LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Views Across a Century
Views across a century With an eye and ear for history, (I) Paul Reed, Fred Hills and Richard Ovenden, crew members of Littlestoneon- Sea's Atlantic 21 lifeboat posed for a photograph which has a not altogether coincidental resemblance... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Freeman of the City:
Freeman of the City: Coxswain ten Patten of Newhaven (centre) was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony at the Guildhall, London, on December 17. He was nominated by Leonard Fernee (I), a freeman and liveryman of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Well Dressing Is An Old Custom In Derbyshire and Here Is a Magnificent Example of the Art Created at Holymoorside Last August Usually Well Dressings Have a Religious Theme But Last Year Chest
Well dressing is an old custom in Derbyshire and here is a magnificent example of the art, created at Holymoorside last August.
Usually well dressings have a religious theme but last year Chesterfield and District branch... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Caribbean Queens
Caribbean queens St Agnes ladies guild won top prizes with their Cornish Caribbean display in the local village carnival recently - receiving cups for the best charity group float and the best music and dance.
The carnival... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Left, Lower) a Clutch of Waveneys
(Left, top) Liam checks the cover on one of the first Atlantics to come up for sale. (Left, lower) A clutch of Waveneys at the Depot quay. The outer boat.
44-0 / 7, was due to leave Tilbury for New Zealand in March where... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Christmas Fayre
In November 1997, the Thurso branch again held their Christmas fayre in the Royal Hotel. The special guest of the event was Mr Santa Clause who arrived by car due to the lack of snow but did manage to bring his bag of goodies which went down... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
To the Help of Foreigners.
Of 1108 launches during the year 251 were to foreign vessels belonging to eighteen different countries and 608 lives were rescued from them. Never has the Lifeboat Service more faithfully carried out the promise which it made when it was...
Category: Articles
One for the enthusiasts
The 2014 edition of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society Handbook, a comprehensive guide to the RNLI fleet past and present, is now available. Get your copy direct from the Society, priced at £6.50.
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Category: Articles
Fishing Boats (1)
ABBROATH.—Several fishing-boats having been overtaken by a strong gale from the S.S.E., and a very heavy sea, on the 30th May, the People's Journal No. 2 Lifeboat was launched at 2.45 A.M., pulled out to the bar, and remained there in...
Beautiful Star
GREENCASTLE.—On the 26th December, the three-masted schooner Beautiful Star was observed close upon the Ton Bank, showing signals of distress. The Lifeboat Mary Annette went off to her assistance and put 4 of her crew on board the vessel,...