2010
TA1281 : Filey's Rocket Pole
taken 14 years ago, near to Filey, North Yorkshire, England
Filey's Rocket Pole
Formed in 1872, the Filey Volunteer Life Saving Rocket Company used the rocket pole, as it’s known, to practise rescue techniques.
They fired a line towards one of their members positioned at the top of the pole as if they were on the sea and he was on the mast of a stricken vessel. The practice continued until the 1960s when improvements in navigational equipment rendered the company redundant. The pole is located in Rocket Pole Field.
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