Landmark Collector's Library
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Well known as a holiday resort and home to Butlins, the town of Skegness also has a modern lifeboat station manned by a team of dedicated and highly trained volunteers. Today, they operate the only all-weather lifeboat in Lincolnshire as well as an inshore lifeboat.Since the 1820s, Skegness lifeboats and their crews have been ready to go to the aid of those in peril in the treacherous seas and on the hazardous sandbanks off the county's coast, between the Wash and the Humber. They have rescued not only seafarers and mariners but also airmen, bathers and yachtsmen, and are ready to respond to the call whenever it may come.This book provides a comprehensive history of the lifeboats and lifeboat crews which have served the Skegness station, from the early days of the small rowing boats to the modern high-speed Mersey class lifeboat. Many rescues are described, and the informative text is accompanied by a comprehensive collection of photographs, many previously unpublished.
Cromer lifeboat station is one of the most famous in the British Isles. For more than two centuries, a lifeboat has been stationed at Cromer ready to go to the aid of ships in distress off the Norfolk coast and help people in difficulty in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. This pictorial book encompasses the history of the station from its establishment up to the present day. It includes hundreds of previously unpublished photos and recounts the most famous rescues that have been performed by Cromer lifeboat crews. There will be a 16 page colour section within the book and a subscribers list.
The north-east coastline of England was the nation's most important highway during the industrial revolution, as coal was brought south from Newcastle and the north-east to London to power the burgeoning capital. The coast has been the graveyard of many ships over the past centuries, with its major hazards including notorious rocks and reefs, headlands and sandbanks. To guard mariners from its dangers, a chain of lights was built to mark the most dangerous points. Guiding mariners on their way, these lights often stand as lone sentinels, in picturesque locations, overlooking the sea. In "Lighthouses of England: The North East", details of all the significant aids to navigation along the north-east coast of England are included, starting at Berwick upon Tweed, the most northerly light in England, and going south to the Humber estuary. As well as many high quality previously unpublished photographs, it contains histories of all the lighthouses - major and minor - and details of their locations, what access is possible for the visitor, and current use.
The stunning colour photographs of all of the lighthouses in the country are the highlight of the book, but the historical introduction, which sets the scene, provides the background to how aids to navigation developed along the coasts of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire and Humberside. Some of the most famous lighthouses in the British Isles stand on this coast, from the offshore stations at Longstone and Inner Farne, to the magnificent Flamborough Head and the historic Spurn Point, which is now no longer operational. Many are maintained and operated by Trinity House, which has assisted the authors with the production of this book. At the other end of the scale are the smaller harbour lights marking the entrances to the country's ports, and which are often impressive structures in their own right. The towers helping seafarers into the ports of Newcastle and Sunderland are amongst the more significant such structures.
The stunning colour photographs of all of the lighthouses in the country are the highlight of the book, but the historical introduction, which sets the scene, provides the background to how aids to navigation developed along the coasts of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire and Humberside. Some of the most famous lighthouses in the British Isles stand on this coast, from the offshore stations at Longstone and Inner Farne, to the magnificent Flamborough Head and the historic Spurn Point, which is now no longer operational. Many are maintained and operated by Trinity House, which has assisted the authors with the production of this book. At the other end of the scale are the smaller harbour lights marking the entrances to the country's ports, and which are often impressive structures in their own right. The towers helping seafarers into the ports of Newcastle and Sunderland are amongst the more significant such structures.
Ballycotton lifeboat station is one of the most famous in Ireland, and one of the best known of any in the whole lifeboat service. First established in 1858, the station has a long and proud history of rescuing those in peril off the coast of County Cork. The celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the station's founding took place in September 2008. This new publication provides an up-to-date history of the station with comprehensive details of all the lifeboats that have seen service over the past century and a half. This book includes many black and white photographs and approximately 32 colour images of more recent boats.
The lifeboat station at Whitby is one of the most famous in the country, and its Coxswains and crews have a record of gallantry second to none. This new book contains, for the first time in a single volume, a complete record of all of the Whitby lifeboats, from 1802 right up to 2008.Dramatic descriptions of the most epic rescues, such as that to the hospital ship Rohilla in 1914, are included, and all of the medal-winning services are given in-depth coverage. A selection of superb colour images showing the station's current lifeboat George and Mary Webb, and the inshore lifeboat OEM Stone II, add to the impressive number of black and white historical images, many of which have never been published before.The most recent major event at the station, the opening of the impressive new lifeboat station in 2007, is fully covered, together with all of the many major events in the station's past, such as the unique double naming of 1909, and the visits by the Duchess of Kent to name the station's new lifeboats. The book has been written with the full co-operation of the Lifeboat Museum, which celebrates its 50th anniversary during 2008, and the lifeboat station officials.
This is a comprehensive guide to the lighthouses around the coast of Wales; each lighthouse is shown with at least one colour photograph along with a brief history of the lighthouse and its location. This is the first book dedicated to Welsh lighthouses and has been compiled by the authors of "Lighthouses of England & Wales" which proved to be very popular.
This two-part book traces the history of motor lifeboats, from the first tentative steps to the development of the sophisticated machines, which are involved in some of the most dramatic rescues imaginable. The first part describes the process and development of the fleet over the last one hundred years. The second part describes all known types of vessel in considerable detail. The author is a renowned expert on the RNLI and brings a lifetime's experience to bear in what will come to be regarded as the definitive work on motor lifeboats. The book is a tribute to the bravery of the men and women who volunteer to provide what is undoubtedly a life saving service.
Ballycotton lifeboat station is one of the most famous in Ireland, and one of the best known of any in the whole lifeboat service. First established in 1858, the station has a long and proud history of rescuing those in peril off the coast of County Cork. The first lifeboat was powered by oars and sail, launched from a carriage and kept in a house above the cliffs. A powerful motor lifeboat was sent to the station in 1930 and this lifeboat, named Mary Stanford, was involved in one of the most famous rescues in the history of the lifeboat service when her crew rescued the crew of the Daunt Rock lightvessel for which the Coxswain was awarded the RNLI's Gold Medal. Many other medal-winning rescues have been carried out by Ballycotton lifeboat crews, and the current lifeboat, a high-speed Trent class named Austin Lidbury, continues a fine tradition of service.
The celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the station's founding took place in September 2008 and this new publication provides an up-to-date history of the station with comprehensive details of all the lifeboats that have seen service over the past century and a half, descriptions of all the famous rescues and recounts the volunteer crews' bravery and courage.
The celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the station's founding took place in September 2008 and this new publication provides an up-to-date history of the station with comprehensive details of all the lifeboats that have seen service over the past century and a half, descriptions of all the famous rescues and recounts the volunteer crews' bravery and courage.
This is a comprehensive, copiously illustrated history of Fowey's lifeboats, with many photographs in color.