Lifeboat Monument, St Annes on Sea

Lifeboat Monument, St Annes on Sea
Lifeboat Monument, St Annes on Sea
Lifeboat Monument, St Annes on Sea
iBase ID
229822
Reference identifier
NST25112009002
Title
Lifeboat Monument, St Annes on Sea
Place
St Annes on Sea
General notes
On 23rd May 1888 the Lifeboat Monument was unveiled in St Annes to commemorate the bravery of the crews of the Laura Janet Lifeboat (the entire crew were lost) and the Eliza Fernley (2 crewman perished). Twenty-seven crewmen in all perished in the attempt to resuce the stricken barque, "Mexico of Hamburg" on December 9th, 1886.
Medium
Photographic print
Colour
Monochrome
Original image size
4.95/6.87in
Year of image
1888
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Locator
612
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