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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Accreditation Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 06/10/1871 REDCAR LIFEBOAT BURTON-ON-TRENT FOR THE ZETLAND       On Saturday afternoon 30/09/1871, the crew of the lifeboat “Burton-on-Trent” – the property of the National Lifeboat Institution – went out for a quarterly practice, and...

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...

Accreditation Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 23/061871 REDCAR LIFEBOAT BURTON-ON-TRENT           On Monday, 19th, June 1871, the crew of the Redcar lifeboat the “Burton on Trent,” had their usual quarterly exercise, this time under the supervision of Captain Ward, R.N., the inspector...

Accreditation Cleveland Standard 18//01/1936 REDCAR – OLDEST LIFEBOAT-HOUSE    Negotiations have been started for the probable acquisition by the Redcar Corporation of the old lifeboat-house judging by the minutes of the Finance Committee regarding their meeting on December 30th, 1935. The Town...