Newquay Lifeboat Station

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Newquay Lifeboat Station
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Newquay on the north coast of Cornwall
General information
TypeLifeboat station
Location Newquay
AddressNewquay Harbour, South Quay Hill, Newquay, TR7 1HR
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 50°24′59″N05°05′14″W / 50.41639°N 5.08722°W / 50.41639; -5.08722
Opened1994;30 years ago (1994)
Owner RNLI
Website
rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/newquay-lifeboat-station
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureOld lifeboat house and slipway (Towan Head)
Designated11 May 1988
Reference no. 1312227

Newquay Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It operates two lifeboats, Atlantic 85 The Gladys Mildred (B-821) and D-class (IB1) Enid Mary (D-773).

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History

A 'new kaye' was authorised in 1439 to provide a safe harbour during bad weather on the north coast of Cornwall. The harbour was improved in 1836, resulting in the two main piers that encircle it today. [1] During the 1850s, three silver medals were awarded to people rescuing people from shipwrecks near Newquay. [2] A lifeboat house was built on Fore Street in 1860, the lifeboat being taken down the street to the beach when it was needed. [3]

Former boat house at Towan Head The old lifeboat house by Spy Cove - geograph.org.uk - 170388.jpg
Former boat house at Towan Head

A slipway was built at Towan Head in 1895 [2] with an inclination of 1 in 2.5 (40%), one of the steepest slipways in the country. [3] A lifeboat station was also built on Towan Head in 1899 which enabled the lifeboat to be launched directly into the water. [3]

It was suggested in 1897 that Newquay should be provided with a steam-powered lifeboat, however it was decided that Padstow was the only Cornish lifeboat station that was suitable. [4]

The station was closed in 1934, by which time motor lifeboats at other stations could provide better coverage than the "pulling and sailing" lifeboat at Newquay powered by oars or sails. The station was reopened in 1940 to house a motor lifeboat during World War II, but closed permanently in 1945, after which the building was used by the local council. [3]

The RNLI started to station inshore lifeboats (ILBs) around Cornwall from 1964. These could provide quicker rescues for the increasing number of leisure craft that were being used. [5] A new lifeboat station opened on the harbour side at Newquay in June 1965. This housed a D-class ILB. In 1994 a larger station was built on the same site with space for a second ILB, a larger Atlantic 75-class which could reach casualties further from Newquay. [3]

Awards

Members of the lifeboat crew were awarded RNLI silver and bronze medals for a meritorious rescue of the SSOsten which ran aground in a storm on 17 December 1917. [2]

Members of Newquay's ILB crews have been recognised for their bravery several times. One received their "Thanks inscribed on vellum" in 1973. Other crew members were given the same in 1997, 2000 and 2010. Several crew members have also received a framed letter of thanks from the RNLI's chairman. [2]

Lifeboats

At Towan Head

ON is the Official Number used in RNLI records from 1884.

At NewquayONNameBuiltClassComments
1860–1865Joshua1860 Peake [6]
1865–1873Joshua1865 Self-Righter [6]
1873–1892210Pendock Neale1865Self-RighterOriginally built in 1865 for Kingsdown Lifeboat Station and named Sabrina which was changed to James and Elizabeth before becoming Pendock Neale. [7]
1892–1899331Willie Rogers1892Self-RighterOperated at Hope Cove in south Devon from 1900 until 1903. [8]
1899–1917426 James Stevens No. 5 1899Self-RighterWrecked when launched for a service on 17 December 1917. [2] The remains were found submerged near the Towan Head slipway in 2004. [9]
1917–1920453John William Dudley1900Self-RighterServed at Rye Harbour, Sussex, until 1916. After its time at Newquay it worked at North Berwick in Scotland until 1923. Sold in 1926 and used s a yacht. [10]
1920–1934509Admiral Sir George Black1903Self-RighterHad been stationed at The Lizard on the south coast of Cornwall until 1918. Sold in 1936 and used as a yacht. [11]
1940–1945794Richard Silver Oliver1937 Liverpool A motor lifeboat initially stationed at Cullercoats. [12] After service at Newquay it moved up the coast to Ilfracombe and then to Criccieth in Wales where it remained until 1961. [13]

Inshore lifeboats

Op. No. is the Operational Number shown on the boat.

At NewquayOp. No.NameClassTypeNewComments
1965–1967D-55(no name)D RFD PB16 1965 [14]
1967–1968D-110(no name)DRFD PB161967 [14]
1969–1979D-171(no name)DRFD PB161969 [14]
1979–1980D-192(no name)DRFD PB161971Stationed at Abersoch from 1971. [14]
1980–1984D-278(no name)D Zodiac III 1980 [15]
1984–1994C-511(no name) C Zodiac IV1984Initially carried number D-511. [16]
1994–1996D-406Phyl ClareD EA16 1990First deployed in the relief fleet from 1990. [17]
1995B-539Lions International District 105 SEB Atlantic 21 1978First stationed at Brighton in 1978. [18]
1995–2007B-715PhyllisB Atlantic 75 1995 [19]
1996–2005D-497Lord DaresburyDEA161996 [17]
2005–2014D-636Valerie WilsonD IB1 2005 [20]
2007B-717Daisy AitkenBAtlantic 751995Stationed at Lough Swilly from 1995. [19]
2007–B-821Gladys MildredB Atlantic 85 2007 [21]
2014–D-773Enid MaryDIB12014 [20]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Newquay station history". RNLI. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Leach, Nicholas (2006). Cornwall's Lifeboat Heritage (2nd ed.). Twelveheads Press. p. 46.
  4. ↑ Leach, Nicholas (2012). Padstow Lifeboats. The History Press. pp. 32–33. ISBN   978-0-7524-6540-1.
  5. ↑ Leach 2006, pp. 28–30.
  6. 1 2 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2021). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2021. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 2–18.
  7. ↑ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. pp. 10–11.
  8. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 14–15.
  9. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 18–19.
  10. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 20–21.
  11. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 22–23.
  12. ↑ "Station remembers the loss of RNLB Richard Silver Oliver". RNLI. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 34–35.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 73–75.
  15. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 77.
  16. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 88.
  17. 1 2 Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 79–80.
  18. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 66.
  19. 1 2 Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 68.
  20. 1 2 Leonard & Denton 2024, pp. 83–85.
  21. ↑ Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 70.
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