Coastal Communities Museum
A volunteer led local museum in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Winter Talks

We have a regular Winter Talks programme for Members and Patrons.

Our talks are held in the chapel area at St Andrew Blackadder Church, St Andrew Street, North Berwick EH39 4NU.

Drop in to talks welcome – £5 entrance donation. Doors open for 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Interested in being a Member or Patron? Get in touch with Barbara Clark for free trial membership

including free admission to our next talk. You can be sure of a warm welcome.

The Building of The WW1 Sopwith One and a Half Strutter, 23 March 2023

The Building of The WWI Sopwith One and a Half Strutter, 23 March 2023

Come to our final Winter Talk of the season and hear John Guy, a retired orthopaedic surgeon and a member of the Aircraft Preservation Society Scotland (APSS), describe how the society have taken on the challenge of building a replica World War One Sopwith Strutter, despite having no prior experience.

Developed in 1915 by the Sopwith Aviation Company, almost 6000 were built for use in Britain and France. The Strutter was Britain’s answer to Germany’s deadly WW1 arsenal. It adapted army machine guns and went on to defend the coastline from Zeppelin attacks as well as engage in dog fights and reconnaissance trips in Europe.

John’s talk will begin at 7 for 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Blackadder Chapel area, doors open at 6.30pm.

A picture of a Sopworth Strutter plane

A picture of a Sopworth Strutter, identical to the one under construction by members of the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS).

Women at East Fortune airfield, East Lothian working on the maintenance of a Sopworth Strutter during World War I

A copy of a photograph showing women at East Fortune airfield, East Lothian working on the maintenance of a Sopworth Strutter during World War I.

 
Judith BoothCoastal Communities Museum