Welcome to
Maritime Heritage East
Maritime Heritage East (MHE) is a unique programme running across the East of England working with over 40 museums, whose goal is to establish and develop the position and importance of maritime history, both within the region and nationally. The programme is managed through the award winning Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth, the nominated gateway museum for the region. This website unites maritime collections held in museums across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. On this website you can search for practical information such as museum opening times and admission costs as well as spend time exploring online exhibitions and journeying through themes, which unite the maritime collections across the East of England. PLEASE NOTE: Changes are being made to the Maritime Heritage East website. Parts of the site may not function properly during this time. Thank you for your patience.
Museums >>
Featured Museum
The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Trust
The Lydia Eva, The world's last herring drifter, has been saved and hopefully tides permitting will be powering back to Great Yarmouth's historic South Quay in May 2010
Themes >>
Featured Theme
Fishing
Fishing for herring dominated the fishing along the East Coast, especially at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
Archive >>
Featured Archive Object
Sailor's Valentine
Sailors’ Valentines are the hexagonal shell designs which sailors returning from the West Indies supposedly put together using attractively shaped and coloured shells collected from the Caribbean to present to their wives or girlfriends when they reached home
Exhibition >>
Featured Exhibition
Captain George Manby
Captain George Manby (1765-1854) was Master of the Great Yarmouth artillery barracks during the early 19th century and during his time there he designed many inventions for saving lives at sea.
Contribute >>
- Do you have any good stories? If so you can submit them to this site.
- You can add: text, photographs and MP3 audio files.
- Comment on our archive, our stories and our news.
It's easy to do, click on the link below to find out more.
Contribute >>
Contact
Maritime Project Officer
Great Yarmouth Museums Office,
Central Library,
Great Yarmouth,
NR30 2SH
Tel: 01493 745 526
Email Johanna >>
Resources & Links
Educational Resources
Click here for a page of educational resources based around the maritime heritage of the region >>
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