LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Wolverhampton Branch Members Did a Roaring Trade In Top Hats (And Could Have Sold a Great Many More) at Their Third Annual Nearly New Shop Last Autumn In a Fortni
Wolverhampton branch members did a roaring trade in top hats (and could have sold a great many more) at their third annual nearly new shop last autumn. In a fortnight £2,070 was added to branch funds. (I. to r.) Joan Timmins, Greta... - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
RAMSGATE.—On the 3rd April, 1882, at 11 A.M., the Bradford Life-boat proceeded, to the East Goodwin Light vessel, which was firing signal guns. The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the E. and there was a thick fog. On arriving at the...
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 14th February, 1935.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Reported the death of the Rt. Hon. and Rev. the Earl of Devon, a vice-president of the Institution since...
Category: Committee
REMEMBERING PRINCESS VICTORIA
31 January 1953. A storm is building that will cause one of the UK’s worst natural disasters. Despite the gale warnings, at 7.45am the British Railways ferry Princess Victoria begins her regular passage across the Irish Sea. She will never...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 8th September, 1892.
Colonel FrrzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence,...
Category: Committee
Day Star
SOUTHWOLD AND DUNWICH, Onthemorningofthe27thDecember,1886, the schooner Day Star, of and for Ipswich, from Seaham, with coal, was driven on the shoal at Thorpeness, with both anchors down, and became a total wreck during a heavy gale of wind...
Harbour Day
Tynemouth MP, Alan Campbell, paid tribute to the dedication and bravery of lifeboat crews in his opening speech at Cullercoats harbour day.
This traditional event, held in July, proved to be a great success and raised in... - View image in PDF
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Dancing Day
Loughton and district branch had the help of Chingford Morris dancers for the highlight of its recent lifeboat week.. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats In January, February and March. 76 Lives Rescued
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Newquay's 17Ft 6In C Class Lifeboat
Newquay's 17ft 6in C class lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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