History in the re-making: in January 1899 Lynmouth lifeboat was hauled up Countisbury Hill, ten miles over Exmoor and down the notorious Porlock Hill through a severe gale so that she could launch from the comparative shelter of Porlock Weir to go to the aid of the schooner Forrest Hall. To commemorate the occasion Minehead crew members, seen here on their way up Countisbury Hill, manhandled a D class inflatable lifeboat along the same route last June and raised more than £300. photograph by courtesy of 'Somerset County Gazette'.