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A retired sailor is finally completing his painstaking model of HMS Victory - 51 years after he started it. Michael Byard first began work on the five feet long replica of Nelson's flagship in 1969.

A retired sailor's half-century long quest to build a model of HMS Victory has been thwarted at the last moment - as he can't find anyone to make the final parts. Michael Byard, who started the work ...

A retired sailor has completed a 54-year quest to create a five foot model of HMS Victory equipped with gun ports and life boats. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...

Ipswich's St Clement's Church has become home to a model of HMS Victory - the finest work of the most illustrious occupant of its churchyard. Naval architect Sir Thomas Slade was born in Ipswich and ...