Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station
| Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station | |
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 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat station | |
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| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Address | Riverside Road, Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 6PU |
| Town or city | Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 6PU |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°34′31.51″N 1°43′55.34″E / 52.5754194°N 1.7320389°E |
| Opened | 1825 / RNLI 1857 |
| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Website | |
| Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station, (not to be confused with Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight), is located at Riverside Road in Gorleston, at the mouth of the River Yare, on the east coast of Norfolk.
Management of Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Station, established in 1825, was transferred to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1857. Gorleston Lifeboat Station was established by the RNLI in 1866, although a number of other lifeboats had been in operation at Gorleston since 1802, and continued until 1939. The two RNLI branches merged in 1926, to form Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station.[1]
The station currently operates the Trent-class All-weather lifeboat 14-10 Samarbeta (ON 1208), on station since 1996, and a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, John Rowntree (B-925), on station since 2021.[2]
History
[edit]Great Yarmouth
[edit]Great Yarmouth received its first lifeboat in 1802. No records of a call have been found. In 1825, the Norfolk Association for Saving the Lives of Shipwrecked Mariners (NASLSM) stationed its first lifeboat at Great Yarmouth. In 1833, the NASLSM established a No. 2 station, placing a second boat at Great Yarmouth.[3]
The station was taken over by the RNLI in 1857, and the following year, two new lifeboats were sent to Great Yarmouth. The No. 1 lifeboat was a 38-foot Self-righting 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) lifeboat named Harriett, one with sails and (12) oars, originally built in 1852 by Beeching of Great Yarmouth, and later modified with an iron keel and wooden ballast, to Mr Peake's design. The boat was placed on station on a trial basis, the boatmen there used to a different design lifeboat, and the 1833 lifeboat was retained for comparison. Records show that the Harriett lifeboat was only on station for one year, with the station reverting to their much preferred 1833 boat.[4][5]
The second lifeboat to arrive in 1858, for the No. 2 station, was the smaller 30-foot 6-oared rowing lifeboat, named Admiral Mitchell, designed for close shore work. No details have been found of it's shortcomings, but it was swiftly replaced, following the report of the RNLI district inspector. It's replacement was approved at a meeting of the RNLI committee of Management of 5 May 1859, and an unnamed 28-foot Surf lifeboat was sent to the station later that year.[4][6][7]
A new lifeboat house at Great Yarmouth was constructed and completed in 1859, to the design of the Institute's honorary architech, Mr C. H. Cooke, at a cost of £375, (equivalent to £47,400 in 2023). Although with modification to the front, the Great Yarmouth lifeboat house mostly still exists, located on the southern corner of Standard Road and Marine Parade.[8]
In 1866, the Institution received the anonymous gift of £620 from "X.Y.Z." of Chatham, Kent, which was appropriated to the Great Yarmouth station. In accordance with the donor's wishes, the 28-foot previously unnamed Great Yarmouth No.2 lifeboat was named Duff, after the first missionary ship that left England for the South Seas. In 1875, the lifeboat was renamed Abraham Thomas.[9][10]
Gorleston
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A private lifeboat had existed at Gorleston since 1802, operating under various banners, Gorleston Rangers, Gorleston Storm Company and Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat Association. In October 1855, the boatmen of Gorleston Rangers, through local subscription, the assistance of friends, and with a donation of £50 from the RNLI, were able to order a 40-foot lifeboat, built by Beeching of Great Yarmouth, at a cost of £200.[3][11]
Following the capsize of the private lifeboat Rescue in December 1865,[Note 1] resulting in the loss of 13 crew, the Gorleston boatmen appealed to the RNLI, to be supplied with a self-righting life-boat, as such a boat may not have cost so many lives. A new RNLI station was established at Gorleston in July 1866, when a new 33-foot self-righting lifeboat Leicester was dispatched to the station. The lifeboat was first exhibited in Leicester, where funds raised there had helped defray the costs. The lifeboat and carriage had been transported free of charge by the Great Northern and Great Eastern railway companies.[12]
From the 1860s, Mr Kains-Jackson collected funds each Christmas, at the London Corn Exchange, for the Mark Lane Life-Boat Fund, to be appropriated to the Gorleston station. Three successive lifeboats at Gorleston took the name Mark Lane, not after a person, but after the London address of the Exchange.[13]
In 1881 a new boathouse was built at Gorleston, at a cost of £329 (equivalent to £41,900 in 2023) and a second boathouse (Gorleston No.2) was built alongside in 1883.
During 1897 the station received its first steam lifeboat City of Glasgow (ON 362) and during 1921, its first motor-powered lifeboat.[8]
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston
[edit]By 1919, both Great Yarmouth stations had been closed, and in 1924, the Gorlestone station, which at times had as many as four lifeboats, was now operating just one lifeboat, the 46-foot 6in motor-powered John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood (ON 670). Great Yarmouth and Gorleston branches of the RNLI merged in 1926, and the station was renamed Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station.
In 1963, a D-class (RFD PB16) Inshore lifeboat was placed at the station, joined in 1975 with the larger B-class (Atlantic 21) Inshore lifeboat Foresters (B-531). The D-class was subsequently withdrawn in 1977.[8]
During 1993 crew facilities were upgraded, a gift-shop built and a display area created for the former Gorleston lifeboat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood (ON 663). The boathouse was further extended in 2002.[8]
In 1996 Princess Alexandra officially named the station's new Trent-class lifeboat 14-10 Samarbeta (ON 1208), Swedish for ‘working together’.[8]
A new Shannon-class lifeboat 13-44 George and Frances Phelon (ON 1351) had been assigned to Gt. Yarmouth and Gorleston to replace Samarbeta, and was expected to be on service in 2022. She is a "Legacy Lifeboat", and carries the names of RNLI benefactors within the numbers on her hull. However, ongoing problems with the mooring at the station prevented the new lifeboat from going on service, with the boat remaining in storage. In October 2024, it was announced that George and Frances Phelon would begin operations with the relief fleet, and as of February 2025, is currently operating at Falmouth.[14][15]
Notable rescues
[edit]In October 1922 the Gorleston pulling and sailing lifeboat and the Lowestoft motor lifeboat, after a struggle lasting 32 hours, brought to safety the whole crew of 24 and a black kitten from the steamship Hopelyn wrecked on Scroby Sands.[8]
In 1927 lifeboats from Great Yarmouth & Gorleston, Cromer, Southwold and Lowestoft took part in the rescue of the Dutch oil tanker Georgia. This service is considered to be one of the greatest in the history of the RNLI.[8]
The lifeboat Louise Stephens (ON 820) was one of 19 lifeboats involved in the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940.[8]
Station honours
[edit]The following are awards made at Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston.[8][16]
- William George Fleming – 1924[17]
- George Cross, converted from EGM
- William George Fleming, Coxswain – 1941
- William George Fleming, Coxswain – 1922
- Cpt. Chaplin, master of the steam packet Royal William – 1833
- Charles Salmon, Fisherman – 1855
- George Fleming, Fisherman – 1855
- Cmdr Thomas Kisbee, RN, Chief Officer, H.M. Coastguard, Great Yarmouth – 1855
- William Johnson – 1858
- Cpt. Thomas Davies, RN, Inspecting Commander, H.M. Coastguard, Great Yarmouth – 1860
- George Milligan, Coxswain – 1860
- Cpt. David Robertson RN, Asst. Inspector of Lifeboats – 1870
- Edgar West Woods, Coxswain, Gorleston No.1 lifeboat – 1891
- William Todd, Coxswain, Gorleston No.2 lifeboat – 1898
- Sydney James Harris, Coxswain – 1904
- James Sclanders, Chief Engineer of the steam lifeboat – 1904
- Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1905 (Second-Service Clasp)
- Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1909 (Third-Service Clasp)
- Ellery Harris, Second Coxswain, Gorleston No.1 lifeboat – 1909
- James Cowie, Fisherman – 1910
- Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1912 (Fourth-Service Clasp)
- Sydney James Harris, Coxswain Superintendent – 1916 (Fifth-Service clasp)
- Edward Bensley, crew member – 1916
- William George Fleming EGM, Coxswain – 1927
- Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1941
- Samuel B. Parker (Jnr), Second Coxswain – 1922
- Charles W. Chilvers, Bowman – 1922
- James Fleming, crew member – 1922
- William Gosling, crew member – 1922
- Walter Halfnight, crew member – 1922
- Arthur Harris, crew member – 1922
- Ellery Harris, crew member – 1922
- George Arthur Harris, crew member – 1922
- Charles Ambrose Johnson, crew member – 1922
- Harry Leggett, crew member – 1922
- Thomas Morley, crew member – 1922
- Albert Newson, crew member – 1922
- William Newson, crew member – 1922
- Ernest Stubbs, crew member – 1922
- James Stubbs, crew member – 1922
- (All crew of the Gorleston No.1 lifeboat)
- William George Fleming EGM, Coxswain – 1926
- Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1938 (Second-Service Clasp)
- Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1940 (Third-Service Clasp)
- George Frederick Mobbs, Motor Mechanic – 1941
- Charles Ambrose Johnson, Coxswain – 1941 (Fourth-Service Clasp)
- John Bryan, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1970
- John Bryan, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1975 (Second-Service Clasp)[18]
- Richard John Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1980
- David Victor Mason, Coxswain – 1996
- Medal Service Certificate
- David Bennington, Second Coxswain – 1975
- Brian Coleman, crew member – 1975
- Herbert Appleton, crew member – 1975
- The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
- Each of the crew of the Gorleston No.1 lifeboat – 1922
- Tugboat George Jewson – 1922
- A. B. Snell, Honorary Secretary (temp), Gorleston – 1922 (plus a set of Binoculars)
- David Bennington, Acting Coxswain – 1974
- Richard J. Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1982
- Richard J. Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1987
- Richard J. Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic – 1991
- Stephen Bartram, Assistant Mechanic – 1996
- A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
- Coxswain and Crew – 1966
- Paul Carter, crew member – 1982
- David Victor Mason, Second Coxswain – 1991
- Bob Keegan – 1998
- Steve Gowing – 1998
- Simon Phillips – 1998
- (all from the Great Yarmouth Port Authority)
- Stephen Bartram, Coxswain – 2005
- Kevin Bennington, crew member – 2005
- A Collective Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
- Richard Hawkins, Coxswain/Mechanic
- David Mason, Second Coxswain
- Patrick Lee, Assistant Mechanic
- David Beale, crew member – 1996
- Ian Everson, crew member – 1996
- Geoffrey Wing, crew member – 1996
- Freedom of the Borough of Great Yarmouth
- More than 100 lifeboat crew – 1983
- American Cross of Honour
- Sydney James Harris, Coxswain – 1912
- A silver watch awarded by The Queen of the Netherlands
- William George Fleming, Coxswain – 1927
- A letter of thanks from The Queen of the Netherlands
- The Lifeboat Crew – 1927
- The Thanks of the Royal Danish Navy
- The Institution and the crew of the lifeboat – 1952
- Margaret Bibby-Cheshire – 2000NYH[19]
- Reverend Albert Thomas Cadmore – 2024NYH[20]
Lifeboat disasters
[edit]| Date | Lifeboat station | Lifeboat crew lost | Memorial | Brief details and references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 | Great Yarmouth | 5 |
On 23 November 1824 a boat was launched by eight Great Yarmouth beachmen in an attempt to rescue the crew of the stricken vessel Jessie. Whilst attempting to board the Jessie a heavy sea fell on board their boat which immediately sunk her and resulted in the loss of five of the crew.[21] | |
| 1845 | Great Yarmouth | 7 |
The yawl Phoenix was wrecked whilst going to the assistance of the collier brig Ann with the loss of seven of the fifteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat.[22] | |
| 1865 | Gorleston | 13 |
The private lifeboat, Rescuer, capsized in a storm with the loss of 12 of her crew in December 1865.[Note 2][23] A 13th fatality occurred when rescued crew member Robert Warner succumbed just days later as a direct result of the disaster.[24][25] | |
| 1867 | Gorleston | 6 |
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While returning to harbour after a rescue a fishing lugger collided with the private lifeboat, Rescuer. She capsized and 6 of her crew and 19 other people drowned.[23] |
| 1881 | Great Yarmouth | 6 |
The lifeboat Abraham Thomas capsized on 18 January whilst attempting to rescue the mate of the schooner Guiding Star. The Abraham Thomas was struck by a heavy sea and lost six out of a crew of ten. The mate from the Guiding Star was also lost out of the lifeboat.[26] | |
| 1888 | Gorleston | 4 |
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The Refuge was a private lifeboat belonging to the Gorleston boatmen. After going to the assistance of the steamer Akaba the Refuge was being towed back to port when the tow-rope parted and she was driven onshore where she capsized with the loss of four of her seven crew.[27] Henry Smith, chief boatman of the coastguard, was on the beach and, without thought for his own life, managed to save two crew members, Bonney and Woods, whilst a boatman of the coastguard named Henry Norton saved George Jacobs, who was found clinging to the stern post. The Yarmouth Independent newspaper report of the death of Jacob Philip Jacobs, dated 18 January 1913, states that he was one of the lifeboat crew who were saved. It is likely that Jacob Philip Jacobs and George Jacobs were the same person as the description of the rescue by the boatman are very similar. |
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboats
[edit]Great Yarmouth No.1
[edit]| ON[a] | Name | Built | On Station[28] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-160 | Unnamed | 1833 | 1833–1858 | 39-foot (P&S) | [Note 3] |
| Pre-246 | Harriet | 1852 | 1858–1859 | 38-foot Self-righting (P&S) Peake | [Note 4] |
| Pre-160 | Unnamed | 1833 | 1859–1861 | 39-foot Surf | [Note 5] |
| 20 | Brave Robert Sheddon | 1861 | 1861–1883 | 40-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | [Note 6] Moved to Gorleston No.1 in 1883, renamed Mark Lane. |
- Station closed in 1883[8]
Great Yarmouth No.2
[edit]| ON[a] | Name | Built | On Station[28] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-162 | Unnamed | 1833 | 1833–1858 | 25-foot (P&S) | |
| Pre-332 | Admiral Mitchell | 1858 | 1858–1859 | 30-foot Self-righting | [Note 7] |
| 19 | Unnamed, Duff, Abraham Thomas |
1859 | 1859–1866 1866–1875 1875–1892 |
28-foot 9in Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | [Note 8] |
| 329 | John Burch | 1892 | 1892–1912 | 32-foot 5in Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | |
| 629 | Hugh Taylor | 1912 | 1912–1919 | 34-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) |
- Station closed in 1919[8]
Gorleston private lifeboats (Gorleston Rangers)
[edit]| Name | Built | On Station | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescuer | 1855 | 1855–1866 | 40-foot non-self-righting | [Note 9] |
| The Friend of All Nations | – | 1865 | ||
| Refuge | – | 1861–1888 | [29] | |
| Elizabeth Simpson | 1889 | 1889–1939 | 47-foot Norfolk and Suffolk | [Note 10]Presented to Gorleston by Miss Elizabeth Simpson Stone of Norwich and manned by a company of boatmen known as the Gorleston Rangers. She was administered by a local committee, was launched on service 119 times, and rescued 441 lives.[8][30] |
Gorleston No. 1
[edit]Gorleston Lifeboat Station established by the RNLI in 1866 [8]
| ON[a] | Name | Built | On Station[31] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-453 | Leicester | 1866 | 1866–1870 | 33-foot Self-righting (P&S) | [Note 11] |
| 21 | Leicester | 1870 | 1870–1883 | 30-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | Transferred to Gorleston No.2 station in 1883 |
| 20 | Mark Lane | 1861 | 1883–1889 | 40-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | Formerly Brave Robert Sheddon at Gt. Yarmouth No.1 |
| 233 | Mark Lane | 1889 | 1889–1892 | 44-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | [Note 12] |
| 288 | Mark Lane | 1890 | 1892–1921 | 46-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | Was Stock Exchange in Lowestoft (1890–1892), renamed Mark Lane in 1892 |
| 663 | John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood | 1921 | 1921 | 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (Motor) | Renamed Agnes Cross when transferred to Lowestoft |
| 543 | Kentwell | 1905 | 1922–1924 | 46-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | Formerly Kentwell at Lowestoft |
| 670 | John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood | 1923 | 1924–1926 | 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (Motor) | Formerly H.F. Bailey at Cromer |
- Station becomes Great Yarmouth & Gorleston in 1926[8]
Gorleston No. 2
[edit]Gorleston No.2 Boathouse built and opened in 1883.[8]
| ON[a] | Name | Built | On Station[32] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Leicester | 1870 | 1883–1894 | 30-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | |
| 371 | Leicester | 1894 | 1894–1923 | 31-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) | |
| 541 | James Finlayson | 1905 | 1923–1924 | 35-foot Watson (P&S) |
- Station closed in 1924 [8]
Gorleston No. 3
[edit]Gorleston No.3 Boathouse constructed in 1891.[8]
| ON[a] | Name | Built | On Station[33] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | Thora Zelma | 1891 | 1892–1904 | 31-foot Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) |
- Station closed 1904
Gorleston No. 4
[edit]| ON[a] | Name | Built | On Station[34] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | City of Glasgow | 1894 | 1897–1898 | Steam | |
| Station Closed 1898–1903 | |||||
| 420 | James Stevens No.3 | 1898 | 1903–1908 | Steam | |
- Station closed in 1908
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston
[edit]All-weather lifeboats
[edit]| ON[a] | Op. No.[b] | Name | Built | On Station[35] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670 | – | John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood | 1923 | 1926–1939 | 46-foot 6in Norfolk and Suffolk (Motor) | Formerly H.F. Bailey [36] |
| 820 | – | Louise Stephens | 1939 | 1939–1967 | 46-foot Watson | |
| 1002 | 44-003 | Khami | 1967 | 1967–1980 | Waveney | |
| 1065 | 44-021 | Barham | 1980 | 1980–1996 | Waveney | |
| 1208 | 14-10 | Samarbeta | 1995 | 1996– | Trent |
- Pre ON numbers are unofficial numbers used by the Lifeboat Enthusiast Society to reference early lifeboats not included on the official RNLI list.
Inshore lifeboats
[edit]D-class
[edit]| Op. No.[b] | Name | On Station[37] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-9 | Unnamed | 1963–1964 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
| D-32 | Unnamed | 1964 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
| D-1 | Unnamed | 1965 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
| D-73 | Unnamed | 1965–1967 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
| D-26 | Unnamed | 1967–1968 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
| D-113 | Unnamed | 1968–1969 | D-class (RFD PB16) | |
| D-179 | Unnamed | 1970–1977 | D-class (RFD PB16) | later named Blue Peter IV at St Agnes |
Arancia-class
[edit]| Op. No.[b] | Name | On Station[38] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-48 | Margaret and Bruce | 2011–2012 | Arancia | |
| A-77 | Kingfisher | 2012–2020 | Arancia |
B-class
[edit]| Op. No.[b] | Name | On Station[39] | Class | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-531 | Foresters | 1975–1988 | Atlantic 21 | |
| B-574 | Joseph B Press | 1988–2002 | Atlantic 21 | |
| B-786 | Seahorse IV | 2002–2021 | Atlantic 75 | |
| B-925 | John Rowntree | 2021– | Atlantic 85 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Widely reported on 13 January 1866, but recorded in the Hammersmith Advertiser and the West London Times of Sat 23 December 1865.
- ^ Widely reported on 13 January 1866, but recorded in the Hammersmith Advertiser and the West London Times of Sat 23 December 1865.
- ^ 39-foot 6in x 10-foot 6in (14-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by Holmes of Great Yarmouth.
- ^ 38-foot x 10-foot (12-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
- ^ 39-foot x 10-foot (12-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by Holmes of Great Yarmouth.
- ^ 40-foot x 11–foot 3in (12-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £100
- ^ 30-foot x 6-foot 3in (6-Oared) Self-righting lifeboat, built by Forrestt of Limehouse, costing £135.
- ^ 28-foot x 9-foot (10-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £100
- ^ 40-foot (14-Oared) non-self-righting lifeboat, built by J. Beeching of Great Yarmouth, costing £200.
- ^ 47-foot x 13-foot (14-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by J. Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
- ^ 33-foot x 8-foot (10-Oared) Self-righting (P&S) lifeboat, built by Forrestt of Limehouse.
- ^ 44-foot x 12-foot 3in Norfolk and Suffolk (P&S) lifeboat, built by Beeching of Great Yarmouth.
References
[edit]- ^ Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2025). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2025. Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society. p. 117.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 68–69, 85.
- ^ a b Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 117.
- ^ a b "Additional Life-Boat Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. IV (31): 117–118. 1 January 1859. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 4.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 6–7, 18–19.
- ^ "Summary of the Meetings of the Committee". The Lifeboat. IV (34): 212. 1 October 1859. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "History". RNLI. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Summary of the Meetings of the Committee". The Lifeboat. VI (63): 257. 1 January 1867. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 18–19.
- ^ "Additional Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. II (19): 120. 1 January 1856. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Additional Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. VI (62): 217. 1 October 1866. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Additional Stations and New Life-Boats". The Lifeboat. XIV (153): 192–193. 1 August 1889. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Turner, Andrew; Gordon-Farleigh, Neve (11 October 2024). "'Legacy lifeboat' to join RNLI relief fleet". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Always be remembered on a legacy lifeboat". RNLI. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Cox, Barry (1998). Lifeboat Gallantry. Spink & Son Ltd. ISBN 0907605893.
- ^ "Medal of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Gallantry" (PDF). London Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Biscaya". The Lifeboat. XLIV (452): 6–7. Summer 1975. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "British Empire Medal (Civil Division)". The Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ see: The Norfolk Chronicle. 27 November 1824. p.3.
- ^ "Dreadful Shipwreck". The Times. No. 18834. London. 30 January 1845. col F, p. 3.
- ^ a b Higgins, David (1987). The Beachmen. Terence Dalton Limited. p. 49-51. ISBN 0861380479.
- ^ see: "The Late Life-boat Accident: The Norfolk News" 27 January 1866
- ^ "Appaling Lifeboat Accident–12 Lives Lost". Hammersmith Advertiser. 23 December 1865.
- ^ "Station history | RNLI".
- ^ see: "Lifeboat Disaster at Yarmouth: The Eastern Daily Press" 12 November 1888
- ^ a b Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 4–41.
- ^ "Harwich". Essex Standard. 11 December 1861.
- ^ "Launch of a Lifeboat at Gorleston". Eastern Evening News. 24 October 1889.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 10–43.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 18–39.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 28.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 30–33.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 42–69.
- ^ "John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood". National Historic Ship Register. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 86–89.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, p. 102.
- ^ Leonard & Denton 2025, pp. 80–85.
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