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July 2019
Visit ‘Historic Harwich’ – IMT Barge Trips
Spend a day exploring Historic Harwich with a guide from the Harwich Society after a morning's sail on 'Victor' to Harwich Ha'penny pier, followed by an afternoon's sail back to Ipswich. Leaving from outside the Old Custom House, Ipswich at 9am and returning approximately 5.30pm, ‘Victor’ will motor/sail to Harwich Ha’penny pier. You will leave the 'Victor' at approx. 10.45/11.00 for a conducted tour of Historic Harwich Town by two guides from the Harwich Society. The tour will last approx.…
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Visit ‘Historic Harwich’ – IMT Barge Trips
Spend a day exploring Historic Harwich with a guide from the Harwich Society after a morning's sail on 'Victor' to Harwich Ha'penny pier, followed by an afternoon's sail back to Ipswich. Leaving from outside the Old Custom House, Ipswich at 9am and returning approximately 5.30pm, ‘Victor’ will motor/sail to Harwich Ha’penny pier. You will leave the 'Victor' at approx. 10.45/11.00 for a conducted tour of Historic Harwich Town by two guides from the Harwich Society. The tour will last approx.…
Find out more »September 2019
Old Customs House – Heritage Open Days 2019
The Ipswich Society is proud to coordinate the Heritage Open Days event in Ipswich on behalf of the town and we are lucky to be able to help support the opening of the Old Customs House on the Common Quay of the historic Wet Dock. The Old Customs House was built in 1845 and designed by John Medlan Clark using red and white brick and stone. An interesting feature of the facade is the working of the brick to imitate…
Find out more »October 2019
The Story of the Mary Rose – IMT Autumn Talks
The Story of the Mary Rose - Dr Philip Roberts In 1545 during a battle with an invading French fleet in the Solent, the Mary Rose capsized and tragically sunk killing about 500 of its crew members. As it was King Henry VIII’s favourite ship it was a national disaster. 437 years later the ship was raised from the seabed with over 19,000 Tudor objects and many skeletons. The story of the Mary Rose has made history in underwater…
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The Loss of the Truculent: The Lack of a Seaman’s Eye? – IMT Autumn Talks
The Loss of the Truculent: The Lack of a Seaman’s Eye? - John Johnson-Allen In January 1950 the submarine HMS Truculent collided with a coastal tanker. The tanker was sailing from Purfleet to Ipswich; the collision occurred off Southend, near the Oaze bank. Truculent was ripped open and sank to the bottom. Sixty three men lost their lives. The last survivor, Fred Henley, was on the bridge at the time. Now age 95 and living in Clacton, he was…
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