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ELIZABETH HOTEL 37 Eccleslon Square, Victoria, London SW1V1PB. Tel: 071-828 6812 Ideal, central, quiet location overlooking magnificent gardens on fringe of Belgravia. Comfortable Single/ Double/Twin/Family Rooms.
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Then And Now
tHen AnD nOw Capital gains In 1927, London ‘life-boat’ day was a huge operation, supported by the Lord Mayor of London and many of the borough mayors. Four thousand collectors, mainly women, worked from 150 temporary...
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Learning the Ropes
Many people imagine that the average RNLI crew member is a selfless, brave, experienced mariner. Crew members are certainly brave and selfless but, today, volunteers with a professional maritime background are in the...
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Coronation Supplement. The Royal Family and the Life-Boat Service
WHEN the Life-boat Service was founded, at a meeting in the City of London, in 1824, King George IV became its Patron, and five of the royal dukes its vice-patrons—York, Clarence, Sussex, Cambridge and Gloucester.
So the...
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DEVONCOURT Holiday Flats Magnificent seafront position with harbour views over Torbay, lifeboat, and breakwater.
• Fully self contained flats, inc. balcony.
• Open all year - Off Season...
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The French Fishing Boat Notre Dame des Victoires
Fenit, and Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 3rd of May,1956, the Dingle Civic Guard tele- phoned the Fenit life-boat station to sav that two men were stranded on a high ledge of a cliff under the old tower at Ballydavid...
Practical Help: (Above) Scouts Repaint Poole's Old Lifeboat House Now a Museum With Paint Supplied By 1C I As Part of the Brighter Britain Campaign (Photo Jeff Morris) A
Practical help: (above) Scouts repaint Poole's old lifeboat house, now a museum, with paint supplied by 1C I as part of the Brighter Britain Campaign (photo, Jeff Morris), and (below) members of 206 air navigation course, RAF Finningly,... - View image in PDF
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SAFEGUARD SECURITY
Alarms and double glazing are not sufficient to deter burglars! Safeguard your home and your office SLIDING INTERIOR WINDOW PROTECTION Now you can sleep with your windows open without fear of intruders It is now widely accepted by the police...
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First Prize for Sheffield Schoolgirl
ELIZABETH LAVINIA MAXFIELD, of North and South Anston County Pri- mary School, North Anston, Sheffield, won first prize in the competition for the best essay on the life-boat service organized by the Institution.
The...
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June (1)
JUNE MEETING HAROLDSWICK, UNST, SHETLANDS. At 7.40 A.M. on the 15th April, 1940. the subpostmaster at Haroldswick reported to the coastguard that a small ship’s boat, with men on board, had been seen in Haroldswick Bay about a mile from the...
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