This was bought at an auction in Beverley and originates from around 1850. It shows a ship and a mermaid. Scrimshaw is the name of the craft and handiwork of whalers, usually things made from the ...

A PIRATE-themed weekend will launch a summer programme of events at Ellesmere Port National Waterways Museum next month. Pirates, shanty-singing sailors and Mermaid Aurora are set to drop anchor ...