LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Annual Meeting
THE annual meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster on the 8th of March, 1955, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., K.B.E., Chairman of the Committee of Management, in the chair.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Presi- dent of...
Category: Meetings
New Ways of Raising Money
Following the success of last year's exhibition at the Templars Secondary School in Stepney an even more impressive show was put on this year, to coincide with London Life-boat Day. Pride of place was given to an I.R.B. Other exhibits...
Category: Donations
American Connection: the Naming of Two Atlantic 21 Lifeboats American Ambassador at Atlantic College and Spirit of America at Hunstanton
Atlantic College Atlantic College is a remarkable place in many respects. Housed in St Donat's Castle, built in the fifteenth century, it is perched on rocky slopes which tumble down to the waters of the Bristol Channel. Within the...
Category: Inaugurations
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HELP FOR WOMAN Stronsay, Orkneys. At n a.m. on ist December, 1964, a local doctor telephoned the honorary secretary to say that an expectant mother on the island of Eday needed immediate medical attention. It was 2\ hours past low water with...
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Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—About 11.50 on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1950, the coastguard passed on a message from Woolwich asking for help for a naval cutter four miles to the north- east of the Shipwash lightvessel. At five minutes past...
Tenby 46' 9" Watson Lifeboat Henry Comber Brown Launched on February 27 In Gale Force Winds and a Very Rough Sea to Bring a Man from Caldy Island for Compassi
Tenby 46' 9" Watson lifeboat Henry Comber Brown launched on February 27 in gale force winds and a very rough sea to bring a man from Caldy Island for compassionate reasons.
photograph by courtesy of R.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
List of Launches
Station-by-station lifeboat launches for August, September and October 1998 Aberdeen Arun: Aug 29 Aberdovey Atlantic 21: Aug 12and 19 (twice) Abersoch Atlantic 21: Aug 1, 7, 20, 21, 30 and 31 Aberystwyth Atlantic 75: Aug 11, 23, 29, 30...
Category: Services
A Century Ago
BROWSING through earlier issues of THE LIFE-BOAT is always a fascinating occupation.
Recently we have been sent to the files in search of information on the old tubular life-boats, in which several members of the public...
Category: Articles
From Left to Right: Second Coxswain Ernest Guy (St. Mary's), Motor Mechanic William Burrow (St. Mary's), Coxswain Dermot Walsh (Valentia), Coxswain Stephen Whittle (Dunmore East), Crew M
From left to right: Second Coxswain Ernest Guy (St. Mary's), Motor Mechanic William Burrow (St. Mary's), Coxswain Dermot Walsh (Valentia), Coxswain Stephen Whittle (Dunmore East), Crew Member David Brunton (Dunbar), Coxswain Alfred... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Magnificent Efforts By Children In Ipswich Have Raised Enough Money to Buy 112 Sets of Ear Defenders for Lifeboat Crews the Top Three Classes Ofwhitehouse Infa
Two magnificent efforts by children in Ipswich have raised enough money to buy 112 sets of ear defenders for lifeboat crews. The top three classes ofWhitehouse Infants School hoped to raised £100 with a sponsored spell; they actually... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs