Great Maritime Heroes of Norfolk

With Maritime Historian,  Cathy Shelbourne

Attleborough Town Hall        Each Friday 3rd, 10th and 17th of January 2025   10am – 12 noon

Sailing and the sea is in Cathy’s blood! Born in Norfolk herself, she learnt to sail in Suffolk, and was part of the Wayfarer racing fleet at Waldringfield on the river Deben. Her mother served in the Orient Line, and an ancestor was purser on board one of Nelson’s ships at the Battle of Copenhagen. Cathy is a member of the Society for Nautical Research, the Yachting Journalists’ Association, the National Maritime Museum, and is Editor of the Ipswich Maritime Trust’s magazine.  In this course she introduces three Norfolk naval heroes and encourages us to consider them in a completely different light! Be prepared to be surprised

1. A Pillar of Society? Admiral Lord Nelson and his loves and losses
2. A Toast to William Hoste – for his part in saving the jewels of the Adriatic
3. Sir Cloudesley Shovell’s shipwreck and his impact on longitude

she created the Monumental Maritime Heroes playing cards, with hearts as heroes, clubs for explorers, diamonds as ships, and spades for pirates. Each card bears an image of the monument to the hero or ship, with details of their life and adventures.   She will bring packs along to the lectures