Aug
26
2011
Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 23/11/1877 THE LIFEBOATS On Tuesday (20/11) last, both the Redcar lifeboats the Burton-on-Trent and the United Free Gardener were on duty, in the brave endeavour to save the ten fishermen whose lives were in jeopardy outside the West Scar Rocks....
Jul
31
2011
Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 29/03/1878 THE REDCAR LIFEBOAT Yesterday, in consequence of the sea rising suddenly, one of the Redcar fishing cobles was unable to land. The coxswain of the “Burton-on-Trent” being on the alert, got out his boat but seeing the endangered...
Jul
30
2011
Accreditation The Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 26/10/1877. THE FREE GARDENERS’ LIFEBOAT AT REDCAR The crew of the Free Gardener went out for their first practice with this boat on Tuesday afternoon, the 18th inst. A good launch was effected the boat, with its complement of twenty...
Jul
30
2011
Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette. 23/11/1877 GALLANT RESCUE OF TEN FISHERMEN On Tuesday a violent north westerly gale prevailed on this coast, having come on very suddenly between nine and ten o’clock a.m., and the beach at Redcar soon became thronged with anxious...
Jul
29
2011
Accreditation Redcar and Saltburn News 19/03/1874 GALLANT RESCUE OF NINE FISHERMEN BY THE “REDCAR” LIFEBOAT On Saturday morning, 13th inst, , three fishing cobles belonging to Redcar, three men in each boat, whilst pursuing their ordinary avocation, had a very narrow escape of being lost...
Jul
10
2011
Accreditation to AN OLD STAGER Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 02/06/1894 THE ORIGIN OF THE SOUTH SHIELD and REDCAR LIFEBOATS THE FIRST SOUTH SHIELDS BOATS From numberless versions as to the origin of the lifeboat, space will allow for a mere glance. In 1789, the inhabitants of South...
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