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HMS Hood and HMS Repulse visit Scarborough in 1926.
Captain Peter Simpson lifestory from Graham Sea Training School to Merchant Navy Captain.
Harbour history and statistics 1960s to 1980s
Scarborough Memories - audio recordings of local people & transcripts
Self righting lifeboat by Sir George Cayley
New Videos - interview by Dr Sam Willis with our chairman, heritage slideshow & vintage films
What does the sea do for you? - Explains the benefits to us of the seas & oceans.
William Milner - Preventive / Coastguard Officer
Some of our most interesting artefacts from our collection
Scarborough's old street signs restored by us
Crossing the International Date Line and Equator at the same time
Travel the world from Scarborough directly East or South
Player cigarette cards from 1939 of modern naval craft
Victorian / Edwardian pirate story magic lantern slides
Brilliant article on Grimsby fishermen at work and war
Sea Wall Heritage Trail - Portholes in Time
Memories of growing up in Scarborough in the 60s by Colin Scales
Scarborough ships involved in slavery
Fishing industry protests to council in 1900
Underwater Archaeology Course by Matt Newsome
Record Tunny Catch written by Ryan Sheader
Old Scarborough Postcards and their messages
An article about our volunteer Lindy Rowley and why she is involved in the SMHC
An article about our volunteer Captain Peter Simpson and why he is involved in the SMHC
A controversial account of the 1914 bombardment of Scarborough
Pancake / Skipping Day in Scarborough
UK fishing ports with steam trawlers
New article on Stanley Tipper who attended Graham Sea Training School in the 1920s
New article on 'Sinking the Tirpitz' by Ian Baird
Maritime Careers Week and a 1st hand account of offshore windfarm work by Scaborough's Matt Newsome
Extracts from the Harbour Master's Logbook 1906 to 1908 can be read here.
SS Betty Hindley, last merchant vessel lost from a WW2 seamine in 1947.
1902 list of some Scarborough trades & shops
5 minute narrated video of Scarborough's history.
Colin & Will Jenkinson talk fishing plus Mark Vesey on maritime history.
Humber Keel boat 100 years old and still going
News about the world's smallest heritage centre in Scarborough
Dora Walker, first female skipper on the Yorkshire Coast
Special Wireless Section story WW2
Whitby and Hull trawler photos
Historic map with old pictures
Seaweed farming on the Yorkshire Coast
Scarborough fisherman talks to a Syrian refugee
A 1 hour long American podcast about the origins and versions of the folk song 'Scarborough Fair (SMHC features from 33 to 49 minutes)
4 minute video of our 10th agm slideshow looking back over what we have achieved
Memories of fishing in the 1970s
History of ‘Fahyda’ and the ‘Scarborough Class’ Sloops
WW1 Centenary data for Scarborough deaths
Adshead Report on Scarborough 1938
Scarborough A - Z boat index, George Scales.
Fishing boots, T Beanland & Sons:
Video about fishermen and mine sweeping in world war one: Mine Sweeping
Important dates in Scarborough's history: Scarborough Timeline
New arrivals - Harbour Master's logbooks going back over 100 years: Logbooks
U-Boat attack on South Bay September 1917: U-boat article
Brief history of Scarborough Spa: Scarborough Spa article
Mrs Casper gave us a copy of a fascinating letter written by a Royal Navy man on board HMS Revenge in November 1918. He was taking part in the surrender of the German Fleet. Read the letter here: HMS Revenge letter
Danny Normandale gave us a tour of his trawler. See the videos here: Videos
Articles on world war one: World War articles
Alfredo the accordionist played on board the Coronia, read his Italian family story: Alfredo's history
What the sea means to me, comments by local people: Quotes
Scarborough's steam trawlers had individually painted boiler funnels: Steam trawler funnels
King Richard III house on Sandside, by Jeremy Clark Richard House online pdf
