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This magnificent model of an American steam engine of the 1870s was made by Mr E. W.

Sheppard of Sherwood, Nottingham, seen here running the engine for children's rides.

Mr Sheppard turned his hand to... - View image in PDF

From the painting "The Southsea Life-boat," by W L. Wyllie, R.A (See page 406).

Ice cream and face paints. Barbecues and bunting. There’s something very traditional about a lifeboat station open day, but there's also a definite 21st-century edge

In the pages of the...

RAMSGATE AND DEAL.—On the 25th August, at about 3 A.M., signals were shown from the Gull Light-ship, and the Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, in tow of the steam-tug Aid, and the Van Kook Life-boat, stationed at Deal, proceeded to the Goodwin...

THE general public, and especially those who live or have their business in the metropolis, have recently experienced the bewildering effects of fog on land, and will, perhaps, on that account have a sympathetic interest in what is being...

An everyday scene which even the complacent Australian cannot take for granted is the surf boat crews battling their way through the wildest surf. They make an unforgettable sight on the shoreward run with the five-man crew crowded at the...

Is a man's life worth four pounds seven shillings and twopence ? The wind moans and pipes through the trees n the garden, and comes rumbling down the chimneys of our lodging by the sea. There rises from the beach a solemn roar of waters....

TORQUAY, DEVONSHIRE.—On the 2nd May a large four-masted barque was observed at anchor in Torbay flying a signal for assistance. The Coastguard reported the matter to the Harbour Master, and within a quarter of an hour of the crew being...