Lydia Eva
Before: 2000
After: 2010
Image by Gary Horner of East Coast Images
Opening Hours 2010
Lydia Eva is open Tuesday - Sundays 10 am - 4 pm from Easter to October moored on South Quay in Great Yarmouth.
If anyone is making a special journey to see the ship they should check first by ringing 07901 915 390.Special Events ( Exceptional openings and closings ):
- 1st to 3rd September - Closed - to allow the Maritime Festival to set up on the adjacent quay
- 4th to 5th September - Open - Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival. Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm. Sunday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Exceptional entrance charge GBP 1 for adults. Children free
- 6th to 7th September - Closed - to allow the Maritime Festival to dismantle marquees safely on the adjacent quay
- 9th through 11th September - Open - As part of Great Yarmouth Heritage Open Days - Special attraction 2pm each day: Talk & tour of the ship with 'The hawseman'
- 18th and 19th September - Grand Henham Steam Rally - A team of our enthusiastic voluntary crew members will be visiting the rally with our new models of The Lydia Eva & a model of her engine to promote the work of the Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust & The Friends of The Trust on 18th & 19th September 2010.
For more details on these events please contact
Dona Watson
Trustee
Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust.
01493 393344. mob.07901915390
80th Birthday Celebration
On 27th June 2010 the Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust will be having a double celebration; Lydia Eva will be 80 years old & the completion of a £1.2 million restoration which was the dream of the late Laurence Monkhouse, his wife and many friends, steam boat enthusiasts & local historians from Gt Yarmouth and Lowestoft, after all she is the only ship left from Gt Yarmouth’s illustrious fishing past.
On Sunday 27th June the ship will be open and everyone is invited to come and see for the first time since 1978, her triple expansion steam engine and her Scotch boilers which will be working…. No she will not be leaving the quay on this occasion, that’s for the future,
Hemsby Inshore Life boat crew will be cooking Herring just as they do at the Maritime Festival; The herring have been donated for the occasion by Richard Brookin, the last Herring fisherman fishing commercially from Gt Yarmouth. Gt Blackfriars Brewery will be running the beer tent, with a selection of beers and a Lydia Eva Ale and soft drinks. We will also be visited by some shanty singers - Joe Crowfoot will be coming from Lowestoft, and he’s a good friend of the Trust.
The Ship will be open from 10 am until 7 pm when you will be able to visit all parts of the ship, at 3.30 pm there will be a Civic Reception at The Town Hall. The Ship will then re open until 7 pm.
The Ship will be ‘In Steam’ & open to visitors from;-
For more details on this event please contact
- 25th JUNE 10 AM – 4 PM
- 26th JUNE 10 AM – 4 PM
- 27th JUNE 10 AM - 7 PM
Dona Watson
Trustee
Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust.
01493 393344. mob.07901915390
Lydia Eva - steamed into Great Yarmouth
There were a lot of lumps in a lot of throats and not a few tears as Lydia Eva steamed out of Lowestoft, up the North Sea and into her home port of Great Yarmouth. The culmination of years of work and planning finally bearing fruit. A wonderful tribute to the foresight and dedication of the late and greatly missed Laurence Monkhouse and all those who followed him and supported his dream. The preservation of a unique and historic vessel.
A fantastic museum recording Great Yarmouth's fishing history, and one, moreover, that is sea-going. Everyone who has made a contribution to this project should feel a swell of pride in what they have helped to achieve.
Our thanks to all the volunteers, engineers and enthusiasts that made this possible.
Lydia Eva - steaming Saturday 15th May, weather permitting!
We are hopeful of better weather on Saturday morning.
The crew is chosen and all systems checked. Come Friday night the warmest place in Lowestoft will be the engine room.
Wish us smooth water and clear skies with just a hint of smoke and steam!
Lydia Eva - all steamed up but weather prevents sailingAn air of disappointment mixed with steam and smoke pervaded Lydia Eva as a strong north-easterly swell kept us in harbour at Lowestoft despite everything else being ready.
We will not be steaming to Great Yarmouth as planned today, 9th May 2010.
She's waited since 1978 to steam home so another few days waiting for the weather shouldn't be so sad.
All those who need to know the latest should make sure has their email address.
The successful steaming will be the culmination of thousands of volunteer hours, engineering expertise from local businesses.
Lydia Eva steams again.
Wednesday 24th March 2010 at approximately 1:30pm the Lydia Eva moved smoothly and quietly away from the quay under her own power for the first time in many years.
The manoeuvring trials on Lake Lothing did exactly what was hoped. The engine worked perfectly and the steering was fine if in need of some greasing!
The handling of the vessel in a stiff cross wind quickly identified what many people already knew, that she was in need of several tons of ballast. Nonetheless, she manoeuvred successfully for some one and a half hours before returning to her berth. Next, the open sea? Perhaps!This was the first time she had moved under her own power for many years and is the culmination of years of work by volunteers and enthusiasts.
Lydia Eva is an important ship, not only to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft but also to the country.
HELP SAVE AN HISTORIC SHIP
and receive a handsome limited-edition
commemorative certificate as a thank you.The massive restoration effort is almost complete. Ongoing funds are still needed to complete the project and ensure future use of this final example.
Please help to save Lydia Eva.
You can make an online donation from just £5 and you'll receive a handsome A5 certificate from a limited-edition of 10,000.
Donate £500 or more and we'll send you a personalised framed A5 certificate.
Lydia Eva has been included in the list of 50
craft which are designated as the Core Collection of Historic Vessels
by the National Historic Ships' Committee
She is in good company. Also listed as vessels of pre-eminent national
significance are famous ships like HMS Belfast, Cutty Sark, Discovery, Great
Britain and HMS Victory
