Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station

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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station
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Type RNLI Lifeboat Station
LocationRiverside Road, Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 6PU, Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 6PU, England
Coordinates 52°34′31.51″N1°43′55.34″E / 52.5754194°N 1.7320389°E / 52.5754194; 1.7320389
Opened1825 / RNLI 1857
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Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI Lifeboat Station

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station, (not to be confused with Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight), is located at Riverside Road in Gorleston, at the mouth of the River Yare, on the east coast of Norfolk.

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Management of Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Station, established in 1825, was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1857. Gorleston Lifeboat Station was established by the RNLI in 1866, although a number of other lifeboats had been in operation at Gorleston since 1802, and continued until 1939. The two RNLI branches merged in 1926, to form Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station. [1]

The station currently operates the Trent-class All-weather lifeboat 14-10 Samarbeta (ON 1208), on station since 1996, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, John Rowntree (B-925), on station since 2021. [2]

History

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth received its first lifeboat in 1802. No records of any call have been found. In 1825, the Norfolk Association for Saving the Lives of Shipwrecked Mariners (NASLSM) stationed its first lifeboat at Great Yarmouth. In 1833, the NASLSM established a No. 2 station, placing a second boat at Great Yarmouth. [3]

The station was taken over by the RNLI in 1857, and the following year, two new lifeboats were sent to Great Yarmouth. The No. 1 lifeboat was a 38-foot Self-righting 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) lifeboat named Harriett, one with sails and (12) oars, originally built in 1852 by Beeching of Great Yarmouth, and later modified with an iron keel and wooden ballast, to Peake's design. The boat was placed on station on a trial basis, the boatmen there used to a different design lifeboat, and the 1833 lifeboat was retained for comparison. Records show that the Harriett lifeboat was only on station for one year, with the station reverting to their much preferred 1833 boat. [4] [5]

The second lifeboat to arrive in 1858, for the No. 2 station, was the smaller 30-foot 6-oared rowing lifeboat, named Admiral Mitchell, designed for close shore work. No details have been found of its shortcomings, but it was swiftly replaced, following the report of the RNLI district inspector. It's replacement was approved at a meeting of the RNLI committee of Management of 5 May 1859, and an unnamed 28-foot Surf lifeboat was sent to the station later that year. [4] [6] [7]

A new lifeboat house at Great Yarmouth was constructed and completed in 1859, to the design of the Institute's honorary architech, Mr C. H. Cooke, at a cost of £375, (equivalent to £47,400in 2023). Although with modification to the front, the Great Yarmouth lifeboat house mostly still exists, located on the southern corner of Standard Road and Marine Parade. [8]

In 1866, the Institution received the anonymous gift of £620 from "X.Y.Z." of Chatham, Kent, which was appropriated to the Great Yarmouth station. In accordance with the donor's wishes, the 28-foot previously unnamed Great Yarmouth No.2 lifeboat was named Duff, after the first missionary ship that left England for the South Seas. In 1875, the lifeboat was renamed Abraham Thomas. [9] [10]

Gorleston

Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat House Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat House (2024).JPG
Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat House

A private lifeboat had existed at Gorleston since 1802, operating under various banners, Gorleston Rangers, Gorleston Storm Company and Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat Association. In October 1855, the boatmen of Gorleston Rangers, through local subscription, the assistance of friends, and with a donation of £50 from the RNLI, were able to order a 40-foot lifeboat, built by Beeching of Great Yarmouth, at a cost of £200. [3] [11]

Following the capsize of the private lifeboat Rescuer on 13 January 1866, [Note 1] resulting in the loss of 13 crew, the Gorleston boatmen appealed to the RNLI, to be supplied with a self-righting life-boat, as such a boat may not have cost so many lives. A new RNLI station was established at Gorleston in July 1866, when a new 33-foot self-righting lifeboat Leicester was dispatched to the station. The lifeboat was first exhibited in Leicester, where funds raised there had helped defray the costs. The lifeboat and carriage had been transported free of charge by the Great Northern and Great Eastern railway companies. [12]

From the 1860s, Mr Kains-Jackson collected funds each Christmas, at the London Corn Exchange, for the Mark Lane Life-Boat Fund, to be appropriated to the Gorleston station. Three successive lifeboats at Gorleston took the name Mark Lane, which is not after a person, but after the London address of the London Corn Exchange. [13]

In 1881 a new boathouse was built at Gorleston, at a cost of £329 (equivalent to £41,900in 2023) and a second boathouse (Gorleston No.2) was built alongside in 1883.

During 1897 the station received its first steam lifeboat City of Glasgow (ON 362) and during 1921, its first motor-powered lifeboat. [8]

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston

By 1919, both Great Yarmouth stations had been closed, and in 1924, the Gorleston station, which at times had as many as four lifeboats, was now operating just one lifeboat, the 46-foot 6in motor-powered John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood (ON 670). Great Yarmouth and Gorleston branches of the RNLI merged in 1926, and the station was renamed Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station.

In 1963, a D-class (RFD PB16) Inshore lifeboat was placed at the station, joined in 1975 with the larger B-class (Atlantic 21) Inshore lifeboat Foresters (B-531). The D-class was subsequently withdrawn in 1977. [8]

The Trent-class lifeboat Samarbeta (ON 1208) at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. RNLB Samarbeta ON-1208 13 September 2009.jpg
The Trent-class lifeboat Samarbeta (ON 1208) at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.

During 1993 crew facilities were upgraded, a gift-shop built and a display area created for the former Gorleston lifeboat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood (ON 663). The boathouse was further extended in 2002. [8]

In 1996, Princess Alexandra officially named the station's new Trent-class lifeboat 14-10 Samarbeta (ON 1208), Swedish for ‘working together’. [8]

A new Shannon-class lifeboat 13-44 George and Frances Phelon (ON 1351) had been assigned to Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston to replace Samarbeta, and was expected to be on service in 2022. She is a "Legacy Lifeboat", and carries the names of RNLI benefactors within the numbers on her hull. However, ongoing problems with the mooring at the station prevented the new lifeboat from going on service, with the boat remaining in storage. In October 2024, it was announced that George and Frances Phelon would begin operations with the relief fleet, and as of December 2025, is currently being used for training at Kilkeel. [14] [15]

On 27 April 2025, it was announced that an agreement had been reached, between the Great Yarmouth Port Authority and the RNLI, and that the Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat station will relocate upriver, to the former Pilot station. Once works are completed, it is hoped that this will provide a better mooring site for the Shannon-class lifeboat, which was due to replace the existing Trent-class lifeboat Samarbeta. [16]

Notable rescues

In October 1922, after a struggle lasting 32 hours, the Gorleston pulling and sailing lifeboat and the Lowestoft motor lifeboat brought to safety, the whole crew of 24, and a black kitten, from the steamship Hopelyn, wrecked on Scroby Sands. [8]

In 1927, lifeboats from Great Yarmouth & Gorleston, Cromer, Southwold and Lowestoft took part in the rescue of the Dutch oil tanker Georgia. This service is considered to be one of the greatest in the history of the RNLI. [8]

The lifeboat Louise Stephens (ON 820) was one of 19 lifeboats involved in the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940. [8]

Station honours

The following are awards made at Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston. [8] [17]

William George Fleming – 1924 [18]
William George Fleming, Coxswain – 1941
Capt. Chaplin, master of the steam packet Royal William – 1833
William George Fleming, Coxswain – 1922
Charles Salmon, Fisherman – 1855
George Fleming, Fisherman – 1855
Cmdr. Thomas Kisbee, RN, Chief Officer, H.M. Coastguard, Great Yarmouth – 1855
William Johnson – 1858
Capt. Thomas Davies, RN, Inspecting Commander, H.M. Coastguard, Great Yarmouth – 1860
George Milligan, Coxswain – 1860
Capt. David Robertson RN, Asst. Inspector of Lifeboats – 1870
Edgar West Woods, Coxswain, Gorleston No.1 lifeboat – 1891
William Todd, Coxswain, Gorleston No.2 lifeboat – 1898
Sydney James Harris, Coxswain – 1904
James Sclanders, Chief Engineer of the steam lifeboat – 1904
Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1905 (Second-Service clasp)
Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1909 (Third-Service clasp)
Ellery Harris, Second Coxswain, Gorleston No.1 lifeboat – 1909
James Cowie, Fisherman – 1910
Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1912 (Fourth-Service clasp)
Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1916 (Fifth-Service clasp)
Edward Bensley, crew member – 1916
William George Fleming EGM, Coxswain – 1927
Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1941
Samuel B. Parker (Jr), Second Coxswain – 1922
Charles W. Chilvers, Bowman – 1922
James Fleming, crew member – 1922
William Gosling, crew member – 1922
Walter Halfnight, crew member – 1922
Arthur Harris, crew member – 1922
Ellery Harris, crew member – 1922
George Arthur Harris, crew member – 1922
Charles Ambrose Johnson, crew member – 1922
Harry Leggett, crew member – 1922
Thomas Morley, crew member – 1922
Albert Newson, crew member – 1922
William Newson, crew member – 1922
Ernest Stubbs, crew member – 1922
James Stubbs, crew member – 1922
(All crew of the Gorleston No.1 lifeboat)
William George Fleming EGM, Coxswain – 1926
Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1938 (Second-Service clasp)
Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1940 (Third-Service clasp)
George Frederick Mobbs, Motor Mechanic – 1941
Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1941 (Fourth-Service clasp)
John Bryan, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1970
John Bryan, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1975 (Second-Service clasp) [19]
Richard John Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1980
David Victor Mason, Coxswain – 1996
David Bennington, Second Coxswain – 1975
Brian Coleman, crew member – 1975
Herbert Appleton, crew member – 1975
Each of the crew of the Gorleston No.1 lifeboat – 1922
Tugboat George Jewson – 1922
A. B. Snell, Honorary Secretary (temp), Gorleston – 1922 (plus a set of Binoculars)
David Bennington, Acting Coxswain – 1974
Richard J. Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1982
Richard J. Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1987
Richard J. Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1991
Stephen Bartram, Assistant Mechanic – 1996
Coxswain and Crew – 1966
Paul Carter, crew member – 1982
David Victor Mason, Second Coxswain – 1991
Bob Keegan – 1998
Steve Gowing – 1998
Simon Phillips – 1998
(all from the Great Yarmouth Port Authority)
Stephen Bartram, Coxswain – 2005
Kevin Bennington, crew member – 2005
Richard Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1996
David Mason, Second Coxswain – 1996
Patrick Lee, Assistant Mechanic – 1996
David Beale, crew member – 1996
Ian Everson, crew member – 1996
Geoffrey Wing, crew member – 1996
More than 100 Great Yarmouth lifeboat crew – 1983
Sydney James Harris, Coxswain – 1912
William George Fleming, Coxswain – 1927
The lifeboat crew – 1927
The Institution and the crew of the lifeboat – 1952
Margaret Bibby-Cheshire – 2000NYH [20]
Rev. Albert Thomas Cadmore – 2024NYH [21]

Lifeboat disasters

DateLifeboat stationLifeboat crew lostMemorialBrief details and references
1824Great Yarmouth
5
On 23 November 1824 a boat was launched by eight Great Yarmouth beachmen in an attempt to rescue the crew of the stricken vessel Jessie. Whilst attempting to board the Jessie a heavy sea fell on board their boat which immediately sunk her and resulted in the loss of five of the crew. [22]
1845Great Yarmouth
7
The yawl Phoenix was wrecked whilst going to the assistance of the collier brig Ann with the loss of seven of the fifteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. [23]
1866Gorleston
13
The private lifeboat, Rescuer, capsized in a storm with the loss of 12 of her crew on 13 January 1866. [24] A 13th fatality occurred when rescued crew member Robert Warner succumbed just days later as a direct result of the disaster. [25]
1867Gorleston
6
 Gorleston lifeboat memorial 1867.jpeg While returning to harbour after a rescue a fishing lugger collided with the private lifeboat, Rescuer. She capsized and 6 of her crew and 19 other people drowned. [24]
1881Great Yarmouth
6
The lifeboat Abraham Thomas capsized on 18 January whilst attempting to rescue the mate of the schooner Guiding Star. The Abraham Thomas was struck by a heavy sea and lost six out of a crew of ten. The mate from the Guiding Star was also lost out of the lifeboat. [26]
1888Gorleston
4
 Gorleston lifeboat memorial 1888.jpg The Refuge was a private lifeboat belonging to the Gorleston boatmen. After going to the assistance of the steamer Akaba the Refuge was being towed back to port when the tow-rope parted and she was driven onshore where she capsized with the loss of four of her seven crew. [27] Henry Smith, chief boatman of the coastguard, was on the beach and, without thought for his own life, managed to save two crew members, Bonney and Woods, whilst a boatman of the coastguard named Henry Norton saved George Jacobs, who was found clinging to the stern post. The Yarmouth Independent newspaper report of the death of Jacob Philip Jacobs, dated 18 January 1913, states that he was one of the lifeboat crew who were saved. It is likely that Jacob Philip Jacobs and George Jacobs were the same person as the description of the rescue by the boatman are very similar.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboats

Great Yarmouth No.1

ON [a] NameBuiltOn station [28] ClassComments [29]
–Unnamed18251825–1833 Norfolk and Suffolk-class [Note 2]
Pre-160Unnamed18331833–1861 39-foot Norfolk and Suffolk [Note 3]
Pre-246Harriett18521858–185938-foot Beeching Self-righting [Note 4]
Previously at Southwold. On station for evaluation purposes.
20Brave Robert Sheddon18611861–1883 40-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) [Note 5]
Moved to Gorleston No.1 in 1883, renamed Mark Lane.
Station closed in 1883 [8]
Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.

Great Yarmouth No.2

ON [a] NameBuiltOn station [28] ClassComments [29]
Pre-162Unnamed18331833–1858 25-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 6]
Pre-332Admiral Mitchell18581858–1859 30-foot Peake Self-righting (P&S) [Note 7]
19
  • Unnamed,
  • Duff,
  • Abraham Thomas
1859
  • 1859–1866
  • 1866–1875
  • 1875–1892
 28-foot 3in Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 8]
329John Burch18921892–1912 32-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 9]
629Hugh Taylor19121912–1919 34-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 10]
Station closed in 1919 [8]

Gorleston private lifeboats (Gorleston Rangers)

NameBuiltOn stationClassComments [29]
Rescuer18531853–1868 42-foot Norfolk and Suffolk [Note 11]
The Friend of All Nations18631863–1925 43-foot Norfolk and Suffolk [Note 12]
Refuge18611861–1888 42-foot Norfolk and Suffolk [Note 13] [30]
Elizabeth Simpson18891889–1939 47-foot 8in Norfolk and Suffolk [Note 14]
Presented to Gorleston by Miss Elizabeth Simpson Stone of Norwich. She was administered by a local committee, was launched on service 119 times, and rescued 441 lives. [8] [31]

Gorleston No. 1

Gorleston Lifeboat Station established by the RNLI in 1866 [8]

ON [a] NameBuiltOn station [32] ClassComments [29]
Pre-453Leicester18661866–1870 33-foot Peake Self-righting (P&S) [Note 15]
21Leicester18701870–1883 30-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 16]
Transferred to Gorleston No.2 station in 1883.
20Mark Lane18611883–1889 42-foot 3in Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) Previously Brave Robert Sheddon at Gt. Yarmouth No.1
233Mark Lane18891889–1892 44-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) [Note 17]
288Mark Lane18901892–1921 46-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) [Note 18]
Previously Stock Exchange at Lowestoft
663John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood19211921 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (Motor) [Note 19]
543Kentwell19051922–1924 46-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) [Note 20]
Previously at Lowestoft
670John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood19231924–1926 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (Motor) [Note 21]
Previously H. F. Bailey at Cromer
Station becomes Great Yarmouth & Gorleston in 1926 [8]

Gorleston No. 2

Gorleston No.2 Boathouse built and opened in 1883. [8]

ON [a] NameBuiltOn station [33] ClassComments [29]
21Leicester18701883–1894 30-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' Previously at Gorleston No.1
371Leicester18941894–1923 31-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 22]
541James Finlayson19051923–1924 35-foot Watson (P&S) [Note 23]
Previously at Lossiemouth
Station closed in 1924 [8]

Gorleston No. 3

Gorleston No.3 Boathouse constructed in 1891. [8]

ON [a] NameBuiltOn station [34] ClassComments
326Thora Zelma18911892–1904 31-foot Norfolk and Suffolk 'Surf Boat' [Note 24]
Station closed 1904

Gorleston No. 4

ON [a] NameBuiltOn station [35] ClassComments
362City of Glasgow18941897–1898 Steam
Station Closed 1898–1903
420 James Stevens No.3 18981903–1908 Steam
Station closed in 1908

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston

All-weather lifeboats

ON [a] Op. No. [b] NameBuiltOn station [36] ClassComments
670–John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood19231926–1939 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (Motor) Previously H.F. Bailey
[37]
820–Louise Stephens19391939–1967 46-foot Watson
100244-003Khami19671967–1980 Waveney
106544-021Barham19801980–1996 Waveney
120814-10Samarbeta19951996– Trent

Inshore lifeboats

D-class
Op. No. [b] NameOn station [38] ClassComments
D-9Unnamed1963–1964 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-32Unnamed1964 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-1Unnamed1965 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-73Unnamed1965–1967 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-26Unnamed1967–1968 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-113Unnamed1968–1969 D-class (RFD PB16)
D-179Unnamed1970–1977 D-class (RFD PB16) Later named Blue Peter IV at St Agnes
Arancia-class
Op. No. [b] NameOn station [39] ClassComments
A-48Margaret and Bruce2011–2012 Arancia
A-77Kingfisher2012–2020 Arancia
B-class
Op. No. [b] NameOn station [40] ClassComments
B-531Foresters1975–1988 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-574Joseph B Press1988–2002 B-class (Atlantic 21)
B-786Seahorse IV2002–2021 B-class (Atlantic 75)
B-925John Rowntree2021– B-class (Atlantic 85)
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ON is the RNLI's Official Number of the boat.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Op. No. is the RNLI's Operational Number of the boat carried on the hull.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1866 disaster occurred on 13 January 1866. The Gorleston Parish burial register confirms this date. Researchers beware! On the British Newspaper Archive are scans of 4 newspapers: the Westminster Times (9 Dec. 1865); the Hammersmith Advertiser (23 Dec. 1865); the West London Times (23 Dec. 1865); and the London & Provincial News & General Advertiser (23 Dec. 1865); all of which APPEAR to report news of the disaster in December 1865. The first thing to say is that the relevant page (in each newspaper) is identical in every way. None of them feature a date at the top of the page or a newspaper title. On further analysis it is evident that the page has been saved in the wrong digital copy of the newspapers. On the same page are at least two other stories that are both definitely from January 1866. I have made contact with the British Newspaper Archive to notify them of this issue.
  2. ↑ Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
  3. ↑ 39-foot x 10-foot (12/14-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboat, built by Holmes of Great Yarmouth.
  4. ↑ 38-foot x 10-foot (12-oared) self-righting lifeboat, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £280.
  5. ↑ 40-foot x 11–foot 3in (12-oared) non-self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, legacy of Mrs W. S. Watson of London, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £100. Appropriated funds from the London Coal Exchange in 1868, rebuilt to 42-foot 3in x 11–foot 9in in 1871.
  6. ↑ 25-foot x 8-foot (10-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class 'Surf-boat' non-self-righting lifeboat, built by Branford of Lowestoft.
  7. ↑ 30-foot x 6-foot 3in (6-oared) Peake-class self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, gift of Mrs B. Wood of Eltham, built by Forrestt of Limehouse, London, costing £135.
  8. ↑ 28-foot 3in x 9-foot (10-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting 'Surf Boat', built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £179.
  9. ↑ 32-foot x 9-foot 6in (10-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting 'Surf Boat', gift of Mrs Burch of King's Lynn, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £227.
  10. ↑ 34-foot x 10-foot Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting 'Surf Boat', gift of Mrs E. Stratford of London, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,250.
  11. ↑ 42-foot x 12-foot Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting lifeboat, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £200.
  12. ↑ 43-foot x 12-foot 2in Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting lifeboat, built by Jas. Critten of Cobholm, costing £400.
  13. ↑ 42-foot x 12-foot Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting lifeboat.
  14. ↑ 47-foot 8in x 13-foot 6in (14-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
  15. ↑ 33-foot x 8-foot (10-oared) Peake-class self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, gift of the Leicester LB fund, built by Forrestt of Limehouse, London, costing £295.
  16. ↑ 30-foot x 10-foot (10-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting 'Surf Boat', gift of the Leicester LB fund, built by Forrestt of Limehouse, London, costing £153.
  17. ↑ 44-foot x 12-foot 3in Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, gift of the London Corn Exchange and Baltic LB fund, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £315.
  18. ↑ 46-foot x 12-foot 9in (14-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, funded by the London Corn Exchange and Baltic LB fund, built by Wm. T. Ellis of Lowestoft, costing £373 when new.
  19. ↑ 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (motor) lifeboat.
  20. ↑ 46-foot x 12-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk-class (P&S) lifeboat, legacy of Mrs S. A. Moore of London, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £2,197 when new.
  21. ↑ 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (motor) lifeboat.
  22. ↑ 31-foot x 9-foot (12-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting 'Surf Boat, gift of the Leicester LB fund, built by Critten of Great Yarmouth, costing £328.
  23. ↑ 35-foot x 9-foot (10-oared) Watson-class non-self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, legacy of Mr J. Finlayson of Stirling, built by Thames Ironworks of Blackwall, London, costing £1,247.
  24. ↑ 31-foot x 9-foot 3in (12-oared) Norfolk and Suffolk-class non-self-righting 'Surf Boat', gift of Mr j. McLaren-Smith of Temple, built by James Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £231.

References

  1. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2025). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. p. 117.
  2. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 68–69, 85.
  3. 1 2 Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 117.
  4. 1 2 "Additional Life-Boat Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. IV (31): 117–118. 1 January 1859. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 4.
  6. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 6–7, 18–19.
  7. ↑ "Summary of the Meetings of the Committee". The Lifeboat. IV (34): 212. 1 October 1859. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "History". RNLI. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Summary of the Meetings of the Committee". The Lifeboat. VI (63): 257. 1 January 1867. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 18–19.
  11. ↑ "Additional Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. II (19): 120. 1 January 1856. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Additional Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. VI (62): 217. 1 October 1866. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Additional Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. XIV (153): 192–193. 1 August 1889. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Turner, Andrew; Gordon-Farleigh, Neve (11 October 2024). "'Legacy lifeboat' to join RNLI relief fleet". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Always be remembered on a legacy lifeboat". RNLI. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  16. ↑ Turner, Andrew (28 April 2025). "Lifeboat station set to move to new location". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN   0907605893.
  18. ↑ "Medal of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Gallantry" (PDF). London Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Biscaya". The Lifeboat. XLIV (452): 6–7. Summer 1975. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "British Empire Medal (Civil Division)". The Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  22. ↑ see: The Norfolk Chronicle. 27 November 1824. p.3.
  23. ↑ "Dreadful Shipwreck". The Times. No. 18834. London. 30 January 1845. col. F, p. 3.
  24. 1 2 Higgins, David (1987). The Beachmen. Terence Dalton Limited. p. 49-51. ISBN   0861380479.
  25. ↑ see: "The Late Life-boat Accident: The Norfolk News" 27 January 1866
  26. ↑ "Station history | RNLI".
  27. ↑ see: "Lifeboat Disaster at Yarmouth: The Eastern Daily Press" 12 November 1888
  28. 1 2 Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 4–41.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 Farr, Grahame; Morris, Jeff (1992). List of British Lifeboats Part 1 & 2 (Second ed.). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 1–88.
  30. ↑ "Harwich". Essex Standard. 11 December 1861.
  31. ↑ "Launch of a Lifeboat at Gorleston". Eastern Evening News. 24 October 1889.
  32. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 10–43.
  33. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 18–39.
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