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Model of Steam Tug Joffre added to our collection
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...
1300+ photos added to museum website
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...
Roger Barrett Awarded Prestigious W.G. Hoskins Prize
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...
Local People Invited To Fill Time Capsules In Proposed Lifeboat Statues
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...
76 objects donated to our collection by the National Trust
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...
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