Arctic Exploration - Our Theme for December
We've just launched our Digital Innovations Grant worth up to £100,000. The grant is looking to fund an organisation that can harness emerging technology to enhance the educational impact and reach of the Centre's collections. For more information on the grant and how to apply, follow this link 👉 https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved/digitial-innovations-grant
#Digital #Grant #Funding #CultureisDigital #Data #Technology
Today it’s #InternationalCharityDay
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation is a global charity committed to research and education on making the world a safer place. One charity we are proud to have funded since 2007 is the RNLI. Their volunteers provide an on-call search and rescue service all year and you can read more about their work in this impact story 👉https://www.lrfoundation.org.uk/en/impact-stories/saving-lives-at-sea/
#CharityDay
Our September Campaign- Shipwrecks
From 1 September, our website, YouTube channel and social media platforms will be releasing new content concentrating on the Centre’s shipwreck resources, from Wreck Books to Casualty Returns as well a new story feature from Archivist Max on ‘Wrecks from the Archive’. Furthermore, the team will be discussing Maritime Disasters on the Washed Ashore Podcast. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales are also producing an online exhibition to act as a companion to their September 8 webinar
Bulk Upload #1 44,862 new digitised documents released
To celebrate our recent upload of 44,862 documents to our website, we put together this short video picking out a few of our favourites.
#LoveMaritimeHistory Explore Your Archive #MondayMotivation
Our podcast has made it on to Spotify 🎉🥂
To celebrate, why not listen to our latest episode, which has Max and Charlotte discussing their favourite ship, voyage, crew and captain.
Charlotte’s favourite ship is the HMS Temeraire….and you may be surprised to learn this vessel is linked in a unique way to Lloyd’s Register.
Listen on Spotify or on Youtube:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gVD0Uw75LSmv0j1kKlUMj
https://youtu.be/NXhCBd6gB7E
#LoveMaritimeHistory
Our digitization partners Max Communications are still working hard behind the scenes. Here is their conservation team working on fragile documents for the Lusitania.
The luxurious liner was built for the Cunard Line in 1904. She was converted into an armed merchant cruiser for the First World War and was tragically sunk by a U-Boat in 1915.
Explore Your Archive #Maritime #History #Archives
Why I Love Maritime History
Here's a short video detailing the lovely new releases we have coming up for August. They are all clustered around the theme of why we all love maritime history. 😍
At HEC we are committed to #OpenAccess, in fact our website hosts 100s of thousands of documents relating to our Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection.
To help you make your way through this vast collection, our Archivist Max has released another handy how-to video guide 👇
#Maritime #History #Archives
Top Tips for Using our Lloyd's Register Books
We’re really proud that we have vast numbers of our content freely accessible online. To make all of this information even easier to manage, our Archivist Max has produced these short videos to help make your research as smooth-sailing as possible.
This clip provides all the best tips and tricks for using our historic Register of Shipping books.
#Maritime #HIstory #Archives #OpenAccess
Here’s an excerpt from our latest #WashedAshore podcast. This clip is discussing an issue all too familiar with archivists……unintelligible handwriting. 😕✍️ To listen to the rest click here 👉 https://youtu.be/V5lxeSLMsUE
#Maritime #History #Archives #MondayMotivation
Washed Ashore Podcast: Nautical Phrases (Episode 1)
In this inaugural Washed Ashore Podcast episode, Education & Outreach Coordinator Charlotte ward and Archivist Max Wilson discuss the use of historic nautical terms in today's language. 📖🌊
Featuring popular sayings such as 'under the weather', 'learn the ropes' & 'groggy'.
The story of RMS Aquitania
Discover the unique history of the famous Cunard ocean liner that survived two World Wars and a global depression.
You can find out even more Aquitania by reading our blog First and Famous blog (https://bit.ly/2NL6tAX) and by downloading original, digitised documents from the Centre's archive (https://bit.ly/2XBd7hZ).
The People of Lloyd's Register during the Second World War
Discover the experiences of Lloyd's Register staff during the Second World War.
To find out more about the history of Lloyd's Register visit: https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/
The 1851 Trust and the Lloyd's Register Foundation
The 1851 Trust's Head of Education, Bev, provides an overview of the Lloyd's Register Foundation's educational grant to the organisation.
You can find out more about the work of the 1851 Trust here: www.1851trust.org.uk/. To find out more about the Heritage & Education Centre and its wider grant network, visit: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk.
Historic & Contemporary Marine Surveyor VR experience.
Since April 2019, the Heritage & Education Centre have been working with Volume, a digital development organisation to develop a historic and contempory ship surveyor experience. The experience, which has now been installed at 71 Fenchurch Street, places a player in the shoes of a Lloyd's Register surveyor on three ships throughout history. Once on board, the goal of the experience is to identify as many potential survey hazards and design faults as possible within the alotted time (three to four minutes). Potential survey faults include missing rivets, temporary fixes and damaged navigational equipment. Upon completion, the player will be awarded a score and will be added to an internal leader board. Moreover, if said individual has decided to opt in, they will be sent high resolution copies of digitised historic documents from HEC's archive.
A test of observation, speed and mobility, the experience's HTC Vive Pro hardware uses controllers with haptic feedback to provide guidance to aid the player. The experience will be available to visitors during future HEC events as well as being accessible to visitors of the Lloyd's Register Foundation and Lloyd's Register Group.
To find out more about the Centre, visit: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk
Our grantholders the 1851 Trust have released the 2nd in their series of educational resources for children 👩🎓 Developed with their programme STEM Crew, and with the aid of our archives, this module is the perfect way to keep children busy and entertained over the school closure period
Check out the promo video below and read more about it here
https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/news/forces-module-goes-live-on-stem-crew
#maritime #archives #WednesdayMotivation
💤 We might be a bit biased, but what can be more calming than sleeping by the sea? #WorldSleepDay ⛴️😴
⚽ Tonight’s big football match is a perfect opportunity to appreciate a ship with close ties to Liverpool. ⚽
In 1932, LR classed the MV Georgic: the last ever ship built for the White Star Line before it merged with rival company the Cunard Line.
The 216m long vessel served the Liverpool to New York route up until 1940. Then, she was converted into a troopship for WWII until she was bombed and sunk in 1941.
Below you'll find a clip announcing the completion of the vessel
#LIVATL #Maritime #History #Liverpool #WednesdayMotivation
LR are returning to the Cutty Sark! On Sunday, the HEC team will be there demonstrating their VR experience as part of British Science Week. Why not come along and play the game for free ⛵
http://ow.ly/zxMk50yEx9H
#maritime #science #history #ships
Even I was surprised to learn that our Fenchurch Street offices were the scene of a robbery. In March 1975, four criminals attacked security guards delivering LR staff’s weekly wages. They weren’t the most adept crooks as one of the robbers shot themselves in the leg 🤦 Our colleague Sean has put together this rather suspenseful film depicting the incident 📽 #history #police #crime
