For that, IMT are proud to be able to present Wes with the Richard W Smith Award for 2021.
The award was launched by IMT in 2020, in memory of author and photographer Mr Smith, who died in 2017.
He was a founder member of the trust and a great contributor to appreciation of local maritime history and heritage.
A bronze cast medallion is awarded annually to a person or organisation who has contributed in a significant way to the understanding of local maritime culture or heritage. The first award went to historian Robert Malster.
David Wes Westwood, the skipper of Sailing Barge Victor, receiving the Richard W Smith Memorial Award from Geoffrey Dyball, chairman of Ipswich Maritime Trust
Published:
7:00 PM December 22, 2020
Victor s skipper, Dave Wes Westwood with IMT chairman Geoffrey Dyball and Ipswich Borough councillor Phil Smart, with the new plaque for Wherry Quay
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown/Archant
Historic barge Victor took centre stage as quay names linked to Ipswich s heritage were unveiled on the town s Waterfront.
Ipswich borough councillor Phil Smart and Ipswich Maritime Trust chairman Geoffrey Dyball with the new plaque for Wherry Quay on the Ipswich Waterfront
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown/Archant
A blue plate for Wherry Quay was officially unveiled by Ipswich Maritime Trust (IMT) chairman Geoffrey Dyball and Ipswich Borough Councillor Phil Smart, following a small, socially-distanced ceremony aboard the barge.
Published:
7:00 PM December 22, 2020
Victor s skipper, Dave Wes Westwood with IMT chairman Geoffrey Dyball and Ipswich Borough councillor Phil Smart, with the new plaque for Wherry Quay
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown/Archant
Historic barge Victor took centre stage as quay names linked to Ipswich s heritage were unveiled on the town s Waterfront.
Ipswich borough councillor Phil Smart and Ipswich Maritime Trust chairman Geoffrey Dyball with the new plaque for Wherry Quay on the Ipswich Waterfront
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown/Archant
A blue plate for Wherry Quay was officially unveiled by Ipswich Maritime Trust (IMT) chairman Geoffrey Dyball and Ipswich Borough Councillor Phil Smart, following a small, socially-distanced ceremony aboard the barge.
Published:
6:01 PM December 14, 2020
The new Albion Quay sign on Ipswich Waterfront. Albion Quay stretches from Foundry Lane in the west to the Old Custom House at Common Quay in the east.
- Credit: IMT Image Archive
Historic quay names are being restored to Ipswich Waterfront this week, following a campaign by the Ipswich Maritime Trust (IMT).
Sb Victor’s skipper Wes Westbrook, and mate David Polly prepare the barge for 2021. Wes, David and the Ipswich-built barge represent direct family links to the sailing barge maritime history of Ipswich, when the old quay names would have been familiar.
- Credit: IMT Image Archive
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