Memorabilia: Groves Davies surfboard order book 1965
added to the website on Mar 17, 2012
Bob Groves and Bill Davies only shaped around 30 ‘malibu’ surfboards on England’s south coast in the mid 1960s – this is a lovely little self-produced booklet they provided to customers who wanted to order one. The inside has typed pages and the binding is stitched.
Events: Wheels & Waves
added to the website on Sep 07, 2011
Coventry may be situated as far from the coast as it’s possible to be in the UK, but from October 20th 2011 to February 26th 2012, the city will play host to the sights, the sounds and swell of the sea. The Museum of British Surfing and Coventry Transport Museum are staging a major exhibition ……»
Surf History: Lewis Rosenberg – standing proud c1929
added to the website on Jun 30, 2011
Around 1929 Lewis Rosenberg and a group of friends saw a newsreel showing Australians surfing standing up on their surfboards – it was a moment of inspiration that changed their lives. This close-knit group of Jewish immigrants, who lived in London, had been riding their four-foot long wooden bodyboards on British beaches for some time. ……»
Events: Vintage surf meet
added to the website on Jun 30, 2011
More than 100 vintage surfboards, and some of the UK’s surf legends took part in the Vintage Surf Meet at Lusty Glaze in Cornwall on Sunday morning, making collector Al Lindsay’s first event a huge success. The Museum of British Surfing took part with 10 key historic boards ranging from 1920 to 1978. Among the ……»
News: A private view
added to the website on Oct 09, 2010
We’re working flat out at the moment putting together the design & build contracts for our new exhibition & event space at The Yard in Braunton, finalising all the legal stuff and getting stuck in to some serious fundraising to add to our existing Leader 4 grant. So while we’re bashing away at the laptop ……»
Photographs: Lewis Rosenberg 1929
added to the website on Jun 01, 2010
Lewis Rosenberg made his own 8 foot surfboard from solid wood around 1929, and filmed himself and his friends teaching themselves to surf standing up in Cornwall. This image is a frame from the movie. Lewis had no plans, or a surfboard shaper to turn to – he saw surfing on a ‘newsreel’ in a ……»