This Order designates vessels and controlled sites for protection under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (“the Act”).

It will open its decks at Tobermory Harbour next week 20 August 2026 – The Galeón Andalucía will call at Tobermory, marking the start of its grand 2026 Scotland tour. Next week, the city of Tobermory ...

The tragic last flight of the Airship R.38/ZR-2 was a major event in the history of Hull. The rescue of survivors, recovery of casualties and salvage of the airship wreck were centred on Hull, and public funerals and memorial services took place in and around the city. Several of the crew lie in Hull Western ... Read more

A crowdsourcing project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Hull airship crash has unearthed a wealth of fascinating contributions.

Airship R.38 was on its fourth trial flight before being fully handed over to the US Navy as ZR-2 when it crashed into the Humber just off the waterfront of Hull in August 1921. This project aimed ...

HMS Falmouth is the only known wreck of a Town Class light cruiser, which were ‘arguably the best cruisers of the First World War’ (Lyon, 1977c: 49). This article reports on a project to better under...

HMS Falmouth was a Town Class light cruiser launched in 1910 and very active in the North Sea in WWI. At the Battle of Jutland, HMS Falmouth was the flagship of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron. In a fl...

Two aviators will take off from Iceland to take pictures of the sun while flying at high altitude along solar eclipse’s path

This online exhibition series brings together photographs of women in shipbuilding and marine engineering in north east England in the First World War.

This open access volume showcases global innovation accelerating Ocean Literacy through tech, policy, and education during the UN Ocean Decade

Understanding humanity’s historical relationship with the Ocean is essential for comprehending contemporary interactions and the Ocean’s significance globally. Ocean Literacy, a multidimen...

Increased ocean acidification could accelerate the decay of underwater historical stone materials, posing a threat to cultural heritage, according to combined field and laboratory experimentation on stone samples.

Rumours and imaginings of the bottom of the sea

This Open Access book explores Ocean Literacy in the Ocean Decade, with global case studies, interdisciplinary learning & sustainable action.

In an era of species extinction, ecological destruction and uncertain futures, the separation of nature and culture within conceptualisations of heritage has become increasingly untenable. Although...

List entry 1074192. Grade II Listing: Lady Lumley's Almshouses. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

List entry 1361319. Grade II Listing: Grammar School. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

Lower Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne: Under boardwalks, in concrete, on window ledges, seeds borne by water and carried on feet survive

New study finds that plant biodiversity collapsed in landscapes where arable production was abandoned during and after the Black Death era.