Other places · North East England
Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station
In or near The Hartlepools.
Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Neil Theasby — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaton Carew · 0.9 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station, the nearest railway station is Seaton Carew, located 0.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TS25 1DB. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Seaton Carew 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.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2023
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station was located at the southern end of Front Street, in the town of Seaton Carew, in County Durham. A lifeboat was first stationed at Seaton Carew in 1823, operated by the Tees Bay Lifeboat and Shipwreck Society (TBLSS). Management of the station was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1857. A second station. Seaton Snook Lifeboat Station was operational for just two years, between 1907 and 1909. Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station closed in 1922.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The origins of a lifeboat at Seaton Carew are more set in rumour than fact. It is told that Quaker Thomas Backhouse, a banker from Backhouse's Bank, Darlington, was visiting the town, and witnessed the wreck of a fishing boat. All hands were lost, as a crowd watched on. On hearing a lifeboat would have saved the men, he promised a lifeboat for the town. Whatever the rumours, records show that a lifeboat was operational at Seaton Carew by 1824. According to the List of shipwrecks in October 1824, no fewer than 11 vessels were driven ashore at Seaton Carew on 11 October 1824. The Sophia of Rostock was wrecked on the North Gar off the mouth of the River Tees, with the loss of the Captain. The…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6571, -1.1866
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Hartlepool, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS25 1DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
- Established
- 1823
- Nearest railway station
- Seaton Carew — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q131138865 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station?
- Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS25 1DB), in the parish of Hartlepool, unparished area.
- What is Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station?
- Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaton Carew, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS25 1DB.
- When was Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1823.
- Who owns Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station?
- Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station is owned by | affiliation =.
- Is Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station a protected site?
- Yes — Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Seaton Carew Lifeboat Station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaton Carew, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS25 1DB.