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Stronsay Lifeboat Station
Stronsay Lifeboat Station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Ian Balcombe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Stronsay Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, 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
Stronsay Lifeboat Station was located at Whitehall, a village on the north eastern tip of the island of Stronsay, one of the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. A lifeboat station was established on Stronsay in 1909, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), but closed temporarily in 1915, and completely in 1920. The station reopened in 1952, but after operating for a further 20 years, Stronsay Lifeboat Station closed in 1972.
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Background
History
Following a special report by the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats, on his visits to different parts of the coast of Scotland, as instructed by the RNLI committee of management, and read at their meeting on Tuesday 14 July 1904, it was resolved that Dornoch lifeboat station was to be closed, and a new station established, subject to further enquiries, at Papa Sound, Stronsay Island. It would be nearly five years later, on Thursday 15 April 1909, when a flotilla of three lifeboats departed London Docks at 08:50, bound for three Scottish lifeboat stations, each type being the choice of the respective crew. The John A. Hay (ON 561), bound for , with the John Ryburn (ON 565) in tow, bound…
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- Coordinates
- 59.1435, -2.5827
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1909
Sources
- wikidata: Q133092597 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stronsay Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Piers · 1.2 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stronsay Lifeboat Station?
- Stronsay Lifeboat Station is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2AS).
- What is Stronsay Lifeboat Station?
- Stronsay Lifeboat Station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Stronsay Lifeboat Station?
- Drivers can use postcode KW17 2AS.
- When was Stronsay Lifeboat Station built?
- Built or established in 1909.
- Who owns Stronsay Lifeboat Station?
- Stronsay Lifeboat Station is owned by | affiliation =.
- Is Stronsay Lifeboat Station free to visit?
- Yes, Stronsay Lifeboat Station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stronsay Lifeboat Station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2AS. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.