Promoting and Preserving Our Diving Heritage
Welcome to the
Historical Diving Society
Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds with a shared passion for exploring, preserving and recording our diving heritage. Our members are encouraged to meet and exchange information through our various functions and activities. Our specialist interest groups include film and book groups and we have an active ‘Working Equipment Group’ which maintains and demonstrates vintage diving equipment. We maintain close relations with our international Societies and enjoy regular exchange visits. The Society publishes a journal, magazine, facsimiles and newsletters and has an extensive reference library. We also have the only museum in the UK which is dedicated solely to diving.
The world’s first Historical Diving Society
Visits to historical diving sites in the UK and abroad
Museum and reference library
Working equipment displays
Annual conference and dinner
Artefact and data source for TV and film industry
Friendly, active special interest groups
Genealogical data base of helmet divers
Events
2020 Events Calendar
FROM Wednesday 1 January 2020
TO Thursday 31 December 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we regret that all our events for 2020 are cancelled until further notice.
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Retro Diving weekend, Czech Republic
FROM Friday 11 September 2020
TO Monday 13 July 2020
Retro diving weekend in the Czech Republic. All welcome - but please observe Covid-19 safety guidelines.
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Raising the Kursk
Saturday 10 July 2021
An illustrated evening talk by Mike O'Meara who was part of the British 'Salvage Planning and Negotiation Team, Phase 1'
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Annual Conference and Dinner
Due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 virus pandemic, it is with regret that we have had to cancel our Conference this year.
Our Annual Conference and dinner is open to members and non-members alike. It is an immensely enjoyable social occasion wrapped around a programme of talks on a variety of aspects of diving history delivered by experts from the UK and abroad.
Our next Conference will be held in late 2021 (date and venue to be confirmed). We look forward to seeing you there.
Latest News
Taking the pushup Challenge to a new Level
Our Working Equipment Group Officer takes the 25-pushups-a-day Covid Challenge to a new level.
2019 Conference
The 2019 Conference of Historical Diving, held at Subsea7’s offices in Sutton.
Two Siebe helmets at Lake Galder
A Siebe Gorman 6-bolt and 12-bolt both take a dip in Lake Galder, Breda.
