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
Artefact and data source for TV and film industry
Friendly, active special interest groups
Genealogical data base of helmet divers
Events
‘Bubbles’ – an online contemporary art exhibition
FROM Sunday 4 April 2021
TO Sunday 9 May 2021
This year the Diving Museum's annual art exhibition will be held online – and the theme this year is 'bubbles'.
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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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Dutch WEG 2021 Diving Weekend
FROM Saturday 18 September 2021
TO Sunday 19 September 2021
The Dutch WEG Annual diving rally - a great social event for diving helmet enthusiasts!
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Annual Conference
10.00am on Saturday 6th November 2021.
Our next Conference will be held via Zoom.
A link to join the Conference and further details will be posted here in October 2021.
Annual General Meeting
10.30am on Sunday 7 November 2021.
This year our AGM this year will be held via Zoom.
A link to join the meeting will be provided in October.
Members who wish to access the Agenda and Reports should log in to their account, and select ‘Annual General Meeting’ from the drop down menu.
If you wish to attend the meeting please send a request for the Zoom link to ‘info@thehds.com’ no later than Saturday 6 November 2021.
Latest News
Diver’s Military Memorial Prize Draw
For just £10 you could win this magnificent bronze statuette of the Military Diver’s Memorial. Good luck!
Give as You Live
Give as you Live – A new way to support the Historical Diving Society.
HERITAGE HEROES
HDS member Gary Wallace Potter talks about the remarkable William Walker who ‘saved’ Winchester Cathedral.
