Please contact the secretary to confirm details prior to attending as these may change at short notice
Programme for Spring and Autumn 2010.
Sunday 21st March Bear meeting.
* Victory's Launch; A Study in Detail - Brian Hill
* At the Sharp End! : Some observations on historic ship design
John Wain / Dr Vaughan Michell
Sunday 18th April Bear meeting.
* Von Luckner and the See Adler - Dan Nolan
* The First Royal Yacht - Captain Scramm de Jong
BNRA Annual Symposium at St Anne’s College, Oxford.
To include:
Friday 14th May Daytime field trip to HMS Warrior, Portsmouth
Cochrane Literary Evening at Blackwells Bookshop, Oxford
Saturday 15th May Symposium St Anne’s College, Oxford
‘The Fighting Cochranes’
Nine papers examining the influence of this family on naval history.
Arthur Cochrane and the Warrior - Andrew Baines Archivist HMS Warrior
A Naval Dynasty- Justin Reay FSA
Alexander Cochrane in America - Dr. Alan Flanders
Fact into Fiction: Cochrane - a life in Literature - Zena Whitefield
The Anatomy of the Naval Ballad ‘Jack Tar’ Michael Wright
Cochranes Commemorated in the 20th Century
HMS Cochrane - Dr. Vaughan Michell
The Great Innovator
Thomas Cochrane in Chile
Saturday evening: Informal dinner at the Cotswold Lodge Hotel, Oxford
For information pack and booking form
e-mail johnwain@redriver.fsnet.co.uk
Summer Recess
Wednesday 29th September 2010
The Alan Villiers Memorial Lecture (AVML)
St Edmund Hall, Oxford University
Lunch followed by inaugural lecture given by
Professor Jeremy Black MA Cantab PhD Dunelm FRSA, Exeter University
Event arranged jointly by The Britannia Naval Research Association, The
Naval Review and The Society for Nautical Research
Sunday 19th September Bear meeting
* Naval Architecture of the Armoured Man o' War Dr. Vaughan Michell
* ‘Cockatoo and The Vampire’,
The story of Australia’s Historic Dockyard. Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm Lewis RN
* Maritime book swap
Sunday 17th October Bear meeting
* Show and Tell –
Members to bring maritime models, artefacts, prints/pictures for display and
discussion.
* Steam Navy
Saturday 6th November: BNRA Annual Dinner and Awards Night
Details to follow
Sunday 21st November Bear meeting
* Mary Rose Fellowship: 3 Year Research Summary - Justin Reay
* Steam Navy
Sunday 19th December Bear meeting
Sea Poetry and Mince Pies
Special feature: Maritime Art Show, members invited to display their
artwork.
Dates for Spring 2011
Sunday 23rd January Bear Meeting
Sunday 20th February Bear meeting
* ‘A Gunner’s Viewpoint’.
Martin Bibbings’ study of Captain Philip Broke R.N. and the historic action
between the Shannon and the Chesapeake 1 June 1813'
Sunday 20th March Bear meeting
Lt. Cmdr. Malcolm Lewis RN presents:
'Building the British Battle Fleet at Woolwich 1760'. The organization of
the Woolwich Yard and the methods used for assembling and finishing HMS
Thunderer, a 74 gun Line of Battle Ship.
Sunday 17th April Bear meeting
Friday 13th /Saturday 14th May ONS 2011
Title to be announced