Object – Beach skiff ‘Shipmates’ Materials – Larch planking over oak frames with copper and brass fixings Location – Time … More
Category: Boat Conservation
Which boat bits are which?
Some of our lovely boat volunteers came with us through the journey of our boat conservation of our three historic … More
Boat Stories…
When we started this project as well as wanting to conserve the boats physically we also wanted to capture people’s … More
Conservation report Grace
Object – Beach Skiff ‘Grace’ Location – Time and Tide Museum Materials – Oak frames, keel and garboards, Larch planking … More
Conservation Report Coronation
Object – Yarmouth Shrimper ‘Coronation’ Location – Time and Time Museum Materials – Oak frames, rudder, transom, capping rails and … More
Volunteer Diaries
Our boat conservation volunteer Jay took some lovely photographs documenting the work that he carried out on our three fishing … More
Boat Conservation: The Results
After 5 months, conservation work on our 3 fishing boats has come to an end. It’s been a fantastic journey … More
Behind The Scenes: The Conservator’s Workshop
The boat conservation work that has been funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, hasn’t just been restricted to the museum. … More
Shipmates: another discovery
Whilst carrying out the remaining work on Shipmates, our conservators made another surprise discovery, however this one certainly does not … More
Uncovering Details
Over the last few weeks, our boat conservation team have been busy working on Shipmates following her return to the … More