LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Air-Cases of Life-Boats
ONE of the chief difficulties which has been experienced by the builders of life-boats, has been that of making the air-cases and compartments, which form their extra buoyancy, perfectly water-tight. Different expedients have been tried, but...
Category: Articles
Clovelly to Atlantic College
RNL/ Sfyoreworks Manager Howard fticfy/ngs continues fy/s /oo/c at feboat stations around tfye coastur departure from Bude Haven early one morning in May brings back memories of all those old stories about the nefarious activities of...
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A Day's Gifts
IN one post the Institution received gifts of a pair of sea-boot stockings, a bag of corks, a jig-saw puzzle and a cheque for £1,000..
Category: Donations
Stakis Hotels
package** in oar wake.
A trip to the London International Boat Show 7th - 17th January 1999, is even better if you make a Stakis Hotel your first port of call.
The friendly welcome continues right through...
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Nostalgia Direct (DEPT. LB1)
AVAILABLE ON 2 TAPES OR 2 CDs BANDS OF THE uriJONI ARMY 40 ALL TIME FAVOURITES The sight of the familiar blue uniforms of a Salvation Army Band in a residential street on a Sunday morning is part of the British scene.
Most...
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The Mayor of Winchester Councillor D Ball Being Helped Into Oilskins Ready to Take His Part In the Local Flag Day Over £1000 Was Raised An All Time Record for Winch
The Mayor of Winchester, Councillor D. Ball, being helped into oilskins ready to take his part in the local flag day. Over £1,000 was raised, an all time record for Winchester branch.
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Category: Photographs
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 10th January, 1907.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Blackpool Illuminated
Jon Jones visits Blackpool's new all-singing, all-dancing lifeboat station and gets thoroughly rained on in the process..
Blackpool, with its Pleasure Beach, Illuminations and Golden Mile of amusements, night clubs,...
Category: Articles
Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 19th day of March, 1857, His Grace the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., F.R.S., in the Chair, The following Report of the Committee...
Category: Annual Reports
Looking at Lifeboats the Arun Class
Continuing a series of profiles of lifeboat classes By Keith Thatcher RNLI Naval Architect TI he RNLI's experiment with an in the Waveney class proved to Institution turned its attention to tended service...
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