Peggy of Castletown

This blog will follow the progress of the project to conserve and record the 18th century yacht, Peggy.

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Public Lecture on the Conservation of Peggy

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If you are reading this you may be interested to attend a public lecture I shall be giving on the 16th of February 2022 at 18.00 GMT. Attend...
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Monday, 6 December 2021

Peggy goes to parliament

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The future of the Peggy and her eventual display in Castletown on the Isle of Man will be discussed in Tynwald, the island's parliament:...
Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Lady Guilford

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Just before Covid struck I was fortunate to be invited to lend my expertise to the analysis of this very fine boat by Paul Croft of Lincoln ...
Monday, 8 November 2021

Peggy in virtual pieces

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Tuesday, 19 October 2021

What's afoot?

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.... or, rather, what's a foot? This week, Museum Directors are on my mind. Manx National Heritage , the national heritage agency of the...
Tuesday, 9 June 2020

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Yesterday I finally finished the CAD drawing of Peggy. If you would like to see a version of the model in 3D, please click this link which ...
Thursday, 21 May 2020

Final Adjustments

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I'm making final adjustments and additions to the CAD drawing of Peggy. This includes identifying the remains of the 1789 Peggy and sep...
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Christopher Weeks ACR
I am the Manx National Heritage Objects Conservator. I superintend the care of MNH collections including such diverse items as Viking swords, historic costumes, fine art, social history objects, boats and motor vehicles.
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