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In conversation with…Chris Dobbs

Episode 1: Diver, Maritime Archaeologist and Expert

Mary Rose Museum · In Conversation With… Chris Dobbs, one of the Original Dive Team

Chris is one of the original dive team on the Mary Rose ship wreck site in the Solent. With over 40 years of service with the Mary Rose, his insights and knowledge are second to none.

In this first podcast, we learn about his experiences and hear some of the fascinating stories he has to tell from the 1980s to the present day.

We ask him about his favourite objects of the 19,000 that have been discovered, many thousands of which are on display in the Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Mary Rose – International Superstar

Mary Rose – International Superstar

Portsmouth is at the heart of the Mary Rose story, but over the last 50 years her stories have been shared worldwide.

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Conservation of a gun carriage: Preserving objects for future generations

Conservation of a gun carriage: Preserving objects for future generations

One of my jobs as a Conservation Intern at the Mary Rose Trust in the summer of 2024 was to clean and conserve the gun carriage…

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Commemorative inscriptions on the Museum’s walls: make your mark!

Commemorative inscriptions on the Museum’s walls: make your mark!

Commemorative inscriptions, appearing on the outside of the Mary Rose Museum – an iconic building in its own right – offer a unique opportunity to memorialise loved ones, or to celebrate a love of Tudor history, or even the Mary Rose itself!

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