LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats (3)
GOURDON AND JOHNSHAVEN. — Several fishing-boats which had proceeded to sea in favourable weather early in the morning of the 4th March were overtaken by gale from the S.S.E., and as the sea became very heavy considerable anxiety was felt for...
Two Fishing Luggers, the Louisa and Beauty
NEWHAVEN. — The Life-boat Michael Henry was launched at 4 P.M. on the 5th July, and proceeded to the assistance of two fishing luggers, the Louisa and Beauty, of Brighton, each carrying a crew of three men, which were about sixteen miles out...
The Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Mr.
Harry Finch, who has been a member of the life-boat crew at Walton and Frinton, Essex, since May, 1907, except for the years 1914 to 1918, when he was on war service. He has taken part...
Category: Articles
The South Goodwin Lightvessel (2)
On the night of the 26th-27th November, 1954, the South Goodwin lightvessel broke adrift in a gale and at daylight was found to be lying on her beam ends. The Dover, Ramsgate and Walmer life-boats were all launch- ed, but the sole survivor...
Coxswain J. A. Atkinson
COXSWAIX J. A. ATKINSON died on the 17th of October, 1955, at the age of 76. He was coxswain of the Padstow no. 1 life-boat from 1929 until he retired in 1944. His earliest appoint- ment by the Institution was as mate of the tug Helen Peele...
Category: Obituaries
Eastbourne: a New D Class Ilb Has Been Donated By Downland Eastbourne Round Table and About 250 People Including the Mayor and Member of Parliament Wer
Eastbourne: A new D class ILB has been donated by Downland Eastbourne Round Table and about 250 people, including the Mayor and Member of Parliament, were present at the handing over ceremony on Saturday July I . Dick Barnhoorn fc.j,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Medieval Jousting Place Guildford
Medieval jousting was just one of the displays in 'Fix a Day Out' on Saturday July 8 at Sutton Place, Guildford. Jimmy Savile was there and the proceeds of the day, £1,200, were shared equally between the Royal Marines and the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Going, going, gone
This interesting picture sent in by Mr A. S.C.
Walker, of Albert Walker & Son, of Redcar, Yorkshire, shows the late Mr Stanley Walker selling the old Redcar lifeboat Fifi and Charles by public auction on Redcar beach on... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Crew Change During a 12-Hour Sponsored Sail Lasting From
A crew change during a 12-hour sponsored sail lasting from midday to midnight at Denham Sailing Club last September.
Ruislip and Woodlands Park clubs also took part, II dinghies in all, and on a sunny day with a steady... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A R Pari Huws Is Researching the History of the 32Ft Surf Lifeboat Class
A. R. Pari Huws is researching the history of the 32ft Surf Lifeboat class (see letter above) and is particularly interested in details of the unusual Hotchkiss Internal Cone propulsion system used on many of the class.
The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs