jersey's maritime heritage: the sea, the boats & the people. Shipbuilding, maritime trade, sea-life. Paintings & photos, ships' fittings, interactive effects. Restoration of historic vessels. Wrecks. The Occupation Tapestry. Edu & GV BA.
19/03/13
Marlipins Museum
36 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5DA
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Tel: +44 (0)1273 462994. Sussex Archaeological Society: 01273 486260
Fax: +44 (0)1273 494898
Internet and e-mail links:
http://sussexpast.co.uk/properties-to-discover/marlipins-museum
http://www.friendsofmarlipins.org.uk/museum.html
http://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/museums/museums.cfm/searchazref/80001313MARA
Opening days: Tues - Sat, & BH Monday, May - October. Check before visiting.
Maritime displays illustrate ancient port & harbour of Shoreham. Ship models, maps, lighthouse, fisheries & lifeboats. Edu & GV. Mediaeval building, once a storehouse and Customs House. West of the harbour entrance are remains of 1850s harbour defence fort.
19/03/13
Marshland Maritime Museum
206 Main Road, Clenchwarton, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4AA
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Tel: +44 (0)1553 765530, mobile: 07795 490897
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.d-boats.co.uk/museum.htm
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/marshland-maritime-museum
http://www.scuttlebutt.co.uk/charity/causes/marshland-maritime-museum-2981.html
Opening days: BA only - telephone to arrange a visit.
A private museum with a wide range of Naval memorabilia from the 1800s to the present day. Ship's crests, cap tallies, clothing & uniforms, commemorative items. Ship models. Photos & ephemera. The 'D' Boats Association. Small reference library. BA.
19/03/13
The Mary Rose (NHF-CC)
HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3PX
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Correspondence to: Mary Rose Trust, College Road, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LX
Tel: +44 (0)23 92812931 (museum) 92750521 (office) 92839766 (groups)
Fax: +44 (0)23 9287 0588
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.maryrose.org/
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/maryrose/
http://longbow-archers.com/maryrose.html
Opening days: New museum open in late Spring 2013. Old museum open meantime.
Henry VIII's warship sank 1545, remains recovered 1982. Museum shows cannon, Tudor longbows & arrows, pottery, wooden & pewter vessels, crew's clothing, shoes, surgeon's chest, tools found in the wreck. AV shows, Edu. The new building will display the hull.
19/03/13
Maryport Maritime Museum
1 Senhouse Street, Shipping Brow, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6AB
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Tel: +44 (0)1900 813738, 815954
Fax: +44 (0)1900 819496
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.maryportmaritimemuseum.btck.co.uk/
http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/default.aspx?Page=216
http://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/maryport-maritime-museum.htm
Opening days: Tues, Thur-Sun & BH, 10:00-17:00, Apr-Sept. Fri-Sun in winter.
Models, paintings, tools & other objects illustrate Maryport's maritime history and shipyards. Paintings by William Mitchell. Displays on T.H.Ismay (White Star Line & TITANIC). Iron, coal & glass trade. RNLI. Edu & GV.
19/03/13
McKechnie Institute
40a Dalrymple Street, Girvan, South Ayrshire KA26 9AE, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1465 713643
Fax: +44 (0)1465 713643
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/galleries/mckechnie/
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/girvan/girvan/index.html
http://www.touruk.co.uk/attractions/tourist-attraction.htm?attraction=3184
Opening days: Tues-Frid, pm only; Saturdays 10:30-16:00.
The museum shows local Girvan, Carrick & Ailsa Craig memorabilia: society, trade, travel & fishing. Maritime items include relics from SS Wallachia (sunk 1895), model ships, ringnet fishing. Varied temporary exhibitions.
19/03/13
McLean Museum and Art Gallery
15 Kelly Street, Greenock, Inverclyde PA16 8JX Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1475 715624
Fax: +44 (0)1475 715626
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/tourism-and-visitor-attractions/
http://www.mcleanmuseumblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/member/mclean-museum-and-art-gallery
Opening days: Mon - Sat, except BH & local public holidays. Evening GV BA.
Displays on local history, incl shipbuilding, engineering, rope- making. Models of 19 & 20C ships, half hulls & ivory ship models. Maritime Transport Collection. Items relating to James Watt. Temporary exhibitions & materials for chidren. Edu & GV BA.
19/03/13
The McManus
Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee DD1 1DA.
(Angus, ex-Tayside) Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1382 307200
Fax: +44 (0)1382 307207
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.mcmanus.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/McManusDundee
http://www.artfund.org/the-mcmanus-dundees-art-gallery-and-museum
Opening days: Daily. Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:30-16:30.
New galleries illustrate history of Dundee, or display art. Some maritime-related items. A major collection related to whaling in the Arctic, moved from the Broughty Castle Museum. Inuit items. Part of the collections are storage, which can be visited BA.
26/03/13
Mersea Island Museum
High Street, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex CO5 8QD
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Correspondence to: Mersea Island Museum Trust, c/o 54 Upland Road, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex CO5 8DG. e-mail: Info@MerseaMuseum.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1206 385191
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.merseamuseum.org.uk/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000069
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: Wed - Sun & BH, 14:00-17:00, May - Sept. GV & Edu BA
Museum of local history. Displays of fishing gear, recreated old fisherman's cottage. Model boats, boat-building tools, gun-punt (1919) for wildfowling, with sail & percussion ML guns. Stowboat fishing for sprats. Resource centre, photo archive, Edu, Lib.
26/03/13
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 4AQ
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Tel: +44 (0)151 478 4499; Edu & GV: 0151 478 4788.
Fax: +44 (0)151 478 4590
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/
http://www.albertdock.com/index.php?page_id=1192
http://www.visitliverpool.com/things-to-do/attractions/museums-and-galleries
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 (Lib & Archs: Tues-Thurs, appointment advised)
Galleries devoted to emigration, Battle of the Atlantic, Merchant Navy, shipbuilding. Marine paintings. Boats (some in store). The Titanic. Tours of pilot boat Edmund Gardner. Customs & Excise & Transatlantic slavery museums (qv). GV Edu ARC Lib & Lectures.
26/03/13
Mevagissey Folk Museum
East Wharf, Inner Harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall PL26 6QR
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Tel: +44 (0)1726 843568; 843105 for the Curator.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.mevagisseymuseum.co.uk/
http://www.visitcornwall.tv/tourist-visitor-information/mevagissey-museum
http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=2256
Opening days: Daily, Easter - October. 11:00 to 16:00 (to 17:00 July & Aug).
Domestic & farming bygones in a 1745 boatbuilder's workshop. Maritime items focus on fishing & boat-building, including photos of fishing scenes, ship models, net making, instruments, early guns, an "Armada" chest, wartime memorabilia & lifeboats. ARC BA.
27/03/13
Milford Haven Museum
The Old Custom House, Sybil Way, The Docks, Milford Haven,
Pembrokeshire, South Wales SA73 3AF
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Tel: +44 (0)1646 694496
Fax: +44 (0)1646 699454
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.milfordhavenmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/content.asp?id=2360&nav=70
http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/tourist-attractions/Museums/Wales9744.htm
Opening days: Mon-Sat 11:00-16:00 (Other times BA), Easter to October.
Displays cover the history of the port & town, with much maritime material. The Quaker whalers from Nantucket, fishing & trawlers, convoys & the war at sea 1939-45. The modern oil terminal. Prints & paintings. Photo collection & document archives. Edu, GV BA.
27/03/13
Mincarlo (LT412)
Now usually at: Lowestoft Heritage Quay, Suffolk NR33 0AP
For current status, phone: 07901 915390
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Correspondence to: The Secretary, Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Trust, 75 Normanston Drive, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2PU
Tel: +44 (0)7901 915390, (0)1502 565234. Tourist Info: (0)1502 533600.
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: enquiries@lydiaeva.org.uk
http://www.lydiaeva.org.uk/
http://www.lovelowestoft.co.uk/profile.php?objID=806
Opening days: Usually May to October, but confirm!
A Lowestoft side-fishing trawler, launched 1961. 166 Gross Tons, 5200 cu ft fish capacity. 5 cylinder 500 hp A.K.Diesels engine. Ceased fishing 1975. Handed to the Trust in 1991 and restored to original specification. Recent restoration completed.
09/01/13
Mizen Head Visitor Centre
Mizen Head Signal Station, Harbour Rd., Goleen, West Cork,
Ireland
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Correspondence to: Mizen Tourism Co-operative Society, Harbour Road, Goleen, West Cork
Tel: +353 (0)28 35115, 35225
Fax: +353 (0)28 35422
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.mizenhead.ie/
http://www.cork-guide.ie/mizen.htm
http://www.mizenhead.net/
Opening days: Daily, mid-March - October, but confirm; weekends in winter.
The Visitor Centre, in the Irish Lights Signal Station, shows the life of lighthouse keepers, building of the Fastnet Lighthouse, lighthouse equipment, navigational aids simulator, sunken wrecks, marine life, weather reporting, radio, maps and charts. ARC.
27/03/13
The Mo, Sheringham Museum
Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8BG. (Near "The Crown"
public house on the Promenade)
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Tel: +44 (0)1263 824482
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.sheringhammuseum.co.uk/
http://www.norfolkheritage.co.uk/sheringham-museum
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/sheringham-museum
Opening days: Tues-Sat 10:00-16:30, Sun pm, March-October. Mon June-Sept & BH.
New museum holds 3 local lifeboats, fishing boats & model boats. Re-created boatyard, local shops & a fisherman's cottage show the social history of Sheringham as a fishing town & a seaside resort. Photo archive. See website for special events etc. GV.
27/03/13
Monmouth Museum (was the Nelson Museum)
Priory Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire NP25 3XA, Wales
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Tel: +44 (0)1600 710630, 713519
Fax: +44 (0)1600 710631, 775001
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am22451
http://www.monmouth.org.uk/index.php/local/history/museums.html
Opening days: Daily 11:00-13:00 & 14:00-17:00 (-4 pm in winter. pm only Sunday)
Lady Georgiana Llangattock's collection of Admiral Lord Nelson memorabilia: his swords, commemorative china, glassware & silver. Printed matter, ms correspondence & medals. Models & naval equipment. Fake Nelson "relics" exposed. Archiv, Lib, Edu, GV.
09/01/13
Montrose Museum
Panmure Place, Montrose, Angus DD10 8HE
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Tel: +44 (0)1674 673232
Fax: +44 (0)1307 474799
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: montrose.museum@angus.gov.uk
http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/museums/montrose/
http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/montrose-museum.htm
Opening days: Tues - Sat 10:00-17:00. Closed over Christmas & New Year periods.
Refurbished museum of history & archaeology. The Maritime Gallery displays ship models & artefacts from the whaling industry, once of great importance. Whaling implements, whalebone & scrimshaw illustrate its history. Trade & fishing. Art Gallery. Edu GV BA
27/03/13
Morwellham Quay Historic Port and Copper Mine
Morwellham, near Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JL
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Tel: +44 (0)1822 832766.
Fax: +44 (0)1822 833808
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.morwellham-quay.co.uk/
http://www.devon-explorer.co.uk/devon/Morwellham_Quay/
http://www.morwellhamquay.com/
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00 or 17:30 in summer. Nov-March: 10:00-16:00
An old port on River Tamar, important for shipping tin, copper & arsenic. Village, Victorian farm & quays restored & under new ownership. The ketch "Garlandstone" (NHF) is at the quay. Costumed guides, "The Ship" inn, wildlife reserve. Edu & GV BA.
27/03/13
Mundesley Maritime Museum
The Old Coastguard Lookout, Beach Road, Mundesley-on-Sea,
Norfolk NR11 8BG
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Tel: +44 (0)1263 722068 (museum), 722399 (coastwatch station).
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.mundesleymaritimemuseum.co.uk/
http://www.museumsnorfolk.org.uk/mundesley-maritime-museum
http://www.nci-mundesley.org.uk/history.html
Opening days: Sun-Frid, 11:00-13:00, 14:00-16:00; May-Sept. Check before visit!
Probably Britain's smallest maritime museum, the room displays photos illustrating local history & lifeboat service. Captain Manby & lifesaving at sea. Mementos of local shipwrecks. Upper room houses volunteer Coastwatch lookout (can be visited).
28/03/13
N
Nairn Museum
Viewfield House, Viewfield Drive, Nairn IV12 4EE, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)1667 456791
Fax: +44 (0)1667 455399
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nairnmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.visitnairn.com/museum.php
http://www.nairnscotland.co.uk/nairnmuseum.html
Opening days: Mon - Sat, Easter - Oct, or BA
The maritime collection from the Nairn Fishertown Museum is now displayed in a room of this old museum of local history: Nairn people, their work, education & sports. A military room displays weapons & uniforms. Family history records. ARC, Edu & GV BA.
31/03/13
Museum Nan Eilean
Francis Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles HS1 2NF
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Tel: +44 (0)1851 709266
Fax: +44 (0)1851 706318
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/museum/stornoway/index.asp
http://www.isle-of-lewis.com/index.php/attractions/
Opening days: Closed for relocation until 2014.
There are maritime and fishing themes included in the displays of life in the Western Isles. Viking items. Stornoway was a major herring fisheries port, and before that whaling was important. ARC, Edu BA. A branch museum on the Island of Benbecula.
31/03/13
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
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Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 4422; Caird Library: 020 8312 6516
Fax: +44 (0)20 8312 6632
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rmg.co.uk/
https://en-gb.facebook.com/nationalmaritimemuseum
http://copac.ac.uk/about/libraries/nmm.html
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00. Some galleries close at 20:00 on Thursdays.
Britain's main maritime museum has major displays on exploration, trade, travel & sea power. Nelson & the wooden warship. Classical & modern marine art, photography. Children's interactive gallery. Special displays vary. AV, IMM, searchable DB. Edu, Lib, ARC BA
31/03/13
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Discovery Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3QY
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Tel: +44 (0)1326 313388. Edu: 214532, GV: 214557 Library: 214579.
Fax: +44 (0)1326 317878
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nmmc.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Maritime-Museum-Cornwall/110391802336899
http://www.eden-project.co.uk/maritime-museum.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 except Christmas (Lib: Tues-Sat 10:00-17:00)
Museum on the waterfront houses National Small Boat Collection. Boat restoration workshop. Cornish maritime material: fishing & trade. Falmouth packets. Tides, weather & navigation. Bartlett Library. Special exhibitions & lectures. Edu, GV, Lib & ARC BA.
01/04/13
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Haigh Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Tel: +353 (0)12 800969
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.mariner.ie/museum
http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/55669-ireland-dublin-national-maritime-museum/
http://www.dun-laoghaire.com/profile/maritime/index.html
Opening days: Daily, 11:00-17:00.
Irish maritime heritage: paintings, photos, ship models. Story of Irish lighthouses, cable laying, The Great Eastern, Dublin Port, engineering, Irish Mercantile & Naval Service, lifesaving themes. In renovated ex-Mariner's Church.
01/04/13
National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, Scotland
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Tel: +44 (0)300 123 6789; edu: 0131 247 4041.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum.aspx
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/nms/index.html
http://www.list.co.uk/place/10057-national-museum-of-scotland/
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00.
A National museum covering science, technology and the decorative arts. About 60 ship models on display from a collection of over 350. Other maritime items throughout the museum displays: marine engine, a carronade gun, scrimshaw. ARC, Edu.
10/04/13
National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth).
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Victory Gate, H.M. Naval Base,
Portsmouth (PO1 3LA)
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Correspondence to: National Museum of the Royal Navy, HM Naval Base (PP66), Portsmouth PO1 3NH
Tel: +44 (0)23 9272 7562; Edu: 9272 7580; Lib: 9272 3795.
Fax: +44 (0)23 9272 7575; Lib: 9272 3942.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/royalnavalmuseum/
http://www.nmrn.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily, from 10 am (except Christmas holidays).
Georgian buildings display exhibitions on Admiral Lord Nelson, Victory at Trafalgar, the sailing navy & modern navy. Suppression of the slave trade. History of the WRNS. "Sea your History" shows the Navy's social history. Special exhibitions. ARC Lib & Edu: BA
10/04/13
National Waterfront Museum
Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, Wales SA1 3RD
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Tel: +44 (0)29 2057 3600, 0300 1112333. ARC Centre: 01792 653763.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/swansea/
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=25918
http://www.visitswanseabay.com/nationalwaterfrontmuseum
Opening days: daily 10:00-17:00 except for Christmas period.
The museum displays Welsh industrial heritage: heavy industry & transport, including the maritime tradition, as themed displays. Marine paintings, ship models & ship portraits. Edu & GV. IMM. ARC in store at Collections Centre at Landore, BA.
10/04/13
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port (was The Boat Museum)
South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire CH65 4FW.
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Tel: +44 (0)151 355 5017. Information & booking: 0151 373 4373.
Fax: +44 (0)151 355 4079
Internet and e-mail links:
http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/national-waterways-museum
http://www.canaljunction.com/museum/national_waterways.htm
http://www.boatmuseumsociety.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily 10:00-16:00 (closed from Christmas to January 2).
Museum has a large collection of inland waterway boats, from coracles to barges, narrow-boats, ice-boats, tugs & dredgers. The site, once a canal dock area, includes a working blacksmith, pump house, a hall of historic engines, stables, etc. Edu, GV, ARC BA.
10/04/13
The Nautical Museum
Bridge Street, Castletown, Isle of Man
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Correspondence to: Manx National Heritage, Manx Museum & National Trust, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY
Tel: +44 (0)1624 648000, 648017.
Fax: +44 (0)1624 648001
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.iomguide.com/nauticalmuseum.php
http://www.visitisleofman.com/placestovisit/museums/nautical.xml
http://castletown.org.im/heritage/nautical_museum.html
Opening days: Daily, from April to October. 10:00-16:00; -17:00 June-August.
George Quayle's 18C boathouse with trap doors, secret panels & a replica "Nelson period" stern cabin. Manx nautical collections & "The Peggy", an armed schooner-rig yacht built c.1791 by George Quayle (NHF-CC). GV.ARC & Lib at Manx Museum, Douglas.
12/04/13
Museum of Net Manufacture
Bridgeacre, Uploders, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4PF
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Tel: +44 (0)1308 485621, 485349, 422770.
Opening days: Telephone to enquire.
Items associated with the historic rope & net making trade of Bridport: a ropewalk, traditional tools, specimens of natural fibres. Archive of documents & photographs. Collected by the late Anthony Sanctuary.
12/04/13
Newark Air Museum
The Airfield, Winthorpe Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire
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Correspondence to: Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum Ltd, The Showground, Winthorpe, Newark, Notts NG24 2NY
Tel: +44 (0)1636 707170; 705585 for Curator, Mon-Friday
Fax: +44 (0)1636 707170
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.newarkairmuseum.org
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/museums/newark-air-museum.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00; 10:00-16:00 in winter. Closed Christmas period
Several ex-Royal Navy aircraft are included in a large collection of historic military aircraft. See web-site for full list. Indoor displays of engines, radio & radar, instruments, uniforms. Aerial photography. Special events, lectures etc. ARC Lib GV & Edu BA.
09/01/13
Newbiggin Maritime Centre
Church Point, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland NE64 6DB
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Tel: +44 (0)1670 811951, 819251.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.newbigginmaritimecentre.org/
http://www.visitnorthumberland.com/museums-galleries/newbiggin-maritime-centre
http://www.whatsonnortheast.com/venues.php?venue=334131
Opening days: Wed-Sat: 10:00-16:00, Sun: 11:00-16:00. Advisable to check.
A community by the sea. The fishing gallery includes GIRL ANNE, a Northumbrian coble. Another gallery holds Oakley class lifeboat MARY JOICEY. A third gallery displays local historical items and has a small cinema. Views of the bay from the Cafe. Edu.
12/04/13
Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum
Paradise Family Leisure Park, Avis Road, Newhaven,
East Sussex BN9 0DH
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Tel: +44 (0)1273 514760, 515404
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.newhavenmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.newhavenhistoricalsociety.org.uk/
http://www.sussexmuseums.co.uk/find/museum.asp?ID=27
Opening days: Most afternoons - check website or phone. Weekends pm in winter.
Material on the Dieppe Raid (1942). Local ferries. Tide mills. Models of lifeboats, R.N. & other vessels. Large archive & DB of photos & material on harbour, town, smuggling. WW2 tunnels of HMS Forward. Displays on the coastal defence fort. Edu, GV BA.
10/01/13
The Norfolk Nelson Museum
26 South Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2RG
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Tel: +44 (0)1493 850698.
Fax: +44 (0)1493 850698.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nelson-museum.co.uk/
http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/nelson-museum-norfolk.htm
http://www.enjoythebroads.com/things-to-do/nelson-museum
Opening days: Mon-Fri: 10:00-16:00; Weekend: 13:00-16:00. Shut all Dec & Jan.
Nelson commemorative items: busts, medals, pottery & glassware, silver & pewter. Paintings & prints depicting his life & death. Personal possessions & ms. His personal life. Model of HMS VICTORY & recreation of part of a gun deck. Edu, GV & Lib, BA.
14/04/13
North Devon Maritime Museum
Odun House, Odun Road, Appledore, Bideford, N. Devon EX39 1PT
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Tel: +44 (0)1237 422064
Fax: +44 (0)1237 422064
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.northdevonmaritimemuseum.co.uk/
http://www.devonmuseums.net/North-Devon-Maritime-Museum/Devon-Museums/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000081
Opening days: Easter-Oct: daily 13:30-17:00. Opens 10:30 Mon-Fri May - Sept.
The maritime history of north Devon. Ship models & half-models, diorama of medieval shipping, 19C shipbuilding. Display of tools, carved tillers, wrecks & lifeboat rescue, fishing items & WW2 equipment tested locally. N. Devon coast videos. ARC Edu & GV BA.
14/04/13
Nottage Maritime Institute
The Quay, Wivenhoe, near Colchester, Essex CO7 9BX
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Tel: +44 (0)1206 824142.
Fax: +44 (0)1206 824142.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nottagemaritimeinstitute.org.uk/welcome.htm
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/nottage-maritime-institute
http://www.wivenhoe.gov.uk/oralhistory/riverside-nottage.htm
Opening days: Sundays & BH, 14:00-17:00, mid May - mid Sept, or BA.
The Institute's museum has a large collection of half-hulls from local shipbuilders. Paintings & models of ships, yachts & boats. Navigation instruments. Photographs & memorabilia of shipbuilding on the Colne. See website for courses. ARC, Edu, GV & Lib BA.
14/04/13
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HM Submarine Ocelot
Chatham Historic Dockyard, Dock Road, Chatham Kent ME4 4TE
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Tel: +44 (0)1634 823800
Fax: +44 (0)1634 823801
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/Three_Historic_Warships/HMS_Ocelot/hms_ocelot.html
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/maritime/ocelot.htm
http://www.hnsa.org/ships/ocelot.htm
Opening days: Ticketed guided tours. See Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Oberon class submarine built at Chatham 1960-62. Tonnage: 2030 gross, loa: 90m. Diesel-electric, designed for quiet operation in deep or shallow waters. 8 torpedo tubes. In service until 1991. Visitors are conducted through the boat in small groups.
15/04/13
HM Submarine Onyx
Was at: Historic Warships at Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Moved to Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
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Correspondence to: Submarine Heritage Centre, 53 Red Oak Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA13 0LJ
Tel: +44 (0)1229 820993
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.submarineheritage.com/onyx.html
http://www.hmsdreadnought.co.uk/22.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54018467@N00/8199875947/
Opening days: To reopen at Barrow in Furness.
An Oberon Class, quiet diesel-electric submarine, launched 1966. 1610/2410 tons disp. Fitted 8 torpedo tubes, later reduced to 6. Saw service in the Falklands (South Atlantic) campaign, 1982. It is hoped to reopen Onyx at Barrow's Submarine Heritage Centre.
15/04/13
Orkney Wireless Museum
Kiln corner, Junction Road, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles KW15 1LB
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Tel: +44 (0)1856 871400, 870340
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.owm.org.uk/
http://www.ukattraction.com/orkney+shetland/kirkwall.html
http://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/orkney-wireless-museum-p251621
Opening days: Mon-Sat 10:00-16:30, Sun 14:30-16:30, April - Oct. Check first!
The late Jim MacDonald's Collection of historic domestic and wartime radio equipment. Maps, charts & photos of Naval wireless communications at Scapa Flow. German wartime radio & U-Boat radio. Italian PoW handicrafts - their WW2 chapel is nearby. GV
15/04/13
Overbecks Museum and Garden
Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon TQ8 8LW
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Tel: +44 (0)1548 842893
Fax: +44 (0)1548 845020
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/overbecks/
http://www.touruk.co.uk/houses/housedev_over.htm
http://www.devon-online.com/towns/salcombe/museumsinsalcombe.html
Opening days: Daily, mid-Feb to end Oct. See NT website for other times.
Otto Overbeck's collection of curios. Ship models & shipwrights tools reflect Salcombe's shipbuilding past. Story of the PHOENIX. Photographs of wrecked HERZOGIN CECILIE. Sailors' snuffboxes. Edu. Set in large garden. NT. See also Salcombe Maritime Museum.
17/04/13
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Padstow Museum
The Padstow Institute, Market Place, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8AL
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Correspondence to: John Buckingham, 19 Treverbyn Road, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8DN (e-mail: jebucki@btinternet.com or phone 01841 532470).
Tel: +44 (0)1841 532752. 01841 532470 for Edu & GV.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.padstowmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/Padstow-Museum/Cornwall-Museums/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000165
Opening days: Mon-Fri, 10:30-16:30; Sat 10:30-13:00; Easter - end October.
General collection includes features on the local lifeboat, ship- building, shipwrecks & rescues. Collection of shipwright's tools. ARC: fishing, shipbuilding & related documents. Edu & GV BA.
22/04/13
Pembroke Dock Gun Tower Museum
Front Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire SA72 6JZ, Wales
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Tel: +44 (0)1646 622246
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@guntowermuseum.org.uk
http://www.guntowermuseum.org.uk/index.html
http://www.pembroke-dock.co.uk/Guntower.htm
Opening days: Temporarily closed for repairs and refurbishment.
For more than a century Pembroke Royal Dockyard built ships for the RN and Royal Yachts for the Royal family. This 1851 harbour defence tower displays the history on 3 floors. Models of ships, dockyard, RAF flying boats. Displays on garrisons, etc. Edu, GV
22/04/13
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
Priestgate, Peterborough PE1 1LF [ex Cambridgeshire]
(Nearest multi-storey car park is in Queensgate shopping centre)
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Tel: +44 (0)1733 864663. 01733 864700/864701 for Edu.
Fax: +44 (0)1733 341928
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/museums-and-heritage/peterborough-museum/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/PeterboroughMuseum.htm
http://www.peterboroughmuseumsociety.org.uk/
Opening days: Tues-Sun 10:00-17:00, also BH Mon. Closed Mondays except GV BA.
Refurbished Norman Cross Gallery displays part of big collection of bone-work ship models, toys, guillotines & straw marquetry by French PoWs in nearby Norman Cross Depot 1797-1814. Edu, GV: BA. Fenland Lighter Project archives at Peterborough Central Library.
22/04/13
Peterhead Maritime Heritage
Was at: South Road Lido, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
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Opening days: Closed in 2010. Some of the collection is at Arbuthnot Museum.
26/04/12
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AJ
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Tel: +44 (0)1752 304774
Fax: +44 (0)1752 304775
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumpcmag.htm/
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Plymouth-City-Museum-and-Art-Gallery/Devon-Museums/
http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/site/attractions/
Opening days: Tue - Sat 10:00 - 17:00/17:30. Closed Good Friday.
This general museum & gallery illustrates Plymouth's maritime history. A good collection of marine paintings & photographs. Ship models, incl PoW bone models, & PoW straw-work. The port of Plymouth, Antarctic exploration. ARC, Lib, Edu, GV.
25/04/13
Plymouth National Marine Aquarium
Rope Walk, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon PL4 0LF
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Tel: +44 (0)1752 275238 (Press) Edu/GV 01752 275214 Info 0844 8937938
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/
http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/things-to-do/national-marine-aquarium-p126153
http://www.justplymouth.co.uk/aquarium/
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 (winter) 10:00-18:00 (summer). Closed Christmas
A range of habitats: large deep & shallow-water tanks, coral reef & wave tanks display about 400 species of fish, also marine invertebrates etc. Marine science topics include conservation & ecology. Changing themes. Frequent lectures & shows. Edu, GV.
26/04/13
Plymouth Naval Base Visitor Centre
(Incorporating the Plymouth Naval Base Museum)
Royal William Yard, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3RP
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Correspondence to: Plymouth Naval Base Museum, c/o Flotilla House, HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, Devon PL2 2BG
Tel: +44 (0)1752 553740 (museum). Tours: 01752 552326, 554200.
Fax: +44 (0)1752 554200
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.justplymouth.co.uk/events/navytours.php
http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/things-to-do/royal-naval-visitor-centre-p1417333
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Plymouth-Naval-Base-Museum/Devon-Museums/
Opening days: GV, BA only. Phone to book a Heritage Tour of Base and Museum.
"Support to the Fleet at Plymouth". Historic Naval buildings: artefacts, models, photographs, prints. Figureheads. Victualling, fire-fighting, constabulary. RN uniforms & standard measures. Visits BA only. Commercial development may restrict access.
26/04/13
'HMS' Plymouth
Was at Historic Warships at Birkenhead. Temporarily at Vittoria
Dock, before being scrapped.
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Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hmsplymouth.co.uk/
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/maritime/hms plymouth.htm
http://www.demotix.com/news/1794880/fight-goes-save-hms-plymouth#media-1794879
Opening days: To be broken up. The warships collection closed in 2006.
Rothesay Class Type 12 anti-submarine frigate (F126). Launched 1959, 2150/2560 tons. Main armament: twin 4.5 in/45, ASW mortar, Seacat missiles. Wasp helicopter. Ship fought throughout South Atlantic campaign; surrender of South Georgia was signed aboard.
26/04/13
The Polar Museum
Scott Polar Research Institute, Univ. of Cambridge, Lensfield
Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER
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Tel: +44 (0)1223 336540; SPRI Library: 336552; Edu: 336562.
Fax: +44 (0)1223 336549
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/
http://www.cam.ac.uk/museums/
http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/museums-and-galleries/the-polar-museum
Opening days: Tue-Sat 10:00-16:00 except BH weekends & public holidays.
Refurbished museum illustrates exploration and research in the polar regions. Artefacts & memorabilia of expeditions: Franklin, Scott, Shackleton & others. Ship models, pictures, charts, maps. Important scrimshaw collection, Inuit carvings. Photos ARC Lib BA
27/04/13
Poole Museum (was Waterfront Museum)
4 High Street, Poole BH15 1BW [ex Dorset]
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Tel: +44 (0)1202 262600
Fax: +44 (0)1202 262622
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.pooleview.co.uk/waterfront.htm
http://www.boroughofpoole.com/museums/
http://poolehistory.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily in summer. Closed Mondays in winter.
Refurbished 19C harbour warehouse. Maritime story of Poole. The port, boatbuilding, fishing, smuggling. Newfoundland trade. Art includes ship portraits. Underwater archaeology: Spanish wreck & iron-age log boat. Local history centre. AV. Edu & ARC: BA.
27/04/13
Poole Old Lifeboat Museum
Fisherman's Dock, Ballard Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1RA
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Tel: +44 (0)1202 666046
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.poole-lifeboats.org.uk/museum_shop.shtm
http://www.pooletourism.com/todo/todo/ref:T4EAEC1A3F0D13/
http://www.rmg.co.uk/about/the-organization/associated-museums/
Opening days: Daily, Easter - early December, subject to staff availability.
The lifeboat "Thomas Kirk Wright", former Poole lifeboat (1938- 1962). Damaged during the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation. Historic 19C lifeboat house holds other RNLI exhibits. In association with the National Maritime Museum.
27/04/13
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
Porthcurno (near Land's End) Cornwall TR19 6JX
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Correspondence to: The Curator, Porthcurno Trust, Eastern House, Porthcurno, Penzance TR19 6JX, Cornwall.
Tel: +44 (0)1736 810966, Edu: (0)1736 810592.
Fax: +44 (0)1736 811914
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.cata.co.uk/attractions/porthcurno-telegraph-museum
http://www.porthcurno.org.uk/
http://www.samhallas.co.uk/museums/porthcurno.htm
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00, Apr to mid-Sept in 2013. See web-sites.
Displays of Cable & Wireless collection of early telegraphic apparatus & development of submarine cable telegraphy. Site also has WW2 underground comms centre & tunnels. C-W archive: maps, photos, film, video & business records. Shop. Edu, Lib & GV BA.
27/04/13
Porthmadog Maritime Museum
Oakley Wharf, Porthmadog, Gwynedd LL49 9LU, Wales.
(Adjacent to Harbour Master's Office).
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Correspondence to: Eifion Davies, Gowerian, Ralph Street, Borth-y-Gest, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9UA, Wales (Tel: (01766) 512864)
Tel: +44 (0)1766 513736, 512864
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.porthmadogmaritimemuseum.org.uk/
http://www.tremadog.org.uk/content/39.php
http://www.ukattraction.com/north-wales/porthmadog-maritime-museum.htm
Opening days: Tues-Thurs, Sat & Sun 12:00-16:00, Easter-mid Sept, Daily in Aug.
Ship models, pictures, documents, tools & other equipment show the importance of local shipbuilding, and the export of Welsh slate in the fine Portmadoc topsail schooners. Housed in one of the old slate sheds. BA: Edu, GV. Archives at Caernarfon.
01/03/13
Portland Museum
217 Wakeham, Easton, Portland, Dorset DT5 1HS
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Tel: +44 (0)1305 821804
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.portlandmuseum.co.uk/index.htm
https://www.facebook.com/PortlandMuseum
http://www.dorsetmuseums.co.uk/portland-museum
Opening days: Check web-site or phone. Apr-Oct: daily except some Weds, Thurs.
Small local museum recently refurbished. Maritime room displays items from local shipwrecks, prints & charts. Portland's Naval connectons. The Portland stone quarries, archaeological finds. Connections with Marie Stopes, Thomas Hardy, etc. GV & Edu BA.
28/04/13
PORTSMOUTH area:
The following are in Portsmouth itself: The Mary Rose, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory and HMS Warrior. There are other military museums such as the D-Day Museum, with its Overlord Embroidery, and Southsea Castle on Clarence Esplanade. The whole area is permeated with Naval and military associations and memorials. For general information telephone Portsmouth City Council visitor information service on +44 (0)23 9282 6722 or go to the web-site. In adjacent Southsea is the Royal Marines Museum. Across the harbour, in Gosport, are the Hovercraft Museum and the RN Submarine Museum at HMS Alliance. The RN's Naval Armaments Museum at Gosport is now open to the public, as "Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower". At the north end of the harbour, at Fareham, the shore establishment HMS Collingwood includes the Communications and Radar Museum. Also near Fareham, The Royal Armouries Ordnance Museum is at Fort Nelson There are examples of artillery from earliest times to WWII. They have live firings from time to time. Some of the old harbour defence forts are decommissioned and are open to visitors from time to time (eg: Fort Brockhurst). Portchester Castle is a ruined mediaeval castle within the walls of a Roman fortress, and incorporates some World War II defensive positions. Southampton, where the great transatlantic liners used the deep water harbour, is only a few miles away. It has a new maritime museum at SeaCity Museum and a number of maritime memorials (eg: Mayflower, Stella and Titanic). The British Military Powerboat Trust had a collection of fast boats at Marchwood. It merged with Portsmouth Naval Base and is now called British Military Powerboat Team, though many of the Trust's powerboats have been dispersed. A few miles from Southampton, Buckler's Hard on the Beaulieu (pronounced Bewley) river used to be an important ship-building centre for the Royal Navy in the days of sail. This picturesque village has a maritime museum.
28/04/13
Steam Tug Portwey (NHF)
South Quay, West India Dock, London E14
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Correspondence to: The Hon. Secretary, The Steam Tug PORTWEY Trust, 8 St Peters Rd., St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN37 6JG. portweytug@aol.com
Tel: mobile: 07973139491
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: portweytug@aol.com
http://www.stportwey.co.uk/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: Weds, 14:00 - 20:00 or BA. GV & Edu should contact the Secretary.
Built 1927-28 by Harland & Wolff, Govan. The last steam powered, coal-fired twin screw tug active in UK. 94 tons gr. Twin steam engines rated 330 IHP; 140 psi Scotch boiler. Used by Portland & Weymouth Coaling Co. Later in care of Maritime Trust until 2000.
28/04/13
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The Queenstown Story
Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork,
Republic of Ireland
Correspondence to: Cobh Heritage Trust Limited, Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)21 4813591
Fax: +353 (0)21 4813595
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@cobhheritage.com
http://www.cobhheritage.com/
http://www.heritageisland.com/attractions/cobh-heritage-centre/
Opening days: Daily 09:30 - 18:00 (Sun & BH 11:00 - 18:00). Last entry 17:00.
Multimedia exhibition on Cobh, the harbour for Cork. Emphasis on emigration, emigrant & convict ships, Cunard liners, sinking of the Titanic & Lusitania. Shipping memorabilia, maritime artefacts New genealogical info centre. Edu & GV BA. ARC & DB - BA.
02/05/12
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Ramsgate Maritime Museum
Clock House, Pier yard, Royal Harbour, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 8LS
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Tel: +44 (0)1843 570622
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@ramsgatemaritimemuseum.org/
http://www.ramsgatemaritimemuseum.org/
http://www.thesteammuseum.org/
Opening days: Weds-Sun, 10:30-17:30, May to October.
Four galleries with displays showing development of the harbour, navigation, local fishing, lifeboats & shipwrecks on the Goodwin Sands, incl Stirling Castle. A 17C demi-cannon from latter. Historic vessels: SUNDOWNER (1912, Dunkirk) & tug CERVIA, BA
29/04/13
Rhyl Library, Museum and Arts Centre
Church Street, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 3AA, Wales
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Tel: +44 (0)1745 353814 (Library); (0)1824 708205 (Council Arts).
Fax: +44 (0)1745 331438, (0)1824 708258
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en-gb/DNAP-76PLF8
http://www.culture24.org.uk/wa000014
http://www.touruk.co.uk/attractions/tourist-attraction.htm?attraction=3873
Opening days: Mon Tue Wed Fri, 09:30-19:00; Thur 09:30-17:00, Sat 09:00-12:30.
A small museum illustrates social & maritime history of fishing village & holiday resort. Models of local shipping, the Lifeboat "Caroline Richardson", and a photographic collection. Edu & GV.
29/04/13
River and Rowing Museum
Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1BF
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Tel: +44 (0)1491 415600; Edu & events 415605.
Fax: +44 (0)1491 415601
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rrm.co.uk/
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/River_And_Rowing_Museum.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000486
Opening days: Daily. May-Aug 10:00-17:30, Sept-April 10:00-17:00. Closed Xmas.
The River Thames & rowing: as a sport & for lifesaving. Thames in history: archaeology, literature, crafts & wildlife. An 1812 gig, Saxon logboat, traditional Thames boats & modern racing shells. Lectures & special exhibitions. ARC AV DB Edu GV Lib MM/IMM.
30/04/13
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow G3 8RS
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Tel: +44 (0)141 287 2720. Resource Centre: 0141 276 9300.
Fax: +44 (0)141 276 9305 (Glasgow Museums Resource Centre)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/our-museums/riverside-museum/
http://www.clydewaterfront.com/projects/greater-govan--glasgow-harbour/leisure
https://twitter.com/riversidemuseum
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00 (11:00-17:00 on Fri & Sunday).
Wheeled & other transport displays, many from the Kelvin Hall collection. Some ship models in glass cases, others in a large rotating display. Part of collection stored at GMRC. Some other maritime displays. AV, Edu. Restored barque GLENLEE is alongside.
30/04/13
Robertson Museum and Aquarium
University Marine Biological Station, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae,
North Ayrshire, Scotland KA28 0EG
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Tel: +44 (0)1475 530581/2
Fax: +44 (0)1475 530601
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/marinestation/index.php
http://www.gla.ac.uk/centres/marinestation/index.php?url=facilities/museum.php
http://www.touruk.co.uk/north-ayrshire/great-cumbrae.htm
Opening days: Mon to Frid 09:00-16:15. +Sat in summer. Uncertain after 2013.
History of the Station. Reconstruction of first research vessel's cabin. Geology & oceanography, fish & invertebrates of the Clyde. Aquaculture & seaweeds in industry. Aquarium & The Robertson Collection. University of London to cease support after 2013.
30/04/13
Rochester Guildhall Museum
High Street, Rochester, Kent ME1 1PY
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Tel: +44 (0)1634 848717
Fax: +44 (0)1634 832919
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisureandculture/museums/guildhallmuseum.aspx
http://www.visitmedway.org/places-of-interest/guildhall-museum
http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=3930
Opening days: Tues - Sun, 10:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
The Hulks: imaginative displays of conditions aboard prison ships on the Medway where French & American PoWs were held during the Napoleonic wars. Model vessels display rivercraft. Shipbuilder's tools, local memorabilia, weapons, prints & pictures. Edu & GV BA
12/05/13
Royal Air Force Museum, London
Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London NW9 5LL
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)20 8205 2266; GV: 020 8358 4849, Edu: 020 8358 4896
Fax: +44 (0)20 8200 1763
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.aviationmuseumguide.co.uk/museum_hendon.php
http://rafmuseum-1.titaninternet.co.uk/london/research.cfm
Opening days: Daily except Christmas & New Year; usually 10:00-18:00
Air-Force museum has many items of Naval interest: flying boats, anti-submarine helicopters, Vosper launch, a pinnace & a seaplane tender. Some aircraft had RNAS, RN or RAN service. Mk.1 airborne lifeboat. TIRPITZ display. Fritz X bomb. German WW1 NAS badges.
13/05/13
Royal Cornwall Museum
Royal Institution of Cornwall, River St., Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)1872 272205 (extn 245 for Edu.) Library: 01872 242786.
Fax: +44 (0)1872 240514
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/attractions/royal-cornwall-museum.htm
http://www.oliverscornwall.co.uk/museums.html
Opening days: Mon - Sat 10:00-16:45 except BH. Check website for closures
Paintings by Cornish artists include marine subjects. Some other maritime material in well displayed galleries on local history, archaeology & mineralogy. Parkes scrimshaw collection in storage: BA. DB GV Edu BA. Maritime archives in Courtney Library, BA.
15/05/13
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association Archive
3-4 Station House, Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland NE48 2DG
Click for outline map of the region
Correspondence to: Head Office: PO Box 52, Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 2BA
Tel: +44 (0)1434 220000
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: admin@rfa-association.org
http://www.rfa-association.org/cms/index.php
http://rfaaplymouth.org/rfaaphotoarchive/index.php
Opening days: By appointment only; please contact via phone, website or e-mail.
The RFA Association holds an archive of several thousand photographs, documents, ephemera & artefacts relating to the RFA. The Association is an Armed Forces sector charity formed to preserve the traditions of the service and support members.
09/05/12
Royal Marines Museum
Eastney Road/Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 9PX
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)23 9281 9385
Fax: +44 (0)23 9283 8420
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.portsmouth-guide.co.uk/local/rm-museum.htm
http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/rm-museum/index.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 in summer & school hols. Nov-March: Weds-Sun.
Weapons, uniforms, medals, equipment, pictures, silver, models, maps & personal items displayed on 3 floors show history of the Marines on land & sea since 1664 (Admiral's Regiment). Womens' Marens, RM Commandos & 'RN Today' displays. Lib, ARC-BA. Edu, GV.
15/05/13
Royal Museums Greenwich
Click for outline map of the region
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www1.rmg.co.uk/
The group includes the National Maritime Museum & the Cutty Sark, both of which have their own entries in this list. The Royal Observatory and Queens House are also part of Royal Museums Greenwich.
15/05/13
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Headquarters
West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)1202 662228. Heritage Trust: 0845 045 6999
Internet and e-mail links:
http://rnli.org/aboutus/historyandheritage/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.rnli.org.uk/tlc_virtual_tour
http://www.poole-lifeboats.org.uk/
Opening days: Reception: Mon - Fri, except BH. ARC & Lib: Mon & Thur, BA.
Reception area of Headquarters displays some RNLI memorabilia. Main collection of fine art, models, archives & memorabilia are stored, access Mon & Thursday BA. See also: Poole Old Lifeboat Museum, for the "Thomas Kirk Wright" boat. Occasional Open Days.
10/01/13
Old Royal Naval College
King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9NN
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8269 4799. (Edu: 020 8269 4711)
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8269 4757
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.ornc.org/
http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/rnc.htm
http://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/
Opening days: Usually open daily, but check for occasional closures.
The Great Hall (Thornhill's "Painted Hall") & the Chapel of St Peter & St Paul are usually open. The Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre explains the site's history. Concerts, exhibitions & guided tours. University of Greenwich uses part of site. Edu, GV.
15/05/13
Royal Naval Museum
See: National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth).
Click for outline map of the region
22/09/11
Royal Naval Patrol Service Association's Museum
Sparrows Nest Gardens, Whapload Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XG
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)1502 586250, AH: 564344. (War Mem Mus: 583047, 517950).
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rnps.lowestoft.org.uk/
http://www.harry-tates.org.uk/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am37767
Opening days: Mon, Wed, & Friday, usually 09:00-12:00 (Check first) or BA.
In a building once part of HMS EUROPA (1939-45) the RNPS Assocn has a large display of photographs & other memorabilia in a room dedicated to Lt. Richard Stannard VC RNR. ARC, Lib. War Memorial Museum is adjacent, with RN items. See also: Lowestoft Marit Mus.
15/05/13
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 2AS
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)23 9251 0354
Fax: +44 (0)23 9251 1349
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/maritime/hms_alliance.htm
http://www.nmrn.org.uk/our-museums/royal-navy-submarine-museum
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:30 Apr-Oct. Winter: Wed-Sun. Check for closures!
Tours of HMS Alliance (subject to conservation work). Museum has models, mementos & medals. Hands-on periscopes. Diving gear. New exhibition displays Holland I. Maiale, Biber & X-24 miniature subs. Torpedoes, Cruise & Polaris missiles. BA: ARC Lib Edu & GV.
17/05/13
Ruskin Museum
Yewdale Road, Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8DU
Click for outline map of the region
Tel: +44 (0)15394 41164
Fax: +44 (0)15394 41132
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.ruskinmuseum.com/
http://ginacampbellqso.com/rebuilding-k7/ruskin-museum-coniston-cumbria/
http://www.lakestay.co.uk/campbell.html
Opening days: Daily, March - mid-Nov; Wed - Sun in winter. GV. See web-site.
This museum for the artist & writer John Ruskin has displays of local history, geology & the community. An extension displays salvaged parts of BLUEBIRD K7 record-breaking jet boat in which Donald Campbell died. Campbell & Arthur Ransome memorabilia.
17/05/13
Russian Arctic Convoy Museum
Planned to be set up at Aultbea, Wester Ross, Scotland
Click for outline map of the region
Correspondence to: Russian Arctic Convoy Museum Group, c/o 20 Mellon Charles, Aultbea, Wester Ross IV22 2JN, Scotland.
Tel: +44 (0)7984 661215
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: info@russianarcticconvoymuseum.co.uk
http://www.russianarcticconvoymuseum.co.uk/wp/
http://www.visitwester-ross.com/members/russian-arctic-convoy-museum-aultbea.asp
Opening days: Under development.
A new museum is being developed, to highlight the story of the convoys that sailed from Loch Ewe & other ports in Britain to the northern Russian ports in WW2. It will cover the men of the Royal & Merchant Navies who carried supplies to our ally in 1941-1945.
17/05/13
Russian Submarine 'U475' (B-39)
Temporarily on the River Medway, awaiting relocation.
Click for outline map of the region
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.sovietsub.co.uk/
http://www.medwaylines.com/blackwidowsubmarine.htm
http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/russian_submarine.htm
Opening days: Not normally accessible to visitors at present.
Ex-Soviet Navy, Foxtrot class hunter-killer submarine. 300 ft, 2475 tons dived displacement. Carried 22 torpedoes (2 low-yield nuclear warheads). 75 crew. Built c 1967, decommissioned 1994. Had been on the Thames and at Folkestone. Now in poor condition.
17/05/13
S
Salcombe Maritime Museum
Old Council Hall, Market Street, Salcombe, Devon TQ8 8DE
Tel: +44 (0)1548 843080; Tourist Information Centre: 01548 843927.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.salcombemuseum.org.uk/
http://www.devon-online.com/towns/salcombe/museumsinsalcombe.html
http://www.salcombeinformation.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=608
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-12:30, 14:30-16:30, April - end of Oct. Or GV BA.
Marine paintings. Shipbuilding, ropeworking & sailmaking tools. Salcombe schooners & the maritime fruit trade. Ship models. Items from local shipwrecks. WW2 & Slapton. Young Sailors Corner for children. GV. Lifeboat Museum & Overbecks Museum (qv) nearby.
13/05/12
Saltburn Smugglers Heritage Centre
adjacent to The Ship Inn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar & Cleveland
TS12 1HF
Tel: +44 (0)1287 625252, (0)1642 444318.
Fax: +44 (0)1642 481089
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.saltburnbysea.com/html/smuggling.html
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/
http://www.brydene.com/smugglersheritage.html
Opening days: Closed for an uncertain time, due to storm damage.
Atmospherically dark re-creation of a late 18 century smuggler's tavern at night. Audio commentary tells story of John Andrew and other local smugglers. In addition to authentic 'props' there are old prints depicting smuggling & revenue cutters. Edu & GV BA.
13/05/12
Scalloway Museum
Castle Street, Scalloway, Shetland Islands
Tel: +44 (0)1595 880734
Internet and e-mail links:
http://scallowaymuseum.org/
http://www.facebook.com/ScallowayMuseum
http://www.webcomputing.co.uk/museum/
Opening days: Reopening 17 May 2012. Then open Mon-Sat.
New museum features the life of Shetlanders. Special exhibit on "The Shetland Bus", a sea-borne Norwegian Resistance undertaking, assisted by the RN. Photos, maps, listings of missions & vessels. Shetland fishing & whaling history: model boats etc.
14/05/12
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum
Pier Head, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Islands KW16 3NT
Correspondence to: Orkney Heritage, Dept of Development & Protective Services, Orkney Islands Council, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY
Tel: +44 (0)1856 791300 or 873535 for Orkney Heritage
Fax: +44 (0)1856 875846 (Orkney Heritage)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.scapaflow.co.uk/sfvc.htm
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hoy/scapa/index.html
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/jralston/rk/scapa/index.html
Opening days: Daily, Mid-May - Sept; Spring/Autm Mon - Fri/Sat; Shut Nov - Feb.
The naval history of Scapa Flow, from the Napoleonic War to WW2. Relics from the scuttled German High Seas Fleet, & from RN ships. Propeller & gun from HMS HAMPSHIRE. Other ordnance. Wartime life on Orkney. Photos & memorabilia. In RN oil pump-house.
14/05/12
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre
36 Eastborough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 1NJ
Tel: +44 (0)1723 369361. Edu: 01723 384503
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: scarboroughmaritime@yahoo.com
http://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/index.php
http://www.seafest.org.uk/heritage/index.htm
Opening days: Wed - Sun 11:00 - 16:00
The Centre is actively collecting artefacts, memorabilia and documentation about Scarborough's maritime past. Pictures, ship models, uniforms & memorabilia. Archives of the maritime history of the Yorkshire coast. Extensive web-site. ARC, Edu, Lib.
15/05/12
Science Museum
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 4000; Lib: 020 7942 4242. Edu: 020 7942 4777.
Fax: +44 (0)20 7942 4447
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/squaredpaper/sets/72157628042275211/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000507
Opening days: Daily 10:00-18:00 (-19:00 during school holidys). Shut Christmas.
Shipping Gallery has large 1:48 models of liners & warships, many models of sailing & powered ships & small craft. 18C Admiralty & bone PoW models. Many model engines, propellers & technology. Historic Marine engines. Docks. Diving. Lib. Edu GV & ARC BA
15/05/12
Scott Polar Research Institute
see: Polar Museum, SPRI, Cambridge.
Tel: +44 (0)1223 336540
Fax: +44 (0)1223 336549
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/
01/05/12
Scottish Fisheries Museum
St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, Fife KY10 3AB, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1333 310628
Fax: +44 (0)1333 310628
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.scotfishmuseum.org/index.html
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/anstruther/anstruther/
http://www.eastneukwide.co.uk/tourist/fish-museum.html
Opening days: Daily from 10:00 (Sundays 11:00 or 12:00). Closed Christmas & NY.
Covers Scottish commercial fishing from the earliest times to the present including whaling, salmon & related trades. Fisherfolk & Scottish women in fishing trade. Many historic boats, including REAPER & large Zulu RESEARCH. Photo arch & Lib BA. Edu, GV.
16/05/12
Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire AB43 9DU, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1346 511022
Fax: +44 (0)1346 515879
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.lighthousemuseum.org.uk/
http://www.nlb.org.uk/InformationCentre/OpenToPublic/Main/
http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/scottishlighthousemuseum.php
Opening days: Daily in summer, 10:00 or 12:00 to 17:00. Weds-Sun in winter.
Lenses & equipment from Scottish lighthouses. Kinnaird Castle was the Northern Lighthouse Board's first mainland lighthouse (1787). Stevenson engineering family. Lives of lighthouse men. Tours to top of tower. ARC, Edu, AV & IMM. Special events, shop & cafe.
16/05/12
Scottish Maritime Museum
Harbourside, Gottries Road, Irvine, Ayrshire, KA12 8QE, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1294 278283
Fax: +44 (0)1294 313211
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/irvine/maritimemuseum/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/ScottishMaritimeMuseum.htm
Opening days: Daily, but some parts may be temporarily closed. Check first!
Scottish maritime artefacts illustrate specialist knowledge and skills. Linthouse 19C engine shop. 1920s shipyard workers' flat. Working slipway & work-shops. Many historic Scottish vessels. Seasonal events in the Boatshop. ARC/Lib Edu GV: all BA
16/05/12
SeaCity Museum
Havelock Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7FY
Tel: +44 (0)23 8083 3007. Edu: 023 8091 5730.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.seacitymuseum.co.uk/
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-leisure/culturalquarter/seacity/
http://www.visit-southampton.co.uk/site/what-to-see-and-do/
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00
New museum tells story of the people of Southampton & their links with the sea. Titanic gallery displays large scale model, White Star Line and the city, & effects of the disaster. Ship models, paintings & photos. Archaeology. ARC, DB, Edu (Learning Deck).
16/04/12
Selsey Lifeboat Museum
Kingsway, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex PO20 0DL.
(behind the inshore lifeboat house)
Tel: +44 (0)1243 602387. GV: 601217. Lifeboat: 01243 601217, 602833.
Fax: +44 (0)1243 607790
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.selseylifeboats.co.uk/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am9535
http://www.westsussex.info/selsey.shtml
Opening days: Most days, Easter - end Sept. Confirmation advisable. GV: BA
The history & organisation of the RNLI. History of the Selsey Lifeboat Station since 1861 is shown with photographs, models & videos of rescues. Housed in old inshore lifeboat building (the offshore boathouse is always open). Tyne Class Lifeboat 47-001
17/05/12
Sewerby Hall Art Gallery and Museum (Museum of East Yorkshire)
Church Lane, Sewerby, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
YO15 1EA
Tel: +44 (0)1262 677874, 673769.
Fax: +44 (0)1262 673090
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/sewerby/hall/hall.html
http://www.realyorkshire.co.uk/thedms.aspx?dms=13&venue=1582504
http://www.chromavision.co.uk/yt/sewerbyhall.htm
Opening days: Daily, 11:00-16:30, April-Sept.
This museum of E. Yorkshire history includes maritime paintings. A collection of HM Coastguard items accessible BA. (Coastguard archives are at nearby HM Coastguard Station, BA) Exhibitions & events vary. Tours of Flamborough lighthouse BA. Edu & GV BA.
17/05/12
Sheringham Museum
Was at: Station Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8RE.
See: "The Mo", where the new museum is located.
Shetland Museum and Archives
Hay's Dock, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0WP
Tel: +44 (0)1595 695057; archives: 01595 741554.
Fax: +44 (0)1595 696729
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/
http://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/
http://www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/shetland-museum-and-archives
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00 (Sundays 12:00-17:00). Archives Mon-Sat.
The history of the Shetland Islands from early times to present. Boat collection. Fishing & whaling implements, tools, navigation instruments. The lives of seamen in merchant vessels & fishing. Large archive & photo collection for research. Edu & GV BA.
17/05/12
Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum
Arreton Barns Craft Village, Arreton, Isle of Wight
Tel: +44 (0)1983 533079; 539360 (Craft Village Complex)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.iowight.com/shipwrecks/
http://www.iowbreaks.com/attractions/maritime.php
http://www.queenvictorialifeboat.co.uk/
Opening days: Daily 10:30 - 16:30 Easter - end October.
Large display related to diving & shipwreck, once at Bembridge. Artifacts recovered from local wrecks. Diving equipment, photos, ship models & memorabilia. Rescue at sea & local lifeboats. The ex-RNLI pulling & sailing lifeboat "Queen Victoria" (1887).
17/05/12
Shipwreck Heritage Centre
Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 3DW
Tel: +44 (0)1424 437452 (AH: 445642)
Fax: +44 (0)1424 437452
Internet and e-mail links:
http://shipwreck-heritage.org.uk/
http://www2.rgzm.de/navis/Musea/Hastings/Hastings.htm
http://www.ryemuseum.co.uk/shipwrecks/
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 in Summer. Weekends only 11:00-16:00 in Winter.
Collection of items from shipwrecks: 150 AD - 19C. Wrecks of the AMSTERDAM and ANNE. The Nautical Museums Trust also owns other local wrecks. Displays on the Cinque Ports. Edu & GV BA. See also the nearby Fishermen's Museum.
10/01/13
Shipwreck Rescue and Heritage Centre
Quay Road, Charlestown, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 3NJ
Tel: +44 (0)1726 69897
Fax: +44 (0)1726 68025
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.shipwreckcharlestown.com
http://ilovecornwall.com/be-inspired-page/shipwreck-centre/
http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/restormel/chas-her.htm
Opening days: Daily, 1 March - end Oct, 10:00 - 17:00.
Extensive displays of artifacts from 150 wrecks. Old diving gear. Local history of port built 1791 for export of fish, minerals & china clay. Recreated local workshops. RNLI & rescue at sea. In a historic building. Sailing ships in old harbour. Edu & GV BA.
17/05/12
The Shuttleworth Collection
Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome, near Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire SG18 9EP
Tel: +44 (0)1767 627927; GV booking: 01767 627924
Fax: +44 (0)1767 627949
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.shuttleworth.org
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/operator.php?p=1493
http://www.visitshefford.co.uk/afield/shuttleworthcollection.shtm
Opening days: Daily, 09:30-17:00 (last admission 16:00) Lib: Tues 10:00-15:30.
A collection of about 40 veteran & historic aircraft, a few with Naval associations. Includes an airworthy 1941 Hawker Mk Ib Sea Hurricane. Frequent flying displays from all-grass airfield. Park has veteran vehicles & other attractions. Edu, GV & Lib BA.
26/05/12
Sir Max Aitken Museum
The Prospect, 83 High Street, West Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7AJ
Tel: +44 (0)1983 293800; 292191 for GV or private functions.
Fax: +44 (0)1983 200253 (at the RYS)
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.sirmaxaitkenmuseum.org/
http://www.cowes.co.uk/museums.aspx
http://www.invectis.co.uk/iow/cowes1.htm
Opening days: Tues-Sat, May to end Sept. Daily in Cowes week. Or BA.
Mainly yachting memorabilia, displayed in ex-sail loft. Paintings by Luny, Monamy, Whitcombe & others. Sir Max Aitken's trophies, cups & mementoes. Items from several Royal Yachts. Many models of vessels incl bone PoW. Furniture, boat-shaped cradles, glassware.
28/05/12
The Skellig Experience Heritage Centre
Valentia Island, Ring of Kerry, Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland
(access by road bridge or ferry service)
Tel: +353 (0)66 9476306. Out of season: +353 (0)64 31633
Fax: +353 (0)66 9476351
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.skelligexperience.com/skellig_experience.html
http://www.myguideireland.com/skellig-heritage-centre
http://www.kerry-beaches.com/skellig-experience.html
Opening days: Daily, May to Sept. Phone for opening days Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov.
The story of the Skellig Islands, their sea & bird life and the lighthouse service to mariners. Lighthouse memorabilia, ship-to- shore communications, maritime artefacts. Island boat cruises. AV, Edu.
26/05/12
Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum
Hynish, Isle of Tiree, Argyll & Bute, Scotland PA77 6UQ
Correspondence to: Hebridean Trust, North Parade Chambers, 75a Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PE (Tel/Fax: 01865 311468; info@hebrideantrust.org)
Tel: +44 (0)1865 311468 (Oxford Offices)
Fax: +44 (0)1865 311593
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Skerryvore/
http://www.ukattraction.com/western-isles/skerryvore-museum.htm
http://www.historyextra.com/visit/isle-tiree-hebrides
Opening days: enquire by phone or from the Hebridean Trust.
A small museum, housed in the Signal Tower, tells the story of the building of the Skerryvore Lighthouse in the 1840s, by Alan Stevenson, son of Robert Stevenson the Scottish lighthouse engineer, and uncle to the writer Robert Louis Stevenson.
26/05/12
International Slavery Museum
Third floor of Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool
L3 4AX
Tel: +44 (0)151 478 4499; (Edu & GV: 478 4441)
Fax: +44 (0)151 478 4590
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/
http://www.albertdock.com/pages/index.php?page_id=1319
http://www.liv.ac.uk/csis/
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00.
The International Slavery Museum is initially in the Merseyside Maritime Museum. It displays the history of the slave trade, life in West Africa, the transatlantic carriage of African slaves (the "middle passage") & the legacies of slavery. Edu & GV BA.
28/05/12
Smeaton's Tower
The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2NZ
Correspondence to: City of Plymouth Museums & Art Gallery, Plymouth PL4 8AJ
Tel: +44 (0)1752 304774, 600608
Fax: +44 (0)1752 304775
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumsmeatonstower
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Smeatons-Tower/Devon-Museums/
http://www.visitdevon.co.uk/things-to-do/smeatons-tower-p258003
Opening days: Usually: Tues-Sat & BH Mondays. Closed for lunch, noon - 13:00.
The third lighthouse to have been built (1756-59) on the Eddystone Rock. When the present lighthouse was built (1878-82) the top part of Smeaton's was removed to Plymouth Hoe. Edu, GV. (Nearby Plymouth Dome has an Eddystone Lighthouse display).
28/05/12
Museum of Smuggling History
Botanic Garden, Undercliff Drive, Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 1UL
Tel: +44 (0)1983 853677
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=12117
http://www.touristnetuk.com/so/ISLEW/attractions/museums.htm
http://www.smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_s_10.html
Opening days: Daily, Apr - Sept
The exhibits illustrate the history of smuggling in the Isle of Wight and elsewhere during the past 700 years. Edu & GV BA. There is also a Ventnor Heritage Museum at 11 Spring Hill.
28/05/12
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE33 2JA
Correspondence to: Tyne & Wear Museums, Newcastle Discovery, Blandford Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4JA (Tel +44 (0)191 277 2169)
Tel: +44 (0)191 456 8740
Fax: +44 (0)191 456 7850
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/southshields/
http://www.aboutbritain.com/SouthShieldsMuseum.htm
http://www.visitsouthtyneside.co.uk/article/12640/
Opening days: Mon - Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat 11:00-16:00, Closed Sun & midwinter.
Museum displays the history & archaeology of South Tyneside plus an interpretation of the Gallery's collection of paintings. Shipbuilding. Lifeboats. Art gallery. "Tales of South Tyneside": local history & authoress Catherine Cookson. Edu, GV.
28/05/12
Southampton Maritime Museum
Was at The Wool House, Southampton. See: SeaCity Museum
Correspondence to: Southampton Visitor Information Service, Central Library, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LW
Opening days: The old museum has been closed. See: SeaCity Museum.
The old museum was in a 15th century warehouse.
13/04/12
Southwold Museum
9-11 Victoria St, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6HZ (opposite the
Church of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr)
Tel: +44 (0)1502 726097
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.southwoldmuseum.org/
http://www.southwold.info/Southwold-museums.html
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
Opening days: Daily, Easter-Oct, 14:00-16:00. Also 10:30-12:00 in August.
Refurbished museum of local history & archaeology. Items include Saxon or Viking rudder boards, figureheads, ship models & photos. Southwold as a seaside resort, river ferries. The fishing trade. Medieval trade. Battle of Sole Bay, 1682. GV, ARC & Lib BA.
29/05/12
Southwold Sailors' Reading Room
East Cliff and East Street, Southwold IP18 6EL
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
http://suffolkmuseums.org/suffolk1/pages/southwoldsailors.htm
http://intheboatshed.net/2010/04/21/southwolds
Opening days: Usually open daily, 09:00-17:00 summer; 09:00-15:30 winter.
The walls of this reading room are covered with old photos and paintings of fishing boats & fishermen, half-hulls, prints and RNLI plaques of rescues. Cased displays of ship & boat models. Figureheads. Commemorates Captain Charles Rayley RN, 1781-1863.
29/05/12
Spurn Lightship
Hull Marina, off Castle Street, [Kingston-upon-] Hull,
Correspondence to: Hull City Museums, Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Hull HU1 3RA
Tel: +44 (0)1482 613902; 01482 300300 for City Council Museums.
Fax: +44 (0)1482 613710
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: museums@hullcc.gov.uk
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/
http://www.spurn.puffinpost.com/spurn.php
Opening days: Mon-Sat 10:00-16:30, Sun 13:30-16:00. Closed Good Friday, Xmas.
Steel-hulled manned lightship, built 1927, served until 1975 as a vital navigation aid in approaches to river Humber. 100 ft l.o.a. 18000 cp lantern. Crew of 5 - 7. Now her crew welcome boarders to show how they lived & worked. The work of the Humber Conservancy.
29/05/12
St. Katharine's Dock
Located on north bank of Thames, east of the Tower of London.
Vehicle approach: Thomas More Street; St Katharines Way to hotel.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.skdocks.co.uk/our-heritage/
http://exploringeastlondon.co.uk/eel/
St. Katharine's is home to a number of spritsail Thames barges & a few other classic boats. All are privately owned. The quaysides are open to all, with restaurants, etc.
20/03/12
Standedge Visitor Centre
Waters Road, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD7 6NQ
Tel: +44 (0)1484 844298 (summer); (0)1977 554351 for Yorks Waterways.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.standedge.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/huddersfield/standedge1.htm
http://www.huddersfieldcanal.com/
Opening days: Tues-Sun, plus Mondays on BH & school hols, Easter - mid Nov.
Displays on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the Colne Valley. Located in Tunnel End, former canal warehouse. A major canal tunnel, associated with Thomas Telford. Boat trips into the canal tunnel. See website for special events. Edu, GV BA. Cafe, etc.
09/01/13
Stoke Bruerne (formerly the Canal Museum)
Chapel Lane, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 7SE
Tel: +44 (0)1604 862229. (Private canal boat trips: 862107 & 862428)
Fax: +44 (0)1604 864199
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.stokebruernecanalmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.friendsofcanalmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.canaljunction.com/museum/stoke_bruerne.htm
Opening days: Daily, April-Oct 10:00-17:00. Nov-March: Wed-Sun, from 11 am.
Stone cornmill next to locks of Grand Union Canal displays 200+ years of canal history. Planning & building canals. Blacksmiths & carpenters tools, models of canal vessels, photos of canal life, memorabilia, models. 7 mins walk to Blisworth Tunnel. Edu & GV BA
29/05/12
Stromness Museum
52 Alfred Street, Stromness, Orkney Islands KW17 3DH
Tel: +44 (0)1856 850025
Fax: +44 (0)1856 871560
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/STROMNESSMUSEUM/
http://www.scapaflow.co.uk/visiting.htm
http://www.scotland.com/museums/stromness-museum/
Opening days: Daily, April - Sept; Mon - Sat, Oct - March.
Maritime & natural history of Orkney. Lighthouse & ship models. Exhibits on Arctic whaling & exploration: Franklin, John Rae & Hudson's Bay Company. Scrimshaw & Inuit artefacts. Scapa Flow & German fleet of WW1. Boat-building & fishing. ARC, Lib, Edu & GV.
29/05/12
Suffolk Underwater Studies
Front Street, Orford, Suffolk. Above the Orford Craft Shop.
Correspondence to: Mr Stuart Bacon, The Orford Craft Shop, Front Street, Orford, Suffolk IP12 2LN.
Tel: +44 (0)1394 450678
Fax: +44 (0)1394 450323
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
http://www.orford.org.uk/visit-explore-stay/what-to-do/
Opening days: Daily 11:00-17:00
Small museum displays coastal erosion, which has destroyed most of the medieval port of Dunwich. Battle of Sole Bay, 1672. Photos of Dunwich Bank & other shipwreck recoveries & the Orford cannon. Many recovered artefacts. Orford Ness floods in 1953. ARC BA.
09/01/13
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Burdon Road, Sunderland SR1 1PP
Tel: +44 (0)191 553 2323
Fax: +44 (0)191 553 7828
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/sunderland/
http://www.visitsunderland.com/attraction-details.asp?venueid=8
http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=6958&p=0
Opening days: Mon - Sat: 10:00-17:00; Sundays: 14:00-17:00.
Top floor of refurbished museum displays 'Launched on Wearside'. Models of sail, steam & motor vessels. Builders half-hulls. Ship design & construction. Marine engineering, hand tools, navigation instruments. Elsewhere: Sunderland glass & pottery. AV, Edu, GV.
30/05/12
Sutton Hoo Ship Burial Site
Woodbridge, Suffolk (2 miles E of Woodbridge on B-1083)
Correspondence to: Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DJ
Tel: +44 (0)1394 389700 (Office), 389714 (Reception), 389727 (Edu).
Fax: +44 (0)1394 389702
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/suttonhoo/
http://www.suttonhoo.org/
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/the-timeline-of-britain/
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-17:00 Apr - Oct; phone for details at other times.
Exhibition hall explains the site where 7th C. Anglo-Saxon ship burial was found in 1938-9. Many original finds, on loan from British Museum. Reproduction of King Raedwald's (?) burial with his weapons & possessions. Burial mounds nearby. Edu & GV BA.
30/05/12
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The Tall Ship at Riverside (SV Glenlee)
150 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow, G3 8RS.
Alongside the new Riverside Museum.
Tel: +44 (0)141 357 3699
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thetallship.com/index.aspx
http://www.clydewaterfrontheritage.com/thetallship_2.aspx
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily from 10:00. Closes 17:00 Mar - Oct, 16:00 in winter.
The restored Clydebuilt steel barque Glenlee (1896) is now at the Riverside Museum. She was acquired by Clyde Maritime Trust for restoration at Glasgow. Now most of the ship is accessible (some restrictions for wheelchairs). Edu, Conference hire, Lectures etc
11/06/12
Teignmouth & Shaldon Museum and Historical Society
Teign Heritage Centre, French Street, Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 8ST
Tel: +44 (0)1626 777041
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.teignheritage.org.uk/
http://www.devonmuseums.net/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13604422
Opening days: Tues-Sun & BH Mon, March to November.
Exhibits include cannon & cannon-balls, tools, pottery & other items recovered from offshore 16C ship-wreck. Maritime paintings. Admiral Pellew memorabilia. Local boat-building, cod fishing, the Teignmouth Lifeboat. Seaside resort. WW1 & WW2 memorabilia. Edu.
11/06/12
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery
Castle Hill, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA70 7BP
Tel: +44 (0)1834 842809
Fax: +44 (0)1834 842809
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/
http://www.tenby.info/Activities/showActivity.php?aID=4000002
http://www.aboutbritain.com/TenbyMuseumAndArtGallery.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00, mid-March to mid-Nov. Mon-Friday in winter.
Museum includes displays on Tenby's maritime history, piracy and the lifeboats. Photos & memorabilia. Tudor cannon. Local geology & archaeology. Natural history of the seashore. Shell collection. Housed in ruins of Tenby Castle. ARC & Lib BA; Edu, GV. Events.
11/06/12
Thames Police Museum
Wapping Police Station, 98 Wapping High Street, London E1W 2NE
Tel: +44 (0)20 72754421
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/
http://www.patrickeaster.co.uk/thames-police-museum-wapping/
http://www.whatsinwapping.co.uk/category/places/
Opening days: Closed until October 2012. BA only: apply in writing, with s.a.e.
Uniforms, equipment & memorabilia relating to over 200 years of policing the Thames. Housed on original site of Thames Marine Police (formed 1798), now the HQ of Metropolitan Police's Marine Support Unit. GV BA (maximum of 20 persons incl school parties).
11/06/12
Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
Tower Curing Works Building, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk NR30 3BX
Tel: +44 (0)1493 743930; 743943 for GV.
Fax: +44 (0)1493 743940
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit_Us/Time_and_Tide/
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/
http://www.norfolkheritage.co.uk/great-yarmouth
Opening days: Daily, 09:30-16:30 April-Oct. Daily in winter but shorter times.
Great Yarmouth's maritime heritage & society. Herring fishing & curing. Kippers & bloaters. Replica of a fish quay & coopering. Local history & archaeology. Special events & exhibitions. Collection of historic fishing boats. Audio wands, AV, Edu & GV.
13/06/12
Titanic Belfast
Queens Road, Queens Island, Belfast BT3 9DT, Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0)28 9076 6386. Ticket sales: 6399. GV booking: 6376
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.titanicbelfast.com/Home.aspx
http://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/welcome/legacy
http://www.the-titanic.com/Home.aspx
Opening days: Daily from 09:00 or 10:00. Timed ticket entry. See website!
The story of RMS TITANIC is presented in 9 galleries. Building, launch & maiden voyage. The sinking, its aftermath & legends. The discovery of the wreck in 1985. Ocean exploration. Edu, GV, multi -language audio tours, guided tours.
13/06/12
Tolbooth Museum
Old Quay, The Harbour, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AB39 2JU
Correspondence to: Aberdeenshire Heritage Education & Recreation Service, Woodhill House Annexe, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB16 5GJ
Tel: +44 (0)1771 622906. Mobile: 07512 466329.
Fax: +44 (0)1224 664615 (Aberdeenshire Heritage).
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.stonehaventolbooth.co.uk/
http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/tolboothmuseum.php
http://www.stonehavenguide.net/prods/the-tolbooth-museum.html
Opening days: Wed to Mon, pm only, May-Sept. Closed Tuesdays.
Displays illustrate history of Stonehaven's links with the sea. Inshore fishing, herring barrel coopering. Housed in Stonehaven's oldest building, a 16C storehouse which served as County Tolbooth of Kincardineshire, and later as a prison.
13/06/12
Topsham Museum
25 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter, Devon EX3 0AX
Tel: +44 (0)1392 873244
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Topsham-Museum/Devon-Museums/
http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10057
http://www.aboutbritain.com/TopshamMuseum.htm
Opening days: Mon, Wed, Thur, Sat & Sun, pm only, (+ Tue in Aug). Easter - Oct.
Ship-building, fishing & merchant voyages form a part of the displays in this furnished 17C merchant's house, with sail loft & estuary gardens. Ship models, tools, pictures & documents. River Exe boats in new River Gallery incl CYGNET. GV BA
15/06/12
Museum of Transport
Was at: Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse Road, Glasgow G3 8DP, Scotland.
see: Riverside Museum, Glasgow.
Opening days: Closed. Collection moved to new Riverside Museum.
The Clyde Room had about 800 models & hulls: some Board of Admiralty & French PoW models, but mainly large detailed models of powered Navy, passenger & cargo vessels; mostly Clyde-built. The collection has been transferred to new Riverside Museum (qv).
21/06/11
'HMS' Trincomalee (NHF-CC)
Hartlepool Historic Quay, Jackson Dock, Hartlepool TS24 0XZ
Tel: +44 (0)1429 223193. Hartlepool Maritime Experience: 01429 860077.
Fax: +44 (0)1429 864385
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/
http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/attractions/trincomalee.asp
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 April-Oct; 11:00-16:00 in winter. Shut Xmas.
This frigate, built of teak in Bombay in 1817, was for a time at Portsmouth under the name of Foudroyant. Full 3-masted ship-rig, 150 ft deck length. Built as 38 gun fifth-rate, reduced to 26 gun sixth-rate, 1847. Fully restored, most of ship is accessible.
15/06/12
Trinity House National Lighthouse Museum
Was at: Wharf Road, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BN
Opening days: This museum has now closed and the site is to be redeveloped.
True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum
North Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1QW
(at the corner of St Ann's Street and North Street)
Tel: +44 (0)1553 770479; 01553 771200 for Edu.
Fax: +44 (0)1553 765100
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.truesyard.co.uk/
http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=21852
http://www.maritimeheritageeast.org.uk/museums/trues-yard-museum
Opening days: Tues-Sat 10:00-16:00 except Christmas to New Year. GV BA.
Models of fishing boats (many built by local fishermen), fishing gear, photos, clothing & memorabilia. Restored old fishermen's cottages. 1904 fishing boat in the yard. Video, DB. Edu & GV BA. ARC BA: documents related to the Wash since 16C & many photos.
15/06/12
Tugnet Ice House
at the WDCS Wildlife Centre, Spey Bay, Moray, Scotland IV32 7PJ
Tel: +44 (0)1343 820339
Fax: +44 (0)1343 829065
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.wdcs.org/connect/wildlife_centre/spey_bay.php
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000240
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/speybay/speybay/
Opening days: Guided 45 min tours, Daily, Easter to Halloween.
Large brick ice-house, once used to store ice for salmon & other fishermen, allowing them to send fish to distant markets. Now it is part of the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society centre. Tours daily in summer: history of salmon fishing & whale exhibits. Edu.
21/06/12
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Museum
Spanish Battery, Tynemouth, North Shields, Tyne & Wear NE30 4DD
Correspondence to: Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Secretary, 31a John Street, Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4PJ
Tel: +44 (0)191 2591099
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.tvlb.org/
http://www.tynelives.org.uk/lifebrgd/home.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/ne000051
Opening days: Tues - Sat 10:00 - 15:00, Sundays 10:00 - noon.
The Watch House Museum displays pictures & memorabilia related to the work of the Brigade on the North Tyneside coast since 1864. Relics from shipwrecks, figureheads, plaques. The Brigade is an independent organisation, dealing with local emergencies. Edu GV.
16/06/12
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U534
Woodside Ferry Terminal, Birkenhead, Merseyside. Was at the
Historic Warships collection until that closed in 2006.
Tel: +44 (0)151 330 1000; 0151 330 1444 for GV & Edu
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.u-boatstory.co.uk/
http://www.secondworldwar.org.uk/uboat534.html
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26860
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-17:00 for 17:30
German WW2 Type IXC/40 submarine. Sunk by RAF aircraft at end of the war, while apparently on a mysterious mission. Salvaged 1993. Armament: 6 torpedo tubes, 20 mm & 37 mm guns. 1257/1144 tons. Now in sections, to allow viewing. Visitor centre adjacent. Edu.
18/06/12
Ulster American Folk Park
2 Mellon Road, Castletown, Omagh, Co Tyrone BT78 5QU, N. Ireland
Tel: +44 (0)28 8224 3292. Migration Studies Centre: 028 8225 6315.
Fax: +44 (0)28 8224 2241
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nmni.com/uafp
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=851
Opening days: Tues - Sunday, + BH Mon
Museum of emigration history. Replica Ulster quayside with 19C emigrant brig "Union". Part of an extensive display of furnished original buildings & gallery exhibitions, interpreting emigrant life in Ulster & North America. AV, MM, Edu, GV, Lib, DB
02/07/11
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, Co. Down,
Northern Ireland BT18 0EU
Tel: +44 (0)28 9042 8428
Fax: +44 (0)28 9042 8728
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nmni.com/uftm
http://www.nmni.com/uftm/Collections/Transport-(1)
Opening days: Tuesday - Sunday + BH Monday
Extensive site showing life & traditions of the people of Ulster. The Transport Galleries include some maritime items. Titanic exhibition. Boatbuilding, marine engines, fishing gear, models. The schooner "Result" (1893). Edu, Lib, ARC BA
18/06/12
Ulster Museum
Botanic Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AB, Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0)28 9044 0000; Edu: 9044 0100; Lib: +44 (0)28 90428428
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.nmni.com/um
http://davidjohnewart.com/spanisharmada/Armada_Shipwrecks.htm
http://www.my-secret-northern-ireland.com/the-girona.html
Opening days: Tues - Sun & BH Mon 10:00-17:00. Closed Christmas & most Mondays.
Extensively refurbished National museum. General collections of art, archaeology, local history. Gallery of important artefacts recovered from the Girona & other shipwrecks of the 1588 Spanish Armada. Militaria collection. ARC, Edu. Library at Cultra.
19/06/12
The Frigate Unicorn (NHF-CC)
Victoria Dock, Dundee DD1 3BP, Scotland
Correspondence to: The Unicorn Preservation Society, HM Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, Dundee DD1 3BP, Scotland.
Tel: +44 (0)1382 200900
Fax: +44 (0)1382 200923
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.frigateunicorn.org/
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dundee/frigateunicorn/
http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst6846.html
Opening days: Summer: daily, 10:00-17:00. Winter: Weds-Sun, shorter hours or BA
Oldest British-built warship afloat. Launched Chatham 1824, put into reserve & used as training ship. Most of fabric original. An unusual rounded stern. Period roof, fitted when "in ordinary". Guns are lightweight reproductions. ARC, AV, GV, Edu, Lib
19/06/12
Unst Boat Haven
Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland Isles, ZE2 9ED
(The northernmost maritime museum in the British Isles)
Correspondence to: Unst Heritage Centre Trust, c/o Duncan Sandison, Wasterpark, Baltasound, Shetland ZE2 9DS
Tel: +44 (0)1957 755244
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/unst/boathaven/
http://www.unst.org/2010/boathaven.html
http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/member/unst-boat-haven
Opening days: Daily, 11:00-17:00, 1 May - 30 Sept.
17 traditional Shetland boats, mostly 1860s-1960s. Displayed on a gravel "beach", with period fishing gear, tools, photos, plans, models & charts in large purpose-built shed. Links with Norse vessels shown. "Far Haaf" replica sixareen. Reading room.
21/06/12
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Valhalla Figurehead Museum
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Tresco, Isles of Scilly TR24 0QH
Correspondence to: c/o National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10
Tel: +44 (0)1720 422849
Fax: +44 (0)1720 422807
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.rmg.co.uk/about/the-organization/associated-museums/
http://www.tresco.co.uk/what-to-do/abbey-garden/valhalla.aspx
http://www.tresco.co.uk/blog/?p=98
Opening days: Daily, 10:00 - 16:00.
Collection of 30 ships' figureheads, name-boards & other decorative ships' carvings from the age of sail. Collection was started c. 1840, from local shipwrecks. Includes items from HMS Colossus & HMS Association wrecks.
04/07/12
HMS Victory (NHF-CC)
H.M. Naval Base, Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth [ex Hampshire]
Correspondence to: Flagship Portsmouth Trust, 1/7 College Road, H.M. Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ
Tel: +44 (0)23 92723111; Edu & GV: 92927584
Fax: +44 (0)23 92295252
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hms-victory.com
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/
http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=2353
Opening days: Normally open daily, 10:00 to 16:00 or 16:45. Tours or free-flow.
Guided tours last 40-45 mins: Nelson's Great Cabin, Quarterdeck, gun-decks & Orlop, where Nelson died 21 Oct 1805. See website for free-flow visits, etc. Ship is maintained in near-original state. In dry berth. Ongoing restoration. AV for disabled. Edu facils.
04/07/12
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Walton Maritime Museum
Old Life Boat House, East Terrace, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex,
CO14 8PY. (Adjacent to modern MCA HM Coastguard station)
Tel: +44 (0)1255 678259. James Stevens No 14 lifeboat: 01255 861440.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.fwheritage.co.uk/waltoninfo.aspx
http://www.fwheritage.co.uk/jsl_history.aspx
http://www.museumsinessex.org/museum.php?id=49
Opening days: Daily, 14:00-16:00 July to Sept. & Easter, May BH.
Maritime displays focus on the lifeboats & their crews, from the boats of the late 19C to 1990s. Local paddle steamers. Duck-punt & gun. Geology of the Naze. RNLI CITY OF LEICESTER outside. The JAMES STEVENS No 14 motor lifeboat (1900-1928) restored. Edu BA.
07/07/12
'HMS' Warrior 1860 (NHF-CC)
Victory Gate, Main Road, Portsmouth PO1 3QX
Correspondence to: The Warrior Preservation Trust, Victory Gate, H.M. Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3QX
Tel: +44 (0)23 9277 8600, Edu: 9277 8609, GV: 9283 9766.
Fax: +44 (0)23 9277 8601.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.hmswarrior.org
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/hmswarrior/
http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Heritage/Warrior/index.html
Opening days: Daily from 10:00 except Christmas. See website for details.
Ironclad armoured warship (1860). Ship rig & steam powered screw. Restored (Hartlepool) 1979-87. Repro Armstrong 110 pdr rifled BLs & 68 pdr SB MLs. Racks of small arms, messes, galley, officer's cabins, cells, laundry, engine-room. Edu & Specl Interest GVs BA.
08/07/12
Watchet Boat Museum
Harbour Road, Watchet, Somerset (opposite the railway station)
Correspondence to: John Nash, 3 Almyr Terrace, Watchet, Somerset TA23 0DB
Tel: +44 (0)1984 633117 for Hon. Curator, or 634242
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.wbm.org.uk
http://www.watchettowncouncil.org/things_to_see.php
http://www.somersetroutes.co.uk/site/watchet-boat-museum/106
Opening days: Tues-Thurs, Sat & Sun (2-4 pm), BH, Easter - end Sept, or BA
Local fishing, with emphasis on Somerset flatners. Museum owns the last surviving examples of this type of boat. Models, fishing gear, barges, related artefacts & pictures. How to build a modern Somerset Flatner, or a model. ARC, Edu, GV - all BA.
09/07/12
Watchet Market House Museum
Market Street, Watchet, Somerset TA23 0AN
Tel: +44 (0)1984 632266
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.watchetmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000146
http://www.watchettowncouncil.org/things_to_see.php
Opening days: Daily, 10:30-16:30, Easter to end of Oct. or BA
A small general museum with some model ships, figurehead, photos & paintings to illustrate maritime history of the harbour & nautical trade. "Yankee Jack" (John Short). RNLI exhibits incl an original cork lifejacket, paintings & photos. AV. ARC, GV BA.
09/07/12
Waterways Visitor Centre
Grand Canal Quay, Ringsend, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1677 7510
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.waterwaysirelandvisitorcentre.org/
http://www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?p=112&n=765
http://www.visitdublin.com/visual/detail.asp?ID=1361
Opening days: Weds - Sun 10:00-18:00, April - Sept.
The story of Ireland's inland waterways, with working models and interactive multimedia presentation. Examples of art & literature related to the waterways. Maps & charts. AV, IMM. In distinctive "Box on the Docks" building on the Grand Canal Basin. Edu, GV BA.
10/07/12
HQS Wellington (NHF)
Moored on the River Thames near Temple underground station,
Victoria Embankment, London.
Correspondence to: The Honourable Company of Master Mariners, HQS WELLINGTON, Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London WCR2 2PN.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 8179
Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 3082
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thewellingtontrust.com/
http://www.hcmm.org.uk
http://londonships.co.uk/explore/index.php/hqs-wellington/
Opening days: See web-sites for public opening occasions. GV BA.
RN sloop (1934) served as convoy escort in WW2. Converted to HQ Ship for Master Mariners in 1947, when armament & machinery were removed. Museum of ship models, medals & memorabilia, paintings, instruments & charts. Edu, Lib & ARC BA (phone or online)
11/07/12
Western Approaches Museum
1-3 Rumford Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L2 8SZ. (Behind the
Town Hall).
Tel: +44 (0)151 227 2008
Fax: +44 (0)151 236 6913
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.liverpoolwarmuseum.co.uk/
http://www.visitliverpool.com/
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am9858
Opening days: Mon-Thursday & Sat, March - end October. GV BA during winter.
Underground Operations & Map Room, Admiral's Office, Teleprinter Station & other parts of the extensive Western Approaches HQ for the Battle of the Atlantic against German U-boats in WW2. Other displays illustrate life in the 'blitz'. Edu, GV.
11/07/12
Whitby Museum
Pannett Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1RE
Tel: +44 (0)1947 602908
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/
http://www.thewhitbyseagull.co.uk/whitby_pannett_park_museum.html
http://www.whitbyonline.co.uk/whitby/whitby-leisure/whitby-museum
Opening days: Tue - Sun, 09:30-16:00 for 16:30. Closed Mon (ex BH & half-term).
Local history. Exploration & whaling. Capt Cook & the Scoresbys. Models of Baffin, Endeavour, Resolution. Ethnography & scrimshaw. Navigation instruments. Many ship models, incl bone PoW & ivory. Varying exhibitions. Edu BA. (Access to Lib & ARC restricted)
13/07/12
Whitby RNLI Lifeboat Museum
Pier Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 3PU.
Tel: +44 (0)1947 602001
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thewhitbyseagull.co.uk/whitby_rnli_museum.html
http://www.whitbysights.co.uk/whitby-history/lifeboathistory.html
http://www.whitby-yorkshire.co.uk/lifeboat/lifeboats.htm
Opening days: Daily 10:00-17:00 Easter - Oct, 11:00-16:00 autumn. Winter: W/e.
Main display is the pulling lifeboat "Robert and Ellen Robson", built 1918, in service to 1957. Displays of ship & boat models, rescue service boards, memorabilia of rescues & coxswains. Model of hospital ship Rohilla, wrecked 1914. Many photos. Edu & GV BA.
13/07/12
Whitstable Museum and Gallery
5a Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1DB
Tel: +44 (0)1227 276998. Edu: 01227 475204
Fax: +44 (0)1227 772379
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.canterbury.co.uk/Canterbury-Museums.aspx
http://www.aboutbritain.com/WhitstableMuseum.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000215
Opening days: Daily 10:00-16:00
Good collection of maritime art, esp ship portraits. Displays on local seafaring, oyster fisheries. Early diving: shipwrecks and maritime archaeology. Whitstable and the sea. Coastal wildlife. See web-site for Special Exhibitions. AV, GV, Edu.
15/07/12
Wick Heritage Centre
18-27 Bank Row, Wick, Caithness KW1 5EY, Scotland
Correspondence to: The Wick Society, 20 Bank Row, Wick, Caithness KW1 5EY, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1955 605393
Fax: +44 (0)1955 605393
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.wickheritage.org/
http://www.caithness.org/community/museums/index.htm
http://www.johnstoncollection.net/
Opening days: Mon - Sat 10:00-15:45/17:00, Easter - October. GV BA.
Wick was major herring port. Fishing gear, coopering, kippering. Working mechanism & optics from Stevenson's Noss Head lighthouse. Local social history exhibits. Johnston photo collection. Diving, clothing, Art Gallery. Isabella Fortuna (1890) & other old boats.
15/07/12
Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH43 4UE
Tel: +44 (0)151 652 4177. (0151 666 4010 for Wirral Museums Service)
Fax: +44 (0)151 670 0253
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/my-services/leisure-and-culture
http://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000058
http://www.visitwirral.com/attractions-and-activities
Opening days: Tue - Sun 10:00-17:00.
Includes maritime exhibits, particularly on the local ferries, & Cammell Laird, the shipbuilders. Ship models & other local maritime history. Other displays include fine art, local artists, ceramics & embroidery. Temporary exhibitions. ARC, Edu, GV BA.
16/07/12
Windermere Steamboat Museum
Rayrigg Road, Windermere, Cumbria
Correspondence to: Lakeland Arts Trust, Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL
Tel: +44 (0)1539 722464 for Lakeland Arts Trust at Abbots Hall.
Fax: +44 (0)1539 722494 for Lakeland Arts Trust at Abbots Hall.
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.steamboats.org.uk/
http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/windermere-steamboat-museum.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-16115243
Opening days: Closed, for conservation, fundraising & major redevelopment.
A fine collection of historic powered boats, some salvaged from sunken wrecks and restored to working order. Steam launch "Dolly" (c1850) is oldest powered boat. Many other early steam launches, motor, rowing & sailing boats. Collection closed for a time.
10/01/13
PS Wingfield Castle (NHF)
Jackson Dock, Maritime Avenue Hartlepool TS24 0XZ.
(Adjacent to Hartlepool Historic Quay & Museum of Hartlepool)
Tel: +44 (0)1429 860077 (for adjacent Museum of Hartlepool)
Fax: +44 (0)1429 867332
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/ships/pss_wingfield_castle.asp
http://www.paddlesteamers.info/WingfieldCastle.htm
http://www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com
Opening days: normally open daily; check with the Museum of Hartlepool.
Side-paddle steamer. River Humber LNER ferry 1934-74. Now fully restored, in dock where she was built. Triple expansion steam engine. Recent refurbishment has reduced access to some lower deck areas that are now reserved for corporate & education use.
16/07/12
Wooden Canal Boat Society
near Portland Basin Museum, Portland Place, Ashton-under-Lyne,
Greater Manchester.
Correspondence to: WCBS, 173 Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside OL6 7PS
Tel: +44 (0)161 330 8422. (Portland Basin Museum: +44 (0)161 3432878).
Internet and e-mail links:
e-mail: general@wcbs.org.uk
http://www.wcbs.org.uk/
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsgalleries/portland
Opening days: See web-site. Portland Basin Museum is open Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00.
The Society collects & restores old canal craft, mostly working boats, with volunteer labour. It now owns one of the largest collections of wooden canal boats in the UK, & keeps many of them in working condition.
16/07/12
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Yorkshire Air Museum
Halifax Way, Elvington, near York, Yorkshire YO41 4AU
Tel: +44 (0)1904 608595 (09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri)
Fax: +44 (0)1904 608246
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.org/
http://www.aviationmuseumguide.co.uk/museum-yorkshire.php
http://www.vryork.com/yorkshire-air-museum/index.html
Opening days: Daily, 10:00-17:00 April - Oct; 10:00-16:00 in winter.
Museum is located in partly restored WW2 Bomber Command station. Navy aircraft include a restored Dragonfly, Buccaneer & Gannet. Many RAF jets. A rebuilt Halifax. Barnes Wallis room. Allied, Free-French & Canadian Air Forces Memorial. ARC Lib Edu BA
25/07/12
Yorkshire Waterways Museum
The Sobriety Project, Dutch River Side, Goole, East Riding of
Yorkshire DN14 5TB
Tel: +44 (0)1405 768730
Fax: +44 (0)1405 769868
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.waterwaysmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.mylearning.org/museums/museum.asp?museumid=63
http://www.culture24.org.uk/yh000082
Opening days: Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00; weekends & BH: 10:00-16:00.
Museum tells the story of Aire & Calder Navigation & the Port of Goole. Model vessels; shipbuilding & canal tools; A&C documents; personal items; interactive exhibits & galleries. Traditional boats. Special events & activities. ARC, Edu, GV, Lib, Photos.
18/07/12
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Zetland Lifeboat Museum
5 King Street, The Esplanade, Redcar, Cleveland TS10 3AH
Tel: +44 (0)1642 486952, 494311
Internet and e-mail links:
http://www.redcarlifeboat.org.uk/zetland/info.htm
http://www.zetlandlifeboat.co.uk/
http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
Opening days: Daily, May-Sept. Weekdays: 11:00-16:00, weekends: noon-16:00.
RNLI museum, housing "Zetland" (NHF-CC) oldest surviving lifeboat known: a Greathead pulling boat, built 1802, in use to 1880. RNLI equipment. Photos of lifeboats, crews, wrecks & rescues. Model ships & lifeboats. Reconstruction of a fisherman's cottage. GV BA
18/07/12
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Abbreviations include: ARC - Archives/Reserve Collection;
AV - AudioVisual Display;
BA - By Appointment;
BH - Bank Holiday (ie: public holiday);
DB - Database available;
Edu - Education facility;
ex - except;
GV - Group Visit;
inc - including;
Lib - Library;
MM - MultiMedia display;
NHF - National Historic Fleet list of NRHV;
NHF-CC - listed in National Historic Fleet's Core Collection of NRHV;
NMV - Non-Museum Vessel;
NT - National Trust Organization;
PoW - Prisoner of War;
RML - Rifled Muzzle Loader.
There is also a list of abbreviations in the page of introductory
Notes.
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