Lifeboat station [2] © Michael Dibb cc-by-sa/2.0

2015

J5950 : Lifeboat station [2]

taken 9 years ago, near to Portaferry, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Lifeboat station [2]

Plaque seen on the gate pier of the new lifeboat station in [[[4550757]]. It reads "This stone is from the first lifeboat house in Britain, built at Formby in 1776. The RNLI took the house over in 1894. The house was abandoned in 1918."

Geographical Context: Coastal Village, Rural settlement Estuary, Marine Primary Subject: Lifeboat Station

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lifeboat Station [9] · Pier [7] ·

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Grid Square: J5950, 351 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Michael Dibb (more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 2 July, 2015
Subject Location: Irish: J 5924 5079 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:22.8507N 5:32.9900W
Camera Location: Irish: J 5924 5079

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J5950 : Lifeboat station [2]

taken 9 years ago, near to Portaferry, Co Down, Northern Ireland