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What a bustling port! I'm with you on the modern buildings and the new shopping center, but if the revenue from those enterprises helps to preserve the older ones (I don't know who pays for that!), then I guess they have a place, too.
That's a good point, although sadly I doubt that anything from the shops goes into the old buildings, but I may be wrong. The buildings' upkeep may be down to the state, if they're owned by the local council or an organisation such as English Heritage/National Trust (who would also get income from visitors) or individual owners. I'd be very surprised if they got any income, although I wouldn't be at all surprised if the cruise terminal didn't get some income...
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It looks like you could spend several days there exploring the old town and the ships.
Portsmouth is a wonderful place and we have spent a weekend there before, as there is a lot to do and see there.
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Laurie makes a great point - if the new buildings and developments help pay for the preservation of the historic buildings, I suppose it makes sense. I'm really hoping that historic wall is still clearly visible when you return next year!
I hope so too. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like.
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I hope the real Mary Rose had more facilities than you encountered!
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Great pictures from Portsmouth! I never realized ships carried up to 500 men, but I guess if you were going to battle it makes sense. Someone was in big trouble for leaving those gun ports open!
Great pictures from Portsmouth! I never realized ships carried up to 500 men, but I guess if you were going to battle it makes sense. Someone was in big trouble for leaving those gun ports open!
They probably would've been, had they ever been able to figure out what caused the sinking. Considering we still aren't sure all these centuries later, I'm guessing they either died with the ship or got away with it...
More nice photos from Southampton! That's interesting about the Mary Rose as they've never been able to certify what caused her sinking! To me those tall mast ships seemed quite top heavy to me and could almost sink with little effort with the way they would sway so much from the top with some winds and not necessarily real strong winds! Just the way I see it!
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More nice photos from Southampton! That's interesting about the Mary Rose as they've never been able to certify what caused her sinking! To me those tall mast ships seemed quite top heavy to me and could almost sink with little effort with the way they would sway so much from the top with some winds and not necessarily real strong winds! Just the way I see it!
Sunday 14 June – part three: seeing the Mary Rose herself
Now you get your first glimpse of the Mary Rose herself. The video before you see her explains that they are still in the process of completely drying her out, a process that’s been ongoing since 1982 when she was raised from the seabed. They’re into the final stages of this, and the video explained that the black pipes will be removed eventually. It looks like late spring 2016, as that’s when the museum reopens after a long closure that starts on 5 October this year. After that, you will have a complete view of the ship, which will really be something worth seeing…
You also get to see some of the artefacts that they found on this desk, although this was very difficult to photograph…
Then you enter the first of a series of exhibition areas, where you learn about individual people on board the ship. I like the way that they personalise it, and it gives you an idea of the level of research that has gone on into all the artefacts they’ve found.
I found it fascinating to see how well preserved a lot of the items appeared to be, given that they’d been at the bottom of the sea for over 400 years.
You then head downstairs to the lower decks, where you learn more about the archaeological work that’s gone on over the last 30 plus years.
I found the archer’s skeleton to be one of the most interesting exhibits on display, as I just loved how they pointed out how much they learnt from it.
Then you get another view of the ship, this time from the lower deck…
You also get to see more artefacts from this deck:
That is crazy. From the preservation to the research to the details.... wow! It is quite personalized. You can really feel for the people on board - and the dog too.
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That is crazy. From the preservation to the research to the details.... wow! It is quite personalized. You can really feel for the people on board - and the dog too.
Next you learn more about the cook on board the Mary Rose…
… and the food the crew ate. As Marta said, they didn’t do badly!
From here you moved on to learn all about the purser on board…
Then you take the elevator up from the lower deck to the upper deck. Fortunately, they turn off the lights when you go up, so I was able to get a couple of neat shots.
Up here, there were more exhibits, first about the life of an officer…
… then the seafarer’s life…
They also had artefacts including navigational aids…
… ropes…
… the mast top, or the crow’s nest – very cool!
Then we moved on to some of the weapons they recovered:
Finally, you get to see the Mary Rose from above…
… and like the other decks, the artefacts that would’ve been on this deck.
What a nicely-done exhibit this is. The archaeologists and curators have done an amazing job of preservation and presentation. I wish all museums had such lucid and easy-to-read descriptions1
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Great pictures from Southampton and the museum!
That's interesting about the Mary Rose as they've never been able to certify what caused her sinking! 
To me those tall mast ships seemed quite top heavy to me and could almost sink with little effort with the way they would sway so much from the top with some winds and not necessarily real strong winds! 
Just the way I see it! 
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