The talk will begin at 4pm sharp on Sunday 6 October, 2024, in the Burton
Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD.
Members free, non members £5.
This event will be an illustrated talk given by the Burtons’ St Leonards Society Member, Prue Maxwell-Stewart, on
‘The Amsterdam‘: the extraordinary story of the laden Dutch East India
Company trading vessel which ran aground in 1749 on Bulverhythe Beach in the immediate environs of St Leonards-on-Sea.
Many of you will be familiar with the occasional ghost like reappearance of the wreck of the Amsterdam at the lowest tides. This is a great opportunity to learn more about its enigmatic history.