Museums' Exhibitions
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Lydia Eva: The Watchmoor years
Index
Introduction
Between the end of Lydia Eva's fishing career in 1942 and her purchase by the Maritime Trust in 1972 Lydia Eva was used by various Navy departments on duties along the South and West coasts of the United Kingdom.
Lydia Eva: The Watchmoor years
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Lydia Eva - Maritime Trust to Lydia Eva Trust
Watchmoor was acquired by The Maritime Trust in 1972 and renamed back to Lydia Eva. She steamed sailed back into Great Yarmouth on the 1st October 1972
From 1978 until 1990 she was on display at St. Catherine’s Dock, London.
In 1995 the Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited bought LYDIA EVA for £1.00 to restore and preserve the vessel. Refer to Lydia Eva website for more details.
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Exhibition: Lydia Eva: The Watchmoor years
Lydia Eva, the last Steam Drifter
Photograph of the Lydia Eva, the last steam drifter in the world, hauled out of the water a…
