For two hundred years lifeboat crews have never wavered in their courageous efforts to save those in peril at sea. The lifeboat service today maintains that tradition and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is constantly striving to improve the lifeboats it operates. This book traces the history of lifeboats and the lifeboat service in Britain. There is a gazetteer of operational lifeboat stations in Great Britain and Ireland, where modern lifeboats can be seen, and a list of lifeboat museums where the history of the service is brought alive. About the authos Nicholas Leach has a long-standing interest in lifeboats and the lifeboat service. He has written many articles, books and papers on the subject, including a detailed history of the origins of the lifeboat service. He is editor of the Norfolk and Suffolk Lifeboat Research Group's Newsletter.

Lifeboats (Shire Albums)

Engineering & Transportation

LEACH, Nicholas

Transportation

Shire Publications

England and Wales have long been captivated by the lighthouse, with many of the towers built at the countries' extremities seen as iconic structures. Lighthouses have seized the imagination for centuries, and have cut striking figures wherever they stand.Newly revised and wholly redesigned, Lighthouses of England and Wales is a complete guide to the lighthouses of England, Wales and the Channel Islands in one spectacular volume.Alongside stunning photographs are pocket histories and statistics for each lighthouse, tower and aid to navigation - large or small - as well as details of how to visit them. Whether you are a lighthouse aficionado, coastal walker, or just someone with an eye for a beautiful view, this is a book not to be missed.

Lighthouses of England and Wales

Arts & Photography

Denton, Tony

Photography & Video

The History Press

All civilizations have faced the challenges and dangers of trading by sea: storms, bad weather, and the hazards of cliffs, headlands, reefs and sandbanks, threatening their safe passage into ports and harbors. Lighthouses have long been a necessity, supported by lights and daymarks, to help guide vessels home. Here Nicholas Leach presents the story of the lighthouse, and its development, from the earliest lights, through the 19th century era of lighthouse building to the modern aids to navigation across the British Isles and Europe.

The Lighthouse Story (Story series)

History

A century ago, in November 1901, tragedy hit the Caister lifeboat station when the Beauchamp lifeboat capsized near the beach trapping her crew underneath, of whom nine were killed. This disaster, one of the most famous and tragic incidents in the history of not only the Caister lifeboat station but also the RNLI, has been immortalised in the annals of lifeboat history. At the subsequent inquiry into the disaster, former Coxswain James Haylett was called as a witness. At the suggestion that the lifeboat was returning having failed to complete the rescue and the crew had given up in their rescue attempts, he replied 'No they never give up. Coming back is against the rules.' His answer has been famously misquoted as 'Caister men never turn back' and this emotive phrase, which captured the public imagination at the time, has since become synonymous with the lifeboatmen of Caister. The services described throughout the book demonstrate the great strength, both mental and physical, of the lifeboatmen. The men who manned the lifeboats allied that strength to stamina and courage in undertaking the dangerous task of rescue at sea. As will become clear, almost every service performed by the Caister lifeboats during this era was to a vessel aground on the sandbanks, the dangers of which cannot be underestimated.

Never Turn Back: An Illustrated History of Caister Lifeboats

Europe

Tempus

This is a comprehensive, copiously illustrated history of Fowey's lifeboats, with many photographs in color.

Fowey Lifeboats: An Illustrated History

Around the coasts of Britain, lifeboats serve and protect. The most famous of all the lifeboat types is the Oakley. Developed in the 1950s, the Oakley motor lifeboats have been responsible for the rescue of thousands of people from ships in distress. Only 44 were built but they were located at almost all of the UK's lifeboat stations and they lasted in service for up to thirty years. Each lifeboat is listed and a detailed history of each is provided. The book is profusely illustrated with over 120 images of the lifeboats.

Oakley Lifeboats: An Illustrated History of the RNLI's Oakley and Rother Lifeboats

Military

In 1853, the RNLI established a lifeboat station at Sennen Cove on one of the most treacherous areas of Britain's coastline.The people of this small Cornish village have been saving lives ever since. This is the story of Sennen's lifeboats and the volunteer lifeboat crews who have manned them.

Sennen Cove Lifeboats: 150 Years of Lifesaving

The Lifeboat Service in Ireland

Includes descriptions of outstanding rescues, volunteer crews and the lifeboats that have served. Unpublished photographs and some stunning colour illustrations. The first history of this lifeboat station, spanning 180 years. Padstow Lifeboat Station, first established in the early eighteenth century, is one of the most famous in the country, and has a long and proud history of saving lives at sea off the treacherous coast of North Cornwall. Pulling and sailing lifeboats were operated into the twentieth century, with the first motor lifeboat, Princess Mary, arriving in 1929. Steam lifeboats and a unique steam tug and pulling lifeboat combination were also operated. Many medal-winning rescues have been performed by the Padstow lifeboats and in total 28 Silver medals have been awarded to Padstow lifeboat men. The current lifeboat station is situated at Trevose Head, where a new lifeboat house and slipway, to house a new £2.5 million Tamar class lifeboat, Spirit of Padstow, was completed in 2006, providing the station and its team of dedicated volunteer crew with state-of-the-art facilities. This book has been compiled with the full co-operation of Padstow station and presents an authoritative account of more than 180 years of rescues and life-saving at sea.

Padstow Lifeboats: An Illustrated History

Considered one of the most treacherous areas of Britain’s coastline, Land’s End has seen many shipwrecks over the past 2,000 years. Where the waters of the Atlantic meet those of the English Channel, storms are frequent and violent and have caught out many a ship. Thousands have been dashed against the rocky granite coast. In 1853, the RNLI established a lifeboat station at nearby Sennen Cove, and the people of this small Cornish village have been saving lives ever since. The crews of Sennen have saved many lives in the past 160 years, helping those in distress from sailing dinghies to the largest of cargo ships. Nicholas Leach tells the story of Sennen’s lifeboats and the volunteer lifeboat crews who have manned them in this fully revised and updated history of the lifeboat and wrecks off the tip of Cornwall.

Sennen Cove Lifeboats

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