LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Late George Palmer, Esq.
WE recently had to record the death of our late valued Chairman, Mr. WILSON, and now his old friend and coadjutor in the cause of humanity, Mr, PALMER, late Deputy- Chairman of the Royal Shipwreck Institution, and Inventor of the Life-boats...
Category: Obituaries
Naming Ceremonies
The new Troon life-boat, James and Barbara Aitken, was named by Her Grace Mary, Duchess of Montrose, an honorary life governor of the Institution and president of the Isle of Arran branch, on the 9th of July, 1955. The cost of this life-boat...
Category: Inaugurations
Portrait on the Cover
THE photograph on the cover is of Coxswain Alfred Cadman, D.S.M., of Dover. Although he was appointed coxswain as recently as August, 1960, the demands on the Dover life-boat have been such that since his appointment she has been launched...
Category: Articles
During His Year In Office the Mayor of Kirkham Councillor Keith Beckett Offered His Services to Raise Money for Charity Not to Be Left Out Freckleton Rnli Branch R
During his year in office the Mayor of Kirkham, Councillor Keith Beckett, offered his services to raise money for charity. Not to be left out Freckleton RNLI branch roped Mr Beckett into visiting nine pubs in Kirkham last October, collecting... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Net results
Harvesting the fruit of the sea has been a way of life since the first hunter–gatherers left their footprints in the muds of time – and it’s close to the heart of the RNLI too
The earliest of...
Category: Articles
The Old Life-Boat Station at South Sands from Which the William and Emma Set Out In 1916 and (right) the Names of the 13 Local Life-Boatmen Who Perished In the Disaster
The old life-boat station at South Sands from which the William and Emma set out in 1916 and (right) the names of the 13 local life-boatmen who perished in the disaster. It was Richard Durant, of Sharpham, Totnes, who gave Salcombe its first... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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.
photograph by courtesy of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Welcome to Blyth: Rnlb Shoreline (R) Arrives In Company With Blyth's Previous Lifeboat the 46Ft 9In Watson Winston Churchill (Civil Service No 8) (C) and the 52Ft Harriett Princess Alexandra Of
Welcome to Blyth: RNLB Shoreline (r.) arrives in company with Blyth's previous lifeboat, the 46ft 9in Watson Winston Churchill (Civil Service No. 8) (c.) and the 52ft Harriett Princess Alexandra of Kent (I.) temporarily stationed at... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Heswall and Gayton Ladies' Guild Celebrated Its Tenth Anniversary With a Dinner Party Last February Attended By 50 Guests It Was Held at the Homes of Mrs Sonia James
Heswall and Gayton ladies' guild celebrated its tenth anniversary with a dinner party last February attended by 50 guests. It was held at the homes of Mrs Sonia James, chairman, and Mrs R. Walker, ex-chairman. A special birthday cake in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Richard H. Hayes, of Poole, Dorset. He has been coxswain for the past seven years..
Category: Articles