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HMS Beagle – Her Final Adventure

HMS Beagle – Homeward Bound

HMS Beagle’s Contributions to Science

Smithsonion Magazine – The Final Home of Charles Darwin’s HMS Beagle Gets Protected Status

HMS Beagle – The Journey Begins…

Express and Star – Dock where Darwin’s ship HMS Beagle spent final days given protected status

Rare 19th century ship dock where Darwin’s Beagle spent her final days gains heritage protection

The Telegraph – Last berth of HMS Beagle found by drone and given protection status

ITV – The remains of the berth that docked the HMS Beagle in Essex will now be protected by Historic England

Heritage Daily – 19th-century dock, built to accommodate the HMS Beagle designated a scheduled monument

Marine Industry News – Rare ship dock where Darwin’s Beagle spent her final days gains heritage protection

HMS Beagle and Rochford District

Hockley church joins Discover 2020 celebrations for 800-year-old building!

‘Discover 2020: 200 years of HMS Beagle’ launch held to mark Darwin’s birthday!

£10,000 lottery grant to create online CGI tour of Darwin’s HMS Beagle

40 volunteers work on historic tapestry

The lost anchors of Charles Darwin’s HMS Beagle – expedition undertaken in Australia

Hunt for Darwin’s HMS Beagle reveals dock outline

Rochford Town Team celebrates £10,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to create a Rochford District Heritage Tapestry as a community project

The Discover 2020 Festival – be part of something inspiring!