Maud - Restored Norfolk Trading Wherry and Pop-Up Wherry Museum

Whether on board or in the Pop-Up Museum, enthusiastic volunteers will greet you and talk to you about their personal experience of working with the Trustees of Wherry Maud Trust to sail and maintain Maud.

Demonstrations will take place of work done by the old wherrymen - raising and lowering the mast, loading cargo and mending ropes.

Maud's story began in 1899 when she was built on the banks of the River Yare at Reedham. There followed a hard life as a general cargo-carrying boat on the rivers and broads. In the 1960s it seemed she had reached the end of her life when she was scuttled to protect the bank in Ranworth Broad. However, in 1981 she was re-floated and taken to Upton for a restoration that was to last 18 years until 1999. She was then used privately for the next 16 years. Since 2015 she has had a new life sailing with members of the Wherry Maud Trust aboard.

The photos on Maud’s Timeline display begin at the boatyard where she was built and continue with pictures connected with her 66-year working life . More photos illustrate how she was rescued from a sunken grave and restored.

In the Pop-Up Museum, visitors will see more photos of working wherries and Maud’s restoration. A video will show Maud’s crew doing their work and Maud sailing in recent years. Visitors will have the opportunity to buy various items of wherry-related merchandise including Mini-Mauds and a booklet telling Maud’s story.

Timings

Sunday 13 September:

During museum opening hours 1000-1600

Location & directions

Museum of the Broards, Poors Staithe, The Staithe, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9DA

Directions:

Event will only be accessible from the Museum of the Broads. Entry free for Heritage Open Day

Contact on day:

Linda Pargeter, Trustee of Wherry Maud, 07990 523131

Telephone number:

+447990523131

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Visitors who can negotiate a flight of 6 steps will be able to view the hold of the vessel and the wherryman’s cabin. Wheelchair users and children in pushchairs/prams will not be able to come aboard but volunteers will talk to them on the quayside. Small children coming on board must be supervised by an accompanying adult at all times. All visitors will be able to access the Pop Up Museum, see the demonstrations and displays and watch the films.

Additional information

The event is managed by Wherry Maud Trust, Reg. Charity No. 1161285

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