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Come aboard Lydia Eva
Location: Heritage Quay, South Pier, Royal Plain, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0AE
Built in 1930, Lydia Eva fished along the East Coast and the North Sea for 9 years. She is the last surviving Steam Drifter and was acquired by the Maritime Trust in 1971 and restored as a floating museum.
The Maritime Trust was founded in 1969 in order to preserve vessels that were representative of Britain's maritime heritage. Being the only remaining vessel of her type, the Lydia Eva was purchased by the trust in 1971.
She was the last vessel to be built at the Kings Lynn yard. Having been towed directly to Great Yarmouth after her launch, she was fitted out with her engine, boiler and machinery at Crabtrees and undertook her first sea-going trial on July 22nd 1930. The herring industry had reached its peak in 1913 when 1006 vessels were based at Great Yarmouth and was in decline at the time the Lydia Eva joined the small fleet owned by Harry Eastick. Equipped with wireless and electric light, and specifically designed to be more efficient than her contemporaries, the declining herring stocks nonetheless meant that the Lydia Eva had a relatively short working life. With decent catches becoming increasingly difficult, she landed her last catch in December 1938.
Event Times
Friday 9 September: 1000-1600
Saturday 10 September: 1000-1600
Sunday 11 September: 1000-1600
Monday 12 September: 1000-1600
Wednesday 14 September: 1000-1600
Thursday 15 September: 1000-1600
Friday 16 September: 1000-1600
Saturday 17 September: 1000-1600
Sunday 18 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details
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Additional Information
Read more: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/lydia-eva-comes-to-lowestoft
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