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From Coffee to Seaweed: Engineering a safer world since 1760

This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 20th Jun 2019

 Free

This summer the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage & Education Centre is launching a brand new exhibition at 71 Fenchurch Street – From Coffee to Seaweed : Engineering a safer world since 1760

The exhibition will explore the history of Lloyd’s Register told through unique objects and stories. These objects include an original plan for the Thistlegorm, a map of the world highlighting James Cook's explorations in the 1770s and recordings of our General Committee meeting minutes. 

To celebrate this launch, Education and Outreach Coordinator Charlotte Ward and Archivist Max Wilson will be delivering a lecture on the objects and stories, providing a more in depth and exclusive look at Lloyd’s Register’s unique history and the work of the Foundation. The evening will conclude with a curator led tour of the exhibition for attendees.

Drinks reception will be held from 17.30-18.00

The lecture will start at 18.00-18.45 followed by a 15 minute Q&A

Tour of the exhibition 19.00 – 19:30  

Drinks and nibbles will be provided before the lecture begins.

Entrance to the lectures will be via the Old Entrance on 71 Fenchurch Street.  


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This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 20th Jun 2019

 Free

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2019-06-20 2019-06-20 Europe/London From Coffee to Seaweed: Engineering a safer world since 1760 A lecture on the objects and stories, providing a more in depth and exclusive look at Lloyd’s Register’s unique history and the work of the Foundation. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2019/06/20/from-coffee-to-seaweed-engineering-a-safer-world-since-1760-203810 71 Fenchurch St,71 Fenchurch Street,,London

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71 Fenchurch St,

71 Fenchurch Street,
London,
EC3M 4BR

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