Maryport
Private account book of Kelsick Wood
Kelsick Wood was a shipbuilder from Maryport
Maryport Seaman’s Institute
Irish Street
1890-1927
The Seaman’s Institute could be found on Irish Street
Launch of Joseph Braithwaite
November 1934
Joseph Braithwaite was Maryport’s last RNLI lifeboat and was launched in 1934.
The wreck of Peter Iredale
25 October 1906
Peter Iredale was a four-masted iron and steel barque
The loss of the Brier Holme
5 November 1904
The Brier Holme set sail from London on 21 July 1904 with a crew of 18 under the command of Captain John H. Rich of Maryport
The first Broadside launch
25 October 1803
The river Ellen was no wider than 60 feet so for shipyards situated along the banks like Middleton’s and Peat’s this meant they had to find a different way to launch ships into the water
The rescue of Estrelle de Chile
25 November 1888
The Estrella de Chile was wrecked in the Solway Firth on 25 November 1888 while carrying a cargo of steel rails from Whitehaven to Rosario, Argentina
