Julian Barnwell was invited to give a talk about the discovery of the Gloucester 1682 in the Interstellar Ideas marquee. The Festival of Light took place on Saturday 20th June at Lowestoft; it was well attended with lots of interest in the discovery and a clear support for the Trusts charitable ambitions for the future. Both …
A royal dog whose ‘sawcy antics’ included stealing the King’s food and battling for survival after being shipwrecked is the focus of new University of East Anglia research. A mixed-breed dog, named Mumper, was reputed to be aboard the Gloucester when the ship sank off the Norfolk coast in 1682 while carrying the future King James II. More than 130 people are thought to have died …
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The University of East Anglia has secured £249,776 in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create digitally augmented heritage walks in Great Yarmouth. The project will bring to life the 1682 loss of the Gloucester warship off the town’s coast, which carried the future King James II and his royal court. The programme will …
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With Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding, Jowitt and Redding are leading a project to showcase the ‘wooden world’ of an early modern ship through a short animated film. The film will document a rat’s perspective of life on the Gloucester in the last hour before the ship sank. The script is written by …
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Garfield Weston Foundation is a family founded grant-maker that gives money to support a wide range of charities across the UK. The foundation has supported us with an incredibly generous grant towards our core funding as a charity. Core costs cover the running of the organisation and are essential to ensure we continue working towards …
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The Gloucester Shipwreck project, led by Professor Claire Jowitt, was recognised against some of the very best projects in higher education at the Times Higher Education award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. In collaboration with Norfolk Museums Service, Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks, and the Gloucester (1682) Charitable Trust, the …
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Julian and Lincoln Barnwell have been awarded the Freedom of the City of London. One of the City of London’s ancient traditions, the Freedom is believed to have begun in 1237 and enabled recipients to carry out their trade. As well as being nominated for the Freedom, it is also offered by the City of …
A day of fun and discovery at Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth learning about the amazing story of the Gloucester. On Tuesday, Owl Class visited the Time & Tide Museum for a wonderful activity day based on local history. The children were transported back to 1682 when the Gloucester, a warship carrying the future …
The winner of the University of East Anglia’s Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Innovation and Impact in 2023 is Professor Claire Jowitt, Dr Benjamin Redding and colleagues from across the university, Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks, Norfolk Museums Service, and The Gloucester 1682 Trust for ‘Launching the Gloucester: A Norfolk Heritage Project with National and International Reach …
The Gloucester story is great tale of clever detective work which led to the finding of the wreck far out to sea off the Norfolk coast. We are delighted that the children of Wreningham VC Primary School enjoyed the visit of the Barnwell brothers, Julian and Lincoln who shared their story of the discovery and talked about …
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