by my-admin | Aug 9, 2021 | News
A magnificent new 1:48 scale model of the steam tug Joffre which went ashore in thick fog near Bolberry Down on 27 May 1925 has been added to our display in the Wreck Room The model has been donated by its maker, Tom Phillips.
by my-admin | Aug 9, 2021 | News
Over 1300 old photos of Salcombe and neighbourhood from the museum’s collection have been added to the ‘Photo Gallery’ page of the website. Seventeen photo albums are listed under the headings Shipwrecks, Boats, Lifeboats, Second World War, People and Places. Click on...
by my-admin | Aug 9, 2021 | News
At the Annual General Meeting of the Devon History Society last Saturday (12th October 2019) Roger Barrett, the curator of Salcombe Maritime Museum, received the Society’s prestigious W.G. Hoskins Prize The W.G. Hoskins Prize is awarded in memory of the historian...
by my-admin | Aug 1, 2021 | News
As part of Salcombe RNLI’s 150th anniversary celebrations, two commemorative sculptures by local sculptor Jim Martins, are to be unveiled in Salcombe and Kingsbridge on September 21st. The Cookworthy Museum at Kingsbridge and the Maritime Museum at Salcombe are both...
by my-admin | Mar 11, 2021 | News
76 objects of local historic interest, including the Restless painting above, have been kindly donated to us by the National Trust at Overbecks. They were previously on display in the Maritime Room at Overbecks but were transferred to us during the winter months to...
by my-admin | Mar 9, 2021 | News
Are you interested in local history and can spare 4 hours + a month? Then why not join our team of volunteers who keep the museum open between April & October.
