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MEMORIALS

Tombstones associated with Shipwrecks - Earl of Abergavenny.


Tombstones associated with Shipwrecks – Alexander

NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

Nautical Archaeology Society Matters.

Nautical Archaeology Society AGM.

Adopt-a-Wreck Conference.

Portland Breakwater Railway.

WreckMap Portland 2005.

 

NEWS

Rodney Alcock Retires

The Lunar Society of Gretton

Archaeological Days

Old News Snippet

The British Archaeological Awards 2004

Dorset Archaeological Award 2004

Spin-offs from the Dorset Archaeological Award

Power of Nature

All that Glitters is not Brass

The Wordsworth Trust Plaque

John Wordsworth plaque at All Saints, Wyke

WeyChieftain III

HMS Victory on the River Wey.

 

NOSTALGIA

Discovery of my First Wreck by Selwyn Williams

The Early Years – Part I by Ron Howse

The Early Years – Part II by Ron Howse

'When we were Young' by Ed Cumming

Oral Reminiscences of a Portland Diver

My First “Abbey” Dive by Ed Cumming

My First “Abbey” Dive by Peter Kingston

My First “Abbey” Dive by David Carter

 

OBITUARIES

Obituary for Les Kent

OTHER PROJECTS

Portland Fortifications.

Phoenix Caissons in Portland Harbour.

Echoes of D-Day on Weymouth Beach.

OTHER SHIPS & BOATS

Dorset Barges.

The First 'Earl of Abergavenny'- 1.

The First 'Earl of Abergavenny'- 2.

Database of Weymouth Boat Builders.

PAINTINGS & POSTCARDS

Paintings of local ships and shipwrecks

Post Card Corner - Mulberry Harbours

Painting of the P&O Liner 'Salsette'

Post Card Corner - HMS Victory

Admiral Jellico Of Jutland

Weymouth Harbour 1818.

‘Albion’ Balloon, 12th August 1842 over Weymouth.

PROJECT EQUIPMENT

Camera Mount.

 

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Anchors, Chains and Cables

SHIPWRECKS

HALSEWELL 1786

Halsewell’ Shipwreck – 1

Halsewell’ Shipwreck – 2

Pewter from the ‘Halsewell’

The ‘Halsewell’ Cufflink Collection

 

EARL OF ABERGAVENNY 1805

Earl of Abergavenny Anniversary February 5th, 2005.

The ‘Abergavenny’ Anniversary Lecture Circuit.

Abergavenny Project Group.

When Smoking was a Sport.

 

ALEXANDER 1815

The ‘Alexander’ - An East Indiaman Wrecked on Chesil Beach.

STONEWRECKS

Project Nor - The Portland Stone Sailing Barge – Model Making

Project Nor - Portland Stone Sailing Barge - Why was she armed?

Project Nor - Portland Stone Sailing Barge - Adopted Wreck

 

Project 'Nor'- Portland Stone Sailing Barge -Stone Arches Raised

Another Portland Stone Wreck

A Short History of the Smack ‘Jane’

The Charming Molly, Isles of Scilly  ¥

Report to DNHAS updating Project Nor ¥

 

MARIE REINE 1875

Wreck of the ‘Marie Reine’, 1875.

 

 

VISITS & MEETINGS

The Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Musée Maritime on Ile Tatihou, France.

Metals Conservation Course.

‘Extreme Archaeology’ meets ‘Massive Nature’; Diving HMS Swift in Argentina.

 

WEYMOUTH MUSEUM

New Exhibition Gallery at Weymouth Museum;  Moments from Dorset’s Maritime Heritage.

Report – 1

Report – 2

Report – 3

Report – 4

Report – 5

WRECK ISSUES

Current Wreck Issues.

DCMS Submission April Update.

 

TORPEDOES
Weymouth's Errant Torpedoes ¥

Experimental Firing of a Torpedo, off Portland from HMS Thunderer in 1878.  ¥