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Mylor Bridge, United Kingdom
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Title
Old Lizard Lifeboat Station
Artist
Terri Waters
Medium
Photograph
Description
Pink mesembryanthemums flowering on the cliff at Polpeor above the old lifeboat station at Lizard Point in Cornwall.
The RNLI built its first Lizard lifeboat station in 1859 at a cost of £120. It was located on the cliffs above Polpeor Cove, the most southerly point of the Lizard peninsula.
Due to its location on the cliffs, the lifeboat had to be dragged on a carriage down the road to the beach. It took many to drag it down and many more to bring it back up. In 1885 a new station was built above the high water mark and it housed a larger lifeboat.
In subsequent years the boathouse changed to accommodate the upgraded lifeboats until a decision was taken to move the life boat station to the current site, Kilcobben Cove just around the cliffs because it was sufficiently protected to allow safe launches in all conditions.
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February 1st, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Fabulous perspective, Terri, very well done! A beautiful portrait of a building which served the noble purpose of saving lives. F/L
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