The Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre based in London is one of the finest library and archives of its kind, holding material concerning 255 years of marine and engineering science and history. Our aim is to enhance public understanding in these areas, encourage and support current research and to assist with research concerning the history and development of the Lloyd’s Register group globally. Originally founded in 1852, today’s library collection incorporates the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) collection at Lloyd’s Register as well as much of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) Denny library collection. It is one of the great resources still available for current and historic information concerning maritime history, marine engineering, naval architecture, offshore engineering and ocean technology, offering resources freely to those undertaking research. This diverse collection contains in excess of 54,000 items and is invaluable to maritime, business, engineering, social and family historians as well as other researchers, students and the general public. The reference library is open to the public for research Monday to Friday between 09:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:30. We do not open at weekends or during public holidays. The Heritage & Education Centre is also responsible for the art and artefact collection, research and presentations on the development of Lloyd’s Register, tours of 71 Fenchurch Street and some educational visits.
Mission: Key Objectives: -The advancement of public education including within the transportation industries and other related engineering and technological disciplines; -To run a Heritage & Education Centre to support public education, offering library, archive and research resources to the public; -To enhance public understanding in these areas, encourage and support current research and to assist with research concerning the history and development of the Lloyd’s Register group globally.
Here's a piece of #MondayMotivation from #ProjectUndaunted! This is an ornately drawn plan of the iron floors fitted for the 1856 London built ship Sphynx. Even more fascinating is a near perfect handprint, possibly the draughtsman. #heritage #archives #maritimearchives
#DidYouKnow that penguin feathers are informing the latest developments in Arctic shipping. The LR-backed SEDNA is using the science behind their water-repellent plumage to build anti-icing ships http://ow.ly/dhHZ50xZFyW #MondayMotivation #PenguinAwarenessDay #maritime
#OTD in 1813 the English engineer Sir Henry Bessemer was born. One peculiar invention was his SS Bessemer; which was a 4-paddle steamer with an anti-roll cabin designed to combat seasickness #history #maritime #sunday
#DidYouKnow that we also have a noteworthy collection of photos. Even this simple pic of a break in deck of the tanker Vardefjell looks quite striking #archives #maritime #photography
#FridayFind from #ProjectUndaunted! This is a plan for a new barquentine, c. 1850, designed by naval architect Edwin Henwood at Cornhill. No documentation exists to identify her at this stage (but we'll certainly try). What a great find! Can any archives beat this for a top find?
Here's something for FolkloreThursday from #ProjectUndaunted! This is a midship section for oddly-named 1892 wooden steamer, Rob the Ranter! Built in Anstruther, Fife she was named after the vagabond character of the Scottish 17th century folk poem 'Maggie Lauder'. #Archives
Nothing sums up #WednesdayMotivation more than the eventful career of the SS Uganda; which was launched #OTD in 1952. She was at various stages a passenger and cargo liner, an educational cruise ship, a hospital ship in the Falklands War, and also a troopship #history #maritime
Here's a #TuesdayThought from #ProjectUndaunted, this is a certificate for the Dartmouth ship Lady Seale, built in 1842, under the command of Captain Silly. Does anyone else suspect he may have struggled to be taken seriously? #maritimearchives #heritage #history #archives
If only we could all approach Monday with the same ebullience as this ornate 1898 letterhead from iron forger William Griffin #MondayMotivation #archives #history #ships
#OTD in 1918 the destroyer HMS Opal was wrecked in a snowstorm near the Orkney Islands. During her brief 3 years of service she fought in the Battle of Jutland and avoided German torpedo attacks. Only one man survived the storm and survived on just fish and snow for 1 ½ days
For #HeritageTreasuresDay look no further than our Grade II* listed HQ; situated amongst the mostly modern offices of Fenchurch Street. Here is a sneaky pic of the 3D interactive scans we shall soon publish for you to explore online #history #archives #heritage #saturday
Lord Nelson’s state funeral was #OTD in 1806. Within our collection is this intricate model of his flagship HMS Victory. Our colleague Charlotte has written a fascinating blog about the model and the ship's history, check it out here https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/blogs/these-are-a-few-of-our-favourite-things-charlotte-ward/category/charlotte-ward/date/2018 #ThursdayThoughts
The Lloyd's Register Foundation is a charity which supports the advancement of engineering-related education, and funds research and development that enhances safety of life at sea, on land and in the air.
Today is #ArgyleDay. Though as it’s hard to get too excited over patterned socks, why not check out this warship. The 1989 HMS Argyll is the longest serving frigate of its type. In 2010 it was the first to be fitted with an advanced supersonic missile defense system #history
#DidYouKnow we surveyed the first ever ship that formed part of the #Guinness fleet. The W.M Barkley was built in 1898 and purchased by the brewery in 1913. Unfortunately, she was torpedoed in 1917 and sunk with a full cargo of stout #TuesdayThoughts #history #ships #archives
#OTD in 1918 the LR-classed vessel HMHS Rewa was sunk by a U-Boat. The vessel had a tonnage of 7308 and was built to service the UK to India route. As it was converted to a hospital ship for #WW1, the sinking violated the Laws of War agreed in 1907 #history #navy #archives
Here's a top tip for writing difficult letters, all the way back from 1925! The Anglesey Shipping Co wrote that they would write back with more info about their ship the Pennant later as it was 'very complicated.' Something to mull over for Monday! #ProjectUndaunted #History
In our collection is the survey report for the 1814 Vessel HMS Tamar; built in #Kent to fight piracy. She captured one pirate ship in 1820 and in 1821 chased the vessel Jupiter which did not surrender until the Tamar fired from one of its 26 guns #arvhies #history #maritime #tbt
This year we are celebrating our 260th birthday (and we're pretty excited for it!) Somebody make us a coffeehouse cake?
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Keep your eyes open for more digital exhibitions, content & more!
#happybirthday
Happy #NewYear2019 from #ProjectUndaunted! Here's a letter from exactly 127 year, from LR's Belfast surveyor regarding fees for surveying of SS Emulator. They pursued the yard fees for 7 years and eventually decided to write it off on New Years Day! #archives #history #heritage
Happy #NewYears2019 from #ProjectUndaunted! To mark the occasion, here is the wreck report for 1902 Dumbarton ship Peiho. Wrecked in 1923, with all her cargo, a radio transmission was picked up that all her crew had been safely landed at New Year Island! #archives #heritage
2019 saw us work with @pastpleasures1 for the first time. Not only did they bring Thomas Collcutt and Jebez Barrett to life but they also delivered an excellent storytelling training session for the team!
Read Barrett's memoir 👉 http://ow.ly/Ptyd50xB9vr
#bringinghistorytolife
#DYK that this year we not only launched our exhibition, From Coffee to Seaweed, but also digitised and made it freely available online?!
👉http://ow.ly/zIdJ50xB8SX
#cultureisdigital #onlineexhibitions
For the first time in 2019, we took part in @heritageopenday!
This fantastic celebration of our national heritage, allowed us the opportunity to welcome to public into our historic Collcutt building and take them behind-the-scenes
👉 http://ow.ly/Md0h50xB5Rg
2019 was a big year for HEC.
This year we launched our first VR experience. It gives people the opportunity to try their hand at being a surveyor on historic and modern ships.
#cultureisdigital
Happy #BoxingDay from #ProjectUndaunted! Feeling full after the festivities? No presents to open? Why not open up these boxes from the comfort of your own home? We have 167,000 documents and 40,000 ship online. To browse follow the link below: http://ow.ly/iKdQ50xxnWX #archives
Its Christmaaaaaaaas! #OTD in 1856 the Surveyor at Leith recorded in his diary 'engaged all day in the office.' Here's to hoping your Christmas is better than his! Happy #Christmas2019 from #ProjectUndaunted! #Archives #history #heritage
Just a quick round (SS) Robin from #ProjectUndaunted, wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year! #Archies #heritage #history
Please note that the Heritage & Education Centre will be closed over Christmas. The archive elves need to rest!
One of our proudest achievements this year was launching our new website and making....so far....160,000+ documents freely available!
Take a break during the festivities and explore our website 👉http://ow.ly/2KAi50xB982
#digitalarchives
It's the #WinterSolstice, marking the 1st day of Winter! In ancient Celtic tradition the Holly King of Winter, and the Oak King of Summer, are eternally locked battle for control of the year! Definitely time for hats and gloves now! #history #heritage #archives #ProjectUndaunted
A bit of #WelshWednesdayWidsom from #ProjectUndaunted! T Usborne, shipowner was so happy with the safe delivery of his oats in 1842, that he only used the Mary & Eleanor afterwards! Here's his letter to the captain. For more records, follow the link below: http://ow.ly/CAZj50xxhFA
Safety announcement from #ProjectUndaunted! As we approach Christmas time, the mulled wine is flowing, parties are in full swing, but please...don't drink and archive this season! It's just not worth it! #TuesdayThought #history #heritage #archives #maritimearchives
#OTD in 1850, the Randolph and Charlotte Jane arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand. They were two of what became know as the 'first four ships', chartered by the Canterbury Association to bring the Canterbury Pilgrims to New Zealand
Records for the Charlotte Jane 👉http://ow.ly/mgaY50xx9jE
#maritimehistory #newzealand
Short announcement to everyone! The Eastern Telegraph Company is closing early today, so if you're sending any Christmas telegrams for the East, make sure you're at the station before 4...just to be on the safe side! #ProjectUndaunted #SaturdayFeeling #archives #heritage #history
#FridayFind from #ProjectUndaunted! An impressive letterhead for Forrest & Son's shipyard, dated 1892 showing their international medals for building. Discover more hidden treasures from our archive at the link below: http://ow.ly/nGh050xxeya #archives #history #heritage
It's #FolkloreThursday! Historically figureheads watched over ships and sailors on the high seas and calming storms. This figurehead, of a praying lady is from the 1883 Whitehaven built ship Sherwood! #ProjectUndaunted #maritimearchives #heritage #archives #history
#OTD in 1997 the Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned. She was classed by LR in 1953 and built in the Clydebank shipyard which also built the LR classed Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth #maritime #history #WayBackWednesday
Do you know who were definitely #ReindeerReady? The Royal Navy in the 19th century. They had not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 ships named HMS Reindeer!! One of which was an 18-gun vessel which fought in the Napoleonic Wars #Tuesdaythoughts #maritime #archives #history
Among our collection is the report for the very first ship built in Newry, #NorthernIreland. The 1846 Schooner, named Mary Ann, weighed 72 tons and was built for the coasting trade with Calcutta #MondayThoughts #Archives #MondayMotivation #history http://ow.ly/pRAP50xv18O
Today is #CivilAviationDay #DidYouKnow LR had a short lived aviation inspection department from the late 1920’s to 1937. One plane LR classed was a 1930 DH 60 ‘Speed Moth’ similar to the one pictured below #archives #history #planes
This week's #FridayFind is from a presentation volume from the shipbuilder's Yarrow & Co. Dated early 1900s it shows a steam launch given to the Prussian Navy and carrying 50 sailors! #Heritage #MaritimeArchives #history #Archives
Our surveys also provide lovely insights into our staff's personality. Such as the Limerick based surveyor who huffed that as the ship was 'being built upwards of sixty miles from home I cannot of course give an accurate account of her frames.' #ThursdayThoughts #History #TBT
As Princess Anne is trending, it would be remiss not to highlight that she has an actual hovercraft named after her. The LR classed vessel weighs 250 tons and has the record for the largest commercial hovercraft ever built #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayThoughts #history
To celebrate 150 years of LR in China, here is the record for the 1st surveyor to Shanghai in 1869, Joseph Tucker. His first survey was for the ship Dora that year. One year later he wrote in favour of placing 'similar offices...in other parts of China.' #China #LRChina150
#OTD in 1905 the LR classed liner RMS Carmania sailed on her maiden voyage to NYC. She was an armed merchant cruiser for WW1; where she marginally defeated the formerly luxurious liner SMS Cap Trafalgar in the first battle between converted ocean liners #history #ships #maritime
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Please note that the Heritage & Education Centre will be closed over Christmas. The archive elves need to rest!
Here is a video which might be familiar to those still participating in #Movember. It’s a clip of 1930s comedic duo Wheeler and Wilson as a sailor and porter. One of whom lampoons the other for sporting a ‘dead mouse.’ #archives #maritime
At the time of its construction in 1950, the Velutina was Britain’s biggest oil tanker. It was classed by LR and had a 26,000-ton capacity. Enjoy this video of Princess Margaret’s visit to Wallsend to launch the vessel #ships #history #archives #maritime
It’s #SymphonicMetalDay. For us at LR, nothing is more symphonic that the clanging sound of ships being built. This tenuous segue gives us an excuse to show this video of shipbuilding on the Clyde, which built the LR classed Queen Mary #ships #history #archives #Glasgow
We are proud of the LR staff who contributed to the United Kingdom’s war efforts. Our Digital Engagement Manager Sean has made this video to commemorate the varied and vital role LR men and women had during WW2 #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget
Happy #CatDay! Here’s a charming clip of Nimbus the salivating cat trying to get fed aboard a 1947 weather ship. #maritime #archives #history #ships #cats
Attention everyone, it's world #StatisticsDay! Our statistical tables offer raw data about the ever-changing world fleet. If you like columns and numbers, you're in for a treat! Click the link below to find our more! https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/world-fleet-statistics #library #archives #maritimearchives
We are proud funders of the 1851 Trust. Through their national sailing roadshows, they aim to inspire schoolchildren, and girls in particular, to embrace STEM challenges. Read more about their work here http://ow.ly/miiz50wFvQ7
We're excited to announce that the annual David Proctor Memorial Lecture will be taking place on 12 December. This year's lecture is titled "The Spritsail Revolution. Government Interference & the Introduction of New Technology at Sea in the Sixteenth Century" #Maritime #History
Our Digital Engagement Manager Sean has composed this video on the RMS Aquitania; the last four-funneled ocean liner. In service between 1914 and 1950, the luxurious LR classed ship was the Cunard Line’s rival to White Star’s Titanic and Britannic #history #maritime #ships
Try your hand at cataloging documents from our archive! There's no better way to spend your lunch hour.... http://ow.ly/pvbh50wEkCp #archives #quiz
Our Digital Archivist Michael is hard at work retrieving files from some of these born digital formats. Did you ever use Jaz, Syquest or Optical Disk Cartridges? 💾💽📽️#Technology #Archives #BornDigital
When people visit us and already know that we are not associated with Lloyd's of London...
Here is our brand new robotic book scanner in action!! It uses vacuum technology to turn as many as 1500 pages an hour. We plan to make the material freely available online - so watch this space!
Please note that the Centre is closed throughout August whilst we work on improving our space and visitor experience. We will reopen on the 1st September.
👍 As our Waterproof: Safety at Sea exhibition has now finished, we're happy to let you know that the exhibition had an 8.5/10 approval rating! To view photos of the exhibition and to find out more information, visit ➡️http://ow.ly/MTun50uWqk9
Are you a whizz with all things #digital? Could you interpret our collections in an innovative and engaging way? We have launched a call for applications using our digital heritage resources. For more info https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved/call-for-applications-using-heritage-education-centre-digital-collections #digitalheritage #archives
Please note that we are closed today for the #bankholiday. We will be open from 09.30 tomorrow.
We've stuffed our faces with chocolate and hot cross buns and now we're open again! You can visit the library from 09.30 today
We are closed today and throughout the Easter weekend so the library elves can enjoy some chocolate! The library will be open at 09.30 on Tuesday 23rd April! #happyeaster
HMS Havock at the 1897 Naval Fleet Review at Spithead to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee #archives #archivesexplored
#OTD in 1941 the SS Gairsoppa sank after being torpedoed by a German U-Boat. This is her entry in our Wreck Book. The Wreck Books contain information on losses of all causes including shipwreck, war losses and demolitions from which the Casualty Returns were compiled #archives
Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay! Lloyd's Register began in Lloyd's Coffee House in 1760! We love a cup of coffee in the Heritage office....
#ThrowbackThursday to last month and our talk on the Lloyd's Register and the First World War!
Our reference library at 71 Fenchurch Street holds both the Lloyd's Register of Ships and Register of Yachts! Open Monday to Friday - visit www.lrfoundation.org.uk/public_education/reference-library/ for more information.
Tuesday Treat: This year's Open House London event was our busiest yet! Read our news item on the day here: www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/2017/71-Fenchurch-Street-opens-its-doors-for-Open-House-London-2017.aspx
Missed Victoria's Guildhall Library talk on LR Surveyor Charles Jordan and his map of the Thames? Well you're in luck! We recorded this timelapse of the talk!
A look at some of the research materials the Centre used as part of HEC needs you! To read more about the project, visit ➡ www.lrfoundation.org.uk/public_education/Staff-bible-project/ 🌹
This model of Edward Lloyd's Coffee House on Lombard Street was made by Mrs G.A Campbell. Campbell, the wife of LR Surveyor J.F Campbell, was a member of Lloyd's Register's Arts Guild. You can see copies of Lloyd's List being distributed outside the entrance! The model proudly sits outside the Heritage & Education Centre to this day.
Without coffee, it's quite possible Lloyd's Register would have never existed! The Society was born in Edward Lloyd's coffee house on Lombard Street! #UKCoffeeWeek
A special Facebook Friday for you...a look at the research behind our new project - HEC needs you! www.lrfoundation.org.uk/public_education/Staff-bible-project/ Started in August, the HEC team began researching the 15 members of staff named in our First World War Memorial at our Fenchurch Street office. Using resources from our archive, including staff bibles, minutes of General Committee meetings, and cricket club histories, the team gathered as much information that our archives provided. As you can see in the video, we even had copies of the War Memorial brochure, which was handed out at its unveiling in 1921! However, our material could only tell so much. This meant the team had to scour the web, creating forums and emailing memorial groups looking for any information on the 15 men. The response was overwhelming! Within two days of the project's launch, the website had been viewed several hundred times and we received 30+ enquiries! Today we're proud to say we've surpassed 1,500 page views. Over the coming weeks, we'll be updating each member of staff's portal, as well as adding new details about LR and the First World War, so be sure to watch this space!
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