LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Working Scale Model of a Typical North West Durham Coal Mine Has Been Made By Mr J C Robinson Ofmedomsley the Model Which Is In Mr Robinson's Garden Took 15 Years to Build and Ev
A working, scale model of a typical north west Durham coal mine has been made by Mr J. C. Robinson ofMedomsley. The model, which is in Mr Robinson's garden, took 15 years to build and every unit works. With the help of seven assistants,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Barra Island's 52Ft Barnett R a Colby Cubbin No 3 (Below Right)
and Barra Island's 52ft Barnett R. A. Colby Cubbin No 3 (below right, photograph by courtesy of HMS Gannett) are fitted with emergency air bags to give them a righting capability. The bags are seen here inflated after the two boats had... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Morris Shefras and Sons Ltd
We offer the top range of fundraisers, backed by our famous "never undersold" guarantee Every item is a proven winner. We also design and make the most advanced, yet inexpensive electronic number generating equipment for bingo,...
Category: Advertisement
Harriet Masser from Windsor
Not wanting to see a bumper crop of apples from the garden go to waste, Harriet Masser from Windsor made herself a poster, washed all the apples and placed them in a basket on her doorstep, asking passers-by to put donations for the RNLI... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Index to Advertisers
Aegis Insurance Services (Group) Ltd 103 Birds Eye Foods Ltd 104 Functional Clothing Inside Front Cover David Jolly (Tiller Master) 108 Maritime Book Society (Readers Union) 107 Martell Brandy Back Cover Mercantile Credit Inside Back Cover...
Category: Index
Dunkirk Lifeboats Remembered
The Sir William Hillary to which Mr Hills refers below was the RNLI'sfirst 'fast' lifeboat. Designed largely for rapid response in the event of an aircraft crash, she was 64ft long and powered by two 375hp petrol engines giving a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
AA Centres and Bookshops
JUST THE RECIPE TO HELP THE RNLI 150 Celebrities Reveal their Favourite Dishes • Mouth-watering ideas for cooks of all abilities • Starters, main courses, desserts, cakes and biscuits 1 Fun and practical recipes - from Roy Castle's...
Category: Advertisement
(Left) the Photograph Used to Illustrate the Thames Class In 'Lifeboat Classes - a Spotter's Guide'
(left) The photograph used to illustrate the Thames class in 'Lifeboat Classes - a Spotter's Guide' in the Autumn issue of The Lifeboat showed the class in its original form. Modifications were carried out which changed the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Marjorie Sanders,
Mrs Marjorie Sanders, president of Walsall branch. She was secretary of the ladies' guild from 1956 to 1965 and then chairman from 1965 to 1967,1970 to 1971,1976 to 1978 and 1983 to 1984. In 1984 the guild was reformed into a branch of...
Category: Obituaries
Trevor England
MARCH 1995 Trevor England BEM, coxswain of Padstow lifeboat from 1978 to 1993. Trevor first joined the crew in 1957, served as second coxswain from 1969 to 1970 and was second coxswain/ assistant mechanic from 1970 until his appointment as...
Category: Obituaries