The Excelsior Trust
From Timber to Terabytes... We archive what matters.
Memories fade, materials perish — but stories endure. We preserve the vessels, voices and visuals that shaped our coastal community.
Securing Maritime Memory for the Future
"In an age where technology defines progress, preserving our maritime past is not simply about nostalgia — it’s about informing the future. At the Excelsior Heritage Hub, our digital archiving initiative transforms fragile paper records, fading photographs, and historic ship plans into high-resolution, searchable, and shareable data. This isn’t just heritage for heritage’s sake. By building accessible digital archives, we’re creating a legacy of design insight, safety learnings, and craftsmanship knowledge that naval architects, historians, and educators can draw upon for generations to come. From the curve of a wooden keel to the rigging of a storm-tested smack, every detail we digitise helps shape safer, smarter, more sustainable maritime futures."
John Wylson - Founder- The Excelsior Trust
