Tales of The Sea - What's in Plymouth Sound? - Mallory Haas
Schedule
Tue Mar 11 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Club 27 Plymouth | Plymouth, EN
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The SHIPS Project lecture series Tales of The Sea is a selection of inspirational and informative talks about the sea; how we work, play and interact with the sea and how our actions or lack of action affect the marine environment. The talks are on important subjects we should be discussing about our seas and oceans. Our speakers are pushing boundaries and are leaders in their field, they will talk about their passions and their work related to the sea. These talks are designed to raise awareness and create a narrative about maritime subjects and how they relate to you, bringing people together in an environment that allows inquisitive discussion.
What's in Plymouth Sound?
Tuesday 11th March 2025
Mallory Haas
Plymouth is a large natural harbour with a long history of human involvement with the sea, people travelled here in the Bronze Age, the Romans lived here and the Vikings came to visit. Plymouth has been an important and busy port for at least 5000 years and evidence of this trade has left its mark on the maritime landscape of Plymouth, from ancient shipwrecks and WWII crashed aircraft to marine rubbish and pollutants. Some of these man-made items have become artificial reefs which provide a habitat for marine life. However, not all materials left by man underwater are helpful so we must protect the sea and clean it up. The Plymouth Sound Marine Protected Area has more than 1000 shipwrecks, 1000 marine species and more than 1000 polluting tyres, just what other curious things can you find in Plymouth Sound?
Mallory Rachel Haas is an archaeologist who started her career working in public archaeology and is now a Director of The SHIPS Project CIC. She managed several seasons of field schools in the inner city of Cleveland, Ohio, engaging underprivileged youth in historical archaeology, using archaeology as a way to create an interest in science and history. Mallory got involved in diving and maritime archaeology in the Great Lakes in the USA and is now a commercial diver and mixed gas technical diver. Mallory is an adviser on maritime heritage for the Port of Plymouth Maritime Liaison Committee (PPMLC) and sits on the board of IMASS, the organising committee for the International Shipwreck Conference.
Directions
The Tales of the Sea lecture series is on occasional Tuesday evenings and runs from January to May 2025, see the list of talks below. The talks will be hosted at Club 27 at No. 27 Bretonside in the Barbican in Plymouth. The Club will be open from 6pm, the talks start at 7pm lasting approximately one hour and the bar closes around 9pm. We will charge a small admission fee of £3..
Club 27 is next to The Kings Head pub and is situated above the Re-Wind Retro Music Bar so access is up stairs. The entrance for Club 27 is a red door with number 27 on and above it. Club 27 will only be open for the lecture series as a private event and the talks will not be broadcast online. Unfortunately there is no access for wheelchairs.
Parking - There is a small car park across the street from Club 27 and there are several multi-story car parks within walking distance, please see the areas highlighted in yellow on the map.
Tales of the Sea Talks
Time - Doors open 6pm, talks start 7pm
Tickets - £3
Address - 27 Bretonside, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0BB SHIPS Link
What3Words - ///equal.dare.tunes SHIPS Link
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Where is it happening?
The Club 27 Plymouth, Club 27, 27 Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 0BB, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
