Blogs

Archives Unlocked: My Week at Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre

Last month, sixth form student, Edith Kean joined the Heritage & Education Centre team for a week of work experience.

Wind power: a storied past and sustainable future in maritime shipping

Hindsight Perspectives Micro-Intern, Grant Sieboldt, comments on the possibilities offered by wind power in contemporary shipping.

Changing with the tides: how the evolution of ports has been shaped by global missions

Hindsight Perspectives Micro-Intern, Jonathan Huggett, explores the evolution of ports has been shaped by global missions.

Past and present of fuel transitions through cluster investment

Hindsight Perspectives Micro-Intern, Beatriz Sanchez, explores the past and present of fuel transitions.

Three Women in the London Chart Trade, c.1800-1860

From maps and charts to navigational instruments, women have played an integral role

The 1872 Tea Race

Micro-intern Sophia explores the rivalry between the clippers Cutty Sark and Thermopylae.

Digitising the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection

Florence Bradshaw from Max Communications discusses how she has found digitising our collection from home.

The SS Samtampa

Guest blog writer Meilyr Powel, from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, discusses how our records have aided research on Welsh shipwrecks.

Making the Link

A new project to link the Casualty Returns and the National Monuments Record of Wales.

Navy Records Society visit to 71 Fenchurch Street

The Navy Records Society visited us in November 2019. Naval and maritime history blogger Kate Jamieson, who helped organise the visit, has written about the day.

RNLI

Discover our work with the RNLI, committing over £2 million to the training of crew members since 2007

These are a few of our favourite things...Dermot Fowler

In July 2018, the Heritage and Education Centre welcomed Dermot Fowler to the team for work experience. He wrote about his favourite thing!

These are a few of our favourite things...Misha Ansell

In July 2018, the Heritage and Education Centre welcomed Misha Ansell to the team for her work experience week. She wrote about her favourite thing!

Sarah Clifford Smith's Robert Miller ship model