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The Antarctic Memorial has been installed in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral on 12 April by the sculptor Fergus Wessel working with the Clerk of Works, Martin Fletcher and his team. It made an immediate impact with several people commenting on its s…
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The memorial plaque to be placed in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral is now in the workshop of sculptor Fergus Wessel in Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire. The 1100mm diameter disc was cut from a piece of slate excavated from the Berwyn Slate quarr…Posted on
Ben Fogle, who was lucky enough to visit Captain Scott's hut at Cape Evans in November while filming a documentary for the BBC, was so moved and enthused that he has agreed to speak about his experience, and about Scott himself, at the Royal Geograph…Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and BAMT supporter 1939-2025
Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and author, died on 27 December 2025 at her home in London. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Wolfson College, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation and the UK Antarctic Herita… Full Story...