Workington's unique davit launch system for the station's Tyne class lifeboat is housed in a strictly functional building just outside the Prince of Wales dock - at the root of the pier in the main photo - having been outside in the River Derwent before it silted up.

The photo is taken at high water with the lock gates in the narrows between the crane and the station open. The gates are closed after high water to maintain the level in the commercial basin - which is why the station needs to be outside the gates! Main photo (left) Ref 651165/LB3 Inset photo (above) Ref 651176/LB3.