Where is Whitburn Lifeboat Station?

Whitburn Lifeboat Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR6 7NT), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.

How do I get to Whitburn Lifeboat Station?

The nearest railway station is Seaburn, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR6 7NT.

Who owns Whitburn Lifeboat Station?

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Is Whitburn Lifeboat Station a protected site?

Yes — Whitburn Lifeboat Station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar wetland.

How do I get to Whitburn Lifeboat Station?

The nearest railway station is Seaburn, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR6 7NT.

Other places · North East England

Whitburn Lifeboat Station

In or near Whitburn.

Whitburn Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Seaburn · 2.1 km

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Whitburn Lifeboat Station, the nearest railway station is Seaburn, located 2.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SR6 7NT. Entry details are not specified.

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Whitburn 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
Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Whitburn Lifeboat Station was located at the lower end of Sea Lane, to the south of Whitburn, a village 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Sunderland, on the coast of the county of Tyne and Wear. A lifeboat was first stationed at Whitburn in 1818, by the Sunderland Lifeboat Committee (SLC). Management of the station was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1854. After 100 years service, Whitburn Lifeboat Station closed at the end of April, 1918.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Inspired by the rescue efforts made to the vessel Ajax, wrecked on her maiden voyage just north of Sunderland harbour, Lord Dundas set about raising funds for a lifeboat. Thus was created the Sunderland Lifeboat Committee. In 1818, a new lifeboat station was opened at Whitburn by the Sunderland Lifeboat Committee, transferring a lifeboat from their 'North Side' station. A new boathouse was built at Marsden, on the north side of Whitburn. The 27-foot 6in boat had been built in 1800 by William Wake of Sunderland, influenced by the design of Henry Greathead. In 1830, Rev. Thomas Baker of Whitburn wrote to the Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life From Shipwreck (RNIPLS) for…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9442, -1.3646
District: South Tyneside
Parish: South Tyneside, unparished area
Postcode: SR6 7NT
Parliamentary constituency: South Shields
Nearest railway station: Seaburn — 2.1 km

Sources

wikidata: Q126415740 (CC0)
wikipedia: Whitburn Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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