Harbours & ports · North East England
Seahouses Lifeboat Station
Seahouses Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Seahouses 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
Seahouses Lifeboat Station is located in Seahouses, a harbour village approximately 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the county of Northumberland. A lifeboat was first stationed here by the Crewe Trustees in 1832. The station was taken over by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1859. Originally known as North Sunderland Lifeboat Station, the name was formally changed to Seahouses Lifeboat Station in 1999. The station currently operates a Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat 13-36 John and Elizabeth Allan (ON 1343), and a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat Grace Darling (D-828).
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Background
History
When a harbour was created near the village of North Sunderland in Northumberland, it gradually developed to become the separate village of Seahouses. Over the years, the two villages grew in size, and have now effectively merged. In 1832, three lifeboats were placed on public display at Newcastle Quay. The first was a new lifeboat for a new station at , established by the Crewe Trustees, a charitable organisation founded by Nathaniel Crewe, Bishop of Durham in 1704, and part of the Newcastle and District Shipwreck Association (NSA) since 1824. A stone-built boathouse was constructed, and the lifeboat was supplied by Mr E. Robson of South Shields There are no specific records of any service…
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- Coordinates
- 55.5829, -1.6540
- Address
- Seafield Road
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q108283809 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Seahouses Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seahouses Lifeboat Station?
- Seahouses Lifeboat Station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.5829°, -1.6540°.
- Who owns Seahouses Lifeboat Station?
- Seahouses Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.