royal wreck

Opposite Brothers Lincoln and Julian Barnwell discovered the wreck of the Gloucester in 2007 with James Little. Here they are measuring one of the ship’s cannons the vessel is thought to have had at least 54 at the time of its loss, and around 20 have been identified to date.

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The Gloucester: piecing together the story of a royal wreck

A new exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery features artefacts recovered from the wreck of the Gloucester, which sank off Norfolk in 1682. Carly Hilts visited and spoke to curators Professor Claire Jowitt and Dr Francesca Vanke to find out more.