LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Presentations for Gallantry
The Duchess of Kent and the Weymouth Coxswain and Motor Mechanic. On the left of the photograph is the Prime Minister, Behind the Duchess is Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tea for a Collector
ON Life-boat Day in London a woman asked a collector in oilskins if he were not very tired. He said that he had started collecting at 7.30. It was then 11.30. She at once asked if she should bring him a cup of tea..
Category: Articles
PICTURE FOR BRANCH
The Swanage branch of the R.N.L.I. has been presented with a large coloured print of David Cobb's painting of the scene off Anvil Point on 22nd October, 1966, when a Norwegian freighter, with survivors from a yacht, met the Swanage...
Category: Branches
Gold for Hamburgh
The Royal Humane Society gold medal presented to Grace Darling (above) and a gold presentation locket (right). Both will be on display at the Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh, following their acquisition by the Magor family at auction in June.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Memorable Day for Newhaven
The fine traditions of Newhaven lifeboat crews were remembered when the station's new Severn class lifeboat was named after the RNLI Chairman and his wife during a moving ceremony on 6 May.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Bronze Medal for Campbeltown
On the night of March l6th, an American steamer, "Byron Darnton" went ashore on Sanda Island off the Mull of Kintyre. There the Campbeltown lite-boat found her next morning among the rocks. The life-boat had two men ot the island...
Category: Articles
Notes for Speakers
Those who give talks on the life-boat service may like to know that standard notes for speakers, which are revised at regular intervals to ensure that they include information about new developments, are available on request to the Head...
Category: Articles
List of Awardees
Since ihc last Annual Presentalion of Awards, the Committee of Management has awarded 3 Life Governorships. 2 Records of Thanks. 5 Bar In Gold Badges and 76 Gold Badges. Awtinli't'. not inteniiini the APA ttiv shown with tin mfrmi...
Category: Awards
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 11th June, 1891.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee