The Mary Rose Museum Explored

A splendid day of history investigation took place down at the Mary Rose Museum in Historic Dockyard, in Portsmouth. Jackie Shaw, Head of Communications, introduced me to the site and explained exactly what is on offer to look at and the purpose behind the amazing exhibits at the all important historic dockyard.

Historic Dockyard

Mary Rose website

There are on display hundreds of fascinating and personal items from the wreck of the Mary Rose and I met up with the delightful and extremely knowledgeable Paul Clare, who despite being dressed as a Tudor Carpenter, took me on a journey around the fabulous museum and informed me not only on the mysterious sinking of the Mary Rose but showed many of the nineteen thousand finds that had been discovered from the sunken vessel when it was raised in 1982.

Mary Rose Museum Sample Tour

Vobes Vault

Fiona Harvey is in charge of the fund raising for the Mary Rose 500 Appeal. This project is one of the most important heritage-charitable endeavours undertaken in the UK. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre, Pringle Brandon, Gifford and Land, the stylish building will be a breathtakingly futuristic, yet sympathetic addition to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Mary Rose 500 Appeal

Mary Rose 500 Appeal website

The full audio tour and additional photos are available in the Vobes Vault

Photography by Giles Babbidge