LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

6. Amy, daughter of Gary Collett, a boat builder at the ILC, presents a bouquet to Lynn Faulds Wood during the naming ceremony of the Mersey class lifeboat Bingo Lifeline. Photo Janet Smith The two naming ceremonies are described in more... - View image in PDF

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THE Institution has had a new film made, with dialogue, commentary and music, called "Shipshape." It shows the work of repair and supply for the life-boat stations which is constantly going on at the Institution's Depot, where...

London Tavern, 123, Bishopsgate Street Within.

This famous Tavern was built in 1765, and finally closed in 1876, when it was sold to the Royal Bank of Scotland. It is t h u s described by Wheatley in his " London Past...

THE ninety-first Annual General Meeting of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was held in the Council Chamber at the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on Wednesday, April 21st, 1915, at 3.30 p.m. The Right Hon.

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When an American aeroplane came down in the sea near Caister the coxswain and other regular members of the crew were away, but ex-Coxswain Charles Lacock, aged 73, took command, three soldiers helped to make up the crew, and the life-boat...

Lord Mayor visits Exmouth In 1970 the 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat City of Birmingham was named at Exmouth. Civic links forged then were renewed on April 11 when, at the invitation of Charles Tate, chairman of Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton...