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For over 300 years explorers risked their lives to search the Arctic for a route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans

In this blog we take a look at a handwritten diary by the clergy of the St Andrew's Waterside Church Mission between 1887-1905. While seamen have faced many dangers and uncertainties at sea, mission societies such as St Andrew's have supported and cared for their welfare through religious services and the provision of books - both at sea and on land.

This guide outlines the careers of the holders of the Victoria Cross held in the Museum's collection

This guided tour covers Cutty Sark's past, life on board and Cutty Sark's place in local history

Gordon 'Willie' Williamson worked aboard Thames barges throughout the 1960s, and witnessed the final years of central London as a busy cargo hub