Harbours & ports · North East England
Seaham Lifeboat Station
In or near Easington Colliery.
Seaham Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
David Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Seaham Lifeboat Station, the nearest railway station is Seaham, located 1.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SR7 7EE. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for any potential fees or accessibility options.
About
Seaham 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Seaham Lifeboat Station was located at Seaham, a harbour town approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Sunderland, on the east coast of County Durham. A lifeboat was first stationed here in 1856, by the Seaham Fishermans Friendly Society. A lifeboat station, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), was established in 1870. After 124 years service, Seaham Lifeboat Station was closed in 1979, when faster lifeboats were placed at flanking stations.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Construction of Seaham harbour was started in 1828 by landowner Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, in order to ship out coal from nearby Rainton. Under the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847, companies operating Dock facilities were required by Act of parliament to provide a lifeboat, although it was only on 1 February 1855, that the RNLI committee of management voted to provide £10 and a set of lifebelts to each of two proposed Seaham lifeboats, one to be provided by the Marquess, and a second boat, provided by funds raised by the Seaham Fishermen's Friendly Society. With no other evidence found of the Marquess' boat, no construction details, no naming ceremony, and no…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8384, -1.3272
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Seaham
- Postcode
- SR7 7EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Established
- 1856
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham — 1.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q126415642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Seaham Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seaham Lifeboat Station?
- Seaham Lifeboat Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR7 7EE), in the parish of Seaham.
- What is Seaham Lifeboat Station?
- Seaham Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Seaham Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR7 7EE.
- When was Seaham Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1856.
- Who owns Seaham Lifeboat Station?
- Seaham Lifeboat Station is owned by | affiliation =.
- Is Seaham Lifeboat Station a protected site?
- Yes — Seaham Lifeboat Station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Seaham Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR7 7EE.