2010

TA1281 : Filey's Rocket Pole

taken 14 years ago, near to Filey, North Yorkshire, England

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Filey's Rocket Pole
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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Category: Rocket pole
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TA1281, 384 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 2 June, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 June, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 122 817 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:13.1572N 0:16.8346W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 122 818
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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