June 2024 We met for the second time at our new venue of Felixstowe Museum, our allocated room is cosy and informal. Derek Sands presented a show based on a dock cruise of Antwerp from May 2006. This was appreciated by a small audience. Our next meeting will be in August and will be an informal gathering at “The Shipwreck”, Shotley …
Merseyside Branch June 2024
June 2024 Our own Branch Chairman John Luxton gave us an excellent presentation for our June 2024 meeting. It was another of John’s Maritime Infrastructures talks, this time it was entitled Ports of Cornwall Part 1. He began by talking about Looe which has been featured on the television lately doubling up as Shipton Abbott in the Beyond Paradise programme. …
Torbay – June 2024
In June we enjoyed a selection of photos presented by Tom Walker showing views of ships in Teignmouth taken by his father Gordon Walker in the 1950s. Tom has researched the histories of the ships extensively, and talked about how the work of the port weaved into the life of the town. A very entertaining talk, with annecdotes and excellent …
Isle Of Wight – June 2024
June 2024 The Branch welcomed Glyn Evans for its meeting on 27 June to give us his presentation on ‘The maritime art of Kenneth Shoesmith.’ A highly illustrated talk which the speaker had trawled from many sources. We learned that Shoesmith had started his sea-going career as a cadet at HMS Conway before joining Royal Mail Lines as a deck …