Maritime History Resources
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Celebrating 50 Years: Our Anniversary booklet
Salcombe History Illustrated
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- Salcombe Through the Ages
- Salcombe and the Downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte 1793-1815
- Salcombe: Schooner Port ~ The Fruit Schooners & Deep Sea Traders
- Salcombe and the Great War
- The U-Boat War off the South Hams Coast 1915-18
- The Salcombe Lifeboat Disaster 1916
- Kingsbridge Estuary Passenger Steamers
- The Railway that Never Arrived
- Death of ‘The Duchess’ – The Loss of the Herzogin Cecilie in 1936
- Wreck and Rescue on the South Hams Coast
- Salcombe in the Second World War
- The U.S. Navy in Salcombe 1943-5
- Salcombe Lifeboats ~150 Years of Saving Lives at Sea
Walking Through History Trails
- Trail 1: Salcombe-Bolt Head-Soar Mill Cove
- Trail 2: Salcombe to South Sands
- Trail 3: Salcombe History for Kids
Salcombe Maritime History papers
- Medieval Trade and Warfare
- Tudor and Stuart Trade and Shipping
- The Spanish Armada 1588
- Pirates and Privateers
- Salcombe and the Civil War
- The Newfoundland Cod Trade
- The Threat from France 1778-1783 and 1793-1815
- Salcombe and the Smuggling Trade
- The Trade of the Estuary in the early 19th century
- Salcombe in the 1920s by Alan Rodick
- Diary of a Salcombe Lady 1817-1852
- Salcombe Women at War
Ships, Mariners and Wrecks
- List of Merchant Sailing Vessels built or owned in Salcombe Haven 1780-1912
- The Museum’s Database of Sailing Vessels, Mariners and Shipwrecks
- A Guide to the Museum’s Collection of Ship Paintings
- Example of a Ship’s History Report – The Schooner Juan
- Example of a Shipwreck History Report – The Belgian Steamer Louis Sheid 1939
- The Wreck of the Herzogin Cecilie: Kingsbridge Gazette transcripts
Children’s Activities
Stories, Poems and Ballads
Posters