LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

BY THE REV. J. GILMORE, M.A.* CHAPTER 1.

THE GOODWIN SANDS.

" GOD have mercy upon the poor fellows at sea!" Household words, these, in English homes, however far inland they may be, and...

(Right) A visit to St Mary's lifeboat station while holidaying in the Scil/y Isles 22 years ago began a lifelong interest in lifeboats for Mr and Mrs Derrick Waters. Since then, they and their children, Carolyn, Stephen and David, have... - View image in PDF

Swanage, Dorset. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 3rd of July, 1958, a boy told the coxswain that two bathers were making little headway in their efforts to reach the shore a hundred and fifty yards north-north-east of Peveril Point. They...

(The photograph is reproduced by permission of Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., one of whose cars Prince Henry uses.). - View image in PDF

Monkey business City of Derby branch is rather short of collectors, so was glad to welcome this new recruit at Grangecroft Garden Centre - where he helped to raise £360.

Any supporters who can help in the Derby area,...

At Poole on Tuesday July 12 The Duke of Atholl (r) presented a framed letter of thanks to Mr Colin Ganderton, managing director of J. John Masters, which, celebrating its centenary, has given more than £54,000 to the RNLI. The Duke had... - View image in PDF

Looking down on the model with the superstructure removed: ll to r} whee/house, engine room and forecabin. It is also possible to see down through the forecabin sole into the bilges. Every detail of the machinery, pipework and wiring is... - View image in PDF

Thursday, 4th August, 1859. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., V.P., F.E.S., in the Chair.

Bead and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...