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Ancestors on my mums side were lifeboatmen going all the way back to pre RNLI days. My mum’s grandfather was one and she remembered seeing his gear as a child. Two of her (and my) relations, William and Charles Brown died in the 1901 Caister Lifeboat disaster.
Happy bicentennial to the RNLI on 13:20 - Mar 4 by Churchman
It is. Truly brave people.
Ancestors on my mums side were lifeboatmen going all the way back to pre RNLI days. My mum’s grandfather was one and she remembered seeing his gear as a child. Two of her (and my) relations, William and Charles Brown died in the 1901 Caister Lifeboat disaster.
I see there is a monument to the crew which is Grade II listed for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest: * for the sculptural quality of the memorial, the broken mast, anchor, laurel wreaths and lifebuoy of which act as a visual reminder of the tragic loss of life at sea.
Historic interest: * as an eloquent and moving tribute to the bravery of the crew who perished in 1901, and a poignant reminder of the sacrifice of the local community.
Group value: * for its strong group value with the nearby Church of Holy Trinity (listed at Grade II*) which contains a memorial window commemorating the crew of the Beauchamp Lifeboat.
Yes but it IS a little strange that an island adjacent to one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world relies on a charity for saving those in peril at sea.
A few years ago a bloke donated two Ferraris to the RNLI via an H&H auctions at Duxford which I was at. They sold for £8.5 million - a startlingly generous donation which not surprisingly is the biggest single donation ever received.
Happy bicentennial to the RNLI on 15:15 - Mar 4 by ElephantintheRoom
Yes but it IS a little strange that an island adjacent to one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world relies on a charity for saving those in peril at sea.
A few years ago a bloke donated two Ferraris to the RNLI via an H&H auctions at Duxford which I was at. They sold for £8.5 million - a startlingly generous donation which not surprisingly is the biggest single donation ever received.
Although at this point in our history, they'd be coming under all sorts of government diktats to apply terms and conditions to who they rescue.
I'm one of the people who was blamed for getting Paul Cook sacked. PM for the full post.
Happy bicentennial to the RNLI on 16:16 - Mar 4 by Illinoisblue
Heartwarming:
Of the videos trending on twitter today that is right up there, just behind Lawrence Fox claiming he didn't get royally fcked and have to pay a load of legal costs to drop his own libel case.
Long may they continue launching their incredible boats and long may each technological innovation improve the already high chances of every man and each boat returning.
Happy bicentennial to the RNLI on 15:09 - Mar 4 by DJR
That's fascinating, as well as very sad.
I see there is a monument to the crew which is Grade II listed for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest: * for the sculptural quality of the memorial, the broken mast, anchor, laurel wreaths and lifebuoy of which act as a visual reminder of the tragic loss of life at sea.
Historic interest: * as an eloquent and moving tribute to the bravery of the crew who perished in 1901, and a poignant reminder of the sacrifice of the local community.
Group value: * for its strong group value with the nearby Church of Holy Trinity (listed at Grade II*) which contains a memorial window commemorating the crew of the Beauchamp Lifeboat.
My mum remembers as a young child being taken to that memorial. Lifeboatmen in particular and people from around the country turned out for the funeral. It was a huge ‘event’ at the time.
In the wake of this disaster the veteran lifeboat man, James Haylett, was awarded the RNLI gold medal from King Edward 7th for his actions in rescuing three of the crew. At at the inquest he made a statement in response to the question about the appalling conditions (boats were rowed, not powered making a terrifying situation worse) that has resulted in the phrase "Caister men never turn back". It was later shortened to one of the RNLIs famous mottos ‘Never turn back’.
Those peoples’ bravery was extraordinary. Edit: as a postscript, attached is a full account of the disaster
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