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THE LIVERPOOL NAUTICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY ABOUT US From: 'Lloyd's List', Monday 14th January,2008: "This year is notable in that it is the 70th anniversary of the Liverpool Nautical Research Society which publishes a hugely readable quarterly journal 'The Bulletin' and has done so since 1938, when some like-minded folk got together on Merseyside to gather records and facts that might otherwise have gone missing. Whatever happens, the Liverpool Nautical Research Society will doubtless put it all into perspective". 1938 - THE SOCIETY IS FOUNDED From the April, 1938 edition of 'Sea Breezes' "Only a few months ago an article appeared in Sea Breezes entitled 'Preserving a Great Maritime Epoch'. This article contained suggestions for setting down for all time records and facts surrounding ships and seamen of the 19th and 20th centuries. The response was not long delayed, for one immediate effect of that article was to bring men with kindred interests into close association, and in Liverpool they formed themselves into a Marine Research Society. A subscription of five shillings makes it open to anyone interested in the sea, and the lists already show how popular the Society is likely to become. The Society proposes to read a paper once a quarter or more frequently. The first paper will be given on the earliest Liverpool shipping records, and will be delivered at the School of Commerce, Tithebarn Street, on 9th May 1938 at 7.30pm. It is hoped that Liverpool's venture will be followed by other shipping ports around the coast. The value of such research work cannot be overestimated, and for purely historical purposes alone the opportunity should be seized of permanently placing on record the oral traditions of sailing ships while they are available." The Liverpool Nautical Research Society has gone from strength to strength and in 2008 is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its foundation. THE AIMS OF THE SOCIETY 1. To preserve and promote interest in the history of shipping and all nautical subjects through research using the resources of the Merseyside Maritime Museum Archives and Library and other appropriate organisations. 2. To undertake historical surveys of ships, their builders, owners, masters, crews and other nautical technical matters, particularly of local interest. 3. To disseminate such information by publication of the Society's quarterly journal 'The Bulletin', and at Society lecture presentations. 4. To assist, in a reasonable practical way, projects of the Merseyside Maritime Museum Archive, and to offer advice and research to any organisations with nautical interests. 5. To offer, in every suitable way, without charge, assistance with the range of appropriate enquiries that are received from the general public and outside bodies. The affairs of the Society are managed by a Council which shall carry out the Policy of the Society decided at each Annual General Meeting or any Extaordinary General Meeting called in the intervening period. MEMBERSHIP The membership of the Society shall be open to all persons interested in the objects of the Society. An annual subscription (currently £12) is reviewed from time to time by the Council and set with the approval of the Annual General Meeting. CONTACT US All enquiries about the Society should be sent to: The Secretary, The Liverpool Nautical Research Society, Archives and Library, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, LIVERPOOL L3 4AQ U.K. or e-mail the Secretary at < john.stokoe@dsl.pipex.com > to view additional pages on this site, go to the navigation bar at the top of this home-page and click on the arrow at the right-hand end |
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