Winter Lecture: The Mary Rose Museum - The Inside Story
11th January 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
| Robert Lapraik, ex-Deputy Director at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to give a talk about the Mary Rose Museum. The Mary Rose Museum The Inside Story Robert grew up in Guernsey and on graduating from university he enjoyed a flying career in the RAF including flying Lightning fast jets intercepting Russian aircraft approaching UK airspace. After a second career in the NHS, including 13 years as CEO of St Richards Hospital, Robert joined the Mary Rose Trust as deputy CEO and acted as project director for the design and construction of the new Mary Rose Museum. The Mary Rose, Henry VIIIs favourite warship, dramatically sank in the Solent on 19th July 1545. Its subsequent discovery and raising after 437 years under the sea led to the worlds largest underwater maritime excavation of the ship, its contents and crew. This talk gives the inside story of the design and construction of the new museum and how the ship and its crew were brought to life for future generations. Donations to St Wilfrids Hospice will be welcomed at this lecture. |
