LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Past and Present
100 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, May 1890 issue THE LIFE-BELT USED BY THE CREWS OF THE LIFE-BOATS OF THE NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt are:- 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy...
Category: Articles
A Small Boat
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—7th January, 1939. A small boat was swamped. One of her crew of two got ashore unaided. The other could not be found.—Rewards, £11 14s..
South Coaster
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT BARRY DOCK DECEMBER 6TH. - BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE. During the morning a whole gale was blowing from the north-west at Barry Dock on the south coast of Wales, and at 10.30 the life-boat station received news from...
The Llandudno Inshore Rescue Boat Returning from the Service on 3rd June, 1967 When She Saved Two Boys from the Little Orme
The Llandudno inshore rescue boat returning from the service on 3rd June, 1967 when she saved two boys from the Little Orme.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (200)
DECEMBER 28TH. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNE’S, LANCASHIRE.
A British aeroplane had crashed at night, but no trace of her could be found. - Rewards, Blackpool, £11 15s. ; Lytham-St. Anne’s, £14 Is....
An Aeroplane (201)
DECEMBER 28TH. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNE’S, LANCASHIRE.
A British aeroplane had crashed at night, but no trace of her could be found. - Rewards, Blackpool, £11 15s. ; Lytham-St. Anne’s, £14 Is....
Gifts from Crews
On the 17th May, 1928, the Ramsgate Motor Life-boat saved the schooner Isabella, of Barrow, which was in distress in a moderate northerly gale, and rescued her crew of four men. Out of the salvage money received, the Life-boat Crew have made...
Category: Donations
Franklin Mint Limited.
Sail the high seas on the most famous clipper ship of all time! Featuring a fully sculpted bolster.
Selectively plated with gleaming gold.
Ihe historic Cutty Sark set records in the wool trade between...
Category: Advertisement
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Richard Evans of Moelfre. He was appointed coxswain in 1954 after serving as second coxswain from 1939 to 1954 and as bowman from 1930 to 1939. He was awarded the bronze medal for gallantry for the...
Category: Articles
An Aeroplane (81)
MAY 11TH. - BLACKPOOL, AND LYTHAM - ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE.
A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off South Shore, Blackpool, but later it was found that she had made a landing on the Southport side of the...