Figure from lifeboat memorial, St Annes on Sea

Figure from lifeboat memorial, St Annes on Sea
Figure from lifeboat memorial, St Annes on Sea
Figure from lifeboat memorial, St Annes on Sea
iBase ID
231789
Reference identifier
NST20100911005
Title
Figure from lifeboat memorial, St Annes on Sea
Place
St Annes on Sea
General notes
The lifeboat monument is situated on St. Anne's Promenade, near the Bandstand. The monument commemorates the disaster of 9th December 1886 when the lives of all the thirteen crewmen of the St Annes lifeboat the "Laura Janet" were lost in attempting to rescue the crew of the barque "Mexico". The Southport lifeboat was also lost in the same attempt and all but two of the sixteen man crew died

This image shows the statue from the monument before it was put in place. The monument was unveiled on 23rd May 1888 by John Talbot Clifton.

This image is a copy taken from the collection of glass negatives in St Annes Library.
Medium
Glass slide, negative
Colour
Monochrome
Year of image
c.1888
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