Harbours & ports · North East England
Tynemouth Lifeboat Station
Tynemouth Lifeboat Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Tynemouth Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tynemouth Lifeboat Station is located overlooking the River Tyne at Fish Quay, North Shields, in the county of Tyne and Wear. A lifeboat was first stationed across the River Tyne in South Shields in 1789, with a second lifeboat placed in North Shields in 1798, both operated by the Tyne Lifeboat Institution (TLI). The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) currently operates a Severn-class lifeboat 17-34 Osier (ON 1263), on station since 2021, and a D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat Little Susie (D-829), on station since 2018.
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Background
History
In the late 1700s, two lifeboats were operated at Tynemouth by the Tyne Lifeboat Institution (TLI), both built by Henry Greathead, to an amalgamated design of both Greathead and William Wouldhave. At the time, the mouth of the River Tyne was particularly treacherous in poor weather, with many ships lost, but many lives saved. Safety would be radically improved in later years, with the construction of the North and South Tyne Piers, with building starting in 1854, finally completed in 1910. The first lifeboat, known as Original, was wrecked in 1830. The Tyne Lifeboat Institution would not have the funds for a replacement until 1833. In 1832, a request for a lifeboat was placed by the Port of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0091, -1.4329
- District
- North Tyneside
- Parish
- North Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE30 1JA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Phone
- +44 191 257 4506
- Official site
- rnli.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q101240065 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tynemouth Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tynemouth Lifeboat Station?
- Tynemouth Lifeboat Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE30 1JA), in the parish of North Tyneside, unparished area.
- Who owns Tynemouth Lifeboat Station?
- Tynemouth Lifeboat Station is owned by border|23px Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
- How do I get to Tynemouth Lifeboat Station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE30 1JA. It sits within the Tynemouth parliamentary constituency.