Satruday 29th June, 7pm - A Talk by Julian Barnwell

for 2 hours
Bergh Apton: St Peter & St Paul
School Road Bergh Apton Norwich, NR15 1BX, United Kingdom

…how two diving Norfolk brothers, Julian & Lincoln Barnwell, discovered the wreck centuries after the sinking that nearly killed a future king

The Royal Navy warship carrying James Stuart, future King James II, and a number of other luminaries of the time ran aground on a sandbank off the Norfolk coast on May 6, 1682, with huge loss of life. The diarist Samuel Pepys witnessed the event from another ship.

For 325 years, Gloucester’s exact whereabouts was a mystery – until 2007, when it was discovered by Norfolk divers, brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell and their friend, retired ex-Royal Navy submariner and diver James Little. Their search had taken 4 years, and only after another 5 years was it certain that they had found the Gloucester.

To preserve the site from looting, the finding of the legendary missing wreck was kept secret for another 6 years before being revealed to the public in 2022.
The discovery of the Gloucester, and the wealth of artifacts recovered, were the subject of a major exhibition in Norwich Castle Museum in 2023, which attracted over 70,000 visitors.

Perhaps you were one of them.

Come along to Bergh Apton Church to hear the story first-hand from Julian.

Tickets £12 – please book in advance especially if we’re close to the date when you read this notice. Call 01508 558440 or use the Eventbrite link on our website: https://berghapton.org.uk/bergh-apton-festival-2024 for details,

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Satruday 29th June, 7pm - A Talk by Julian Barnwell

for 2 hours
Bergh Apton: St Peter & St Paul
School Road Bergh Apton Norwich, NR15 1BX, United Kingdom

…how two diving Norfolk brothers, Julian & Lincoln Barnwell, discovered the wreck centuries after the sinking that nearly killed a future king

The Royal Navy warship carrying James Stuart, future King James II, and a number of other luminaries of the time ran aground on a sandbank off the Norfolk coast on May 6, 1682, with huge loss of life. The diarist Samuel Pepys witnessed the event from another ship.

For 325 years, Gloucester’s exact whereabouts was a mystery – until 2007, when it was discovered by Norfolk divers, brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell and their friend, retired ex-Royal Navy submariner and diver James Little. Their search had taken 4 years, and only after another 5 years was it certain that they had found the Gloucester.

To preserve the site from looting, the finding of the legendary missing wreck was kept secret for another 6 years before being revealed to the public in 2022.
The discovery of the Gloucester, and the wealth of artifacts recovered, were the subject of a major exhibition in Norwich Castle Museum in 2023, which attracted over 70,000 visitors.

Perhaps you were one of them.

Come along to Bergh Apton Church to hear the story first-hand from Julian.

Tickets £12 – please book in advance especially if we’re close to the date when you read this notice. Call 01508 558440 or use the Eventbrite link on our website: https://berghapton.org.uk/bergh-apton-festival-2024 for details,

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