Harbours & ports · North East England
Cullercoats Lifeboat Station
Cullercoats Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Cullercoats Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cullercoats Lifeboat Station is located on the north side of Cullercoats Harbour, in Cullercoats, North Tyneside, a town which sits 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the mouth of the River Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear. A lifeboat station was established at Cullercoats by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) in 1852, which became the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1854. The Cullercoats lifeboat station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat Daddy's Girl (B-935), on station since 2022.
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Background
History
In 1852, Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland, president of the RNIPLS, made funds available for the provision of a lifeboat at Cullercoats. A 36-foot long, 15-foot wide, stone-built boathouse was constructed, also at the expense of the Duke. A modified lifeboat, based on the prize-winning design of James Beeching, was constructed by James Peake, Master Shipwright at Woolwich Royal Naval Dockyard, and a carriage to transport the boat was designed by Col. Colquhoun, RA, Master-General of Ordnance. Both lifeboat and carriage arrived in Cullercoats on 3 September 1852, the boat being named Percy in honour of the Duke. By 1858, Percy was found to be suffering from dry rot. A replacement…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0355, -1.4321
- Address
- Cullercoats Harbour, North Side
- Established
- 1852
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q26676243 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cullercoats Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cullercoats Lifeboat Station?
- Cullercoats Lifeboat Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Cullercoats Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1852.
- Who owns Cullercoats Lifeboat Station?
- Cullercoats Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.