THE 11TH UK MARITIME HERITAGE FORUM Leading conservators speak

The 11th UK Maritime Heritage Forum convened in Glasgow on 13 and 14 November, co-hosted by the magnificent Riverside Museum and Glasgow’s very own 'Tall Ship' – 1896 steel-hulled, three-masted barque Glenlee. They were assisted as always by the National Maritime Museum’s indefatigable Sally Archer.

This unique annual event typically includes the big guns and decision-makers of UK maritime heritage, such as Hannah Cunliffe from National Historic Ships (NHS), Paddy Rodgers (the new director of the Royal Museums, Greenwich, who took over from Kevin Fewster in August) and representatives from our most iconic vessels, such as the Cutty Sark, Mary Rose and SS Great Britain.

Someone told me they kept coming back to the conference because of the lack of hierarchy and the fact that