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The Nottage, Wivenhoe

The Nottage Maritime Institute, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9BX

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

A maritime institute and museum established in 1896 in memory of Capt. Charles G. Nottage and, since 1947, located in a former sail loft.

The museum contains marine paintings, historic photographs, ship models, shipbuilding tools and other nautical items associated with Wivenhoe's maritime history. Highlights include a half-model and photographs of the schooner 'Southern Cross', built by Forrestt & Son of Wivenhoe in 1891 and lost with all hands in the Southern Ocean in 1920, and the white ensign (or flag) from the first Royal Yacht 'Britannia', a racing yacht whose captain from 1922-1935 was Wivenhoe man Albert Barr Turner (d. 1948). In total, there are more than 300 photographs and paintings on display.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:
1300-1600
Sunday 14 September:
1300-1600

Location & directions

The Nottage Maritime Institute, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9BX

Directions:
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Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The museum is on the first floor and is only accessible by a flight of stairs.

Additional information

The Nottage is open on the same days as St Mary's Church and Wivenhoe Chapel Museum which are nearby in Wivenhoe. In addition, a visit can be combined with the opening of the Special Collections at Essex University Library on 13 September from 1400 to 1700. Wivenhoe's maritime history is also commemorated by a blue plaque at Malting House, 74 High Street where Capt. Albert Turner lived from 1930 to about 1948.

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