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Whitburn Lifeboat Station
Whitburn Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Graham Robson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
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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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.
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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…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9442, -1.3646
- Address
- Whitburn Bents Rd
Sources
- wikidata: Q126415740 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whitburn Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitburn Lifeboat Station?
- Whitburn Lifeboat Station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9442°, -1.3646°.
- Who owns Whitburn Lifeboat Station?
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