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The Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum Southwold
Heritage Open Day: The last rowing/sailing lifeboat on the East Coast built in 1893 and operational for 25 years
The museum has a new display of old photographs and films of the large fishing community of over 200 fishermen working and living on Southwold beach. The Museum has on display the fully restored sailing lifeboat launched from Southwold beach
The Museum is situated in the car park at the end of Ferry Road at Southwold harbour, in what used to be the old 1923 Cromer Lifeboat shed, moved to Southwold from Cromer 80 miles away, by sea in 1998.
The lifeboat was built by Beeching Bros. of Great Yarmouth, and cost a total of £490.7s.4d. The RNLI provided this money from a legacy left to them by the late Mr. A. J. Corry of Putney, and hence the boat was named “Alfred Corryâ€.
The museum has a new display of old photographs and films of the large fishing community of over 200 fishermen working and living on Southwold beach. The Museum has on display the fully restored sailing lifeboat launched from Southwold beach
The Museum is situated in the car park at the end of Ferry Road at Southwold harbour, in what used to be the old 1923 Cromer Lifeboat shed, moved to Southwold from Cromer 80 miles away, by sea in 1998.
The lifeboat was built by Beeching Bros. of Great Yarmouth, and cost a total of £490.7s.4d. The RNLI provided this money from a legacy left to them by the late Mr. A. J. Corry of Putney, and hence the boat was named “Alfred Corryâ€.
Fri 11 Sep to Friday 18 September
Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum, Ferry Road, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6NB
Fri 11 Sep:1030 - 1530; Sat 12 Sep:1030 - 1530; Sun 13 Sep:1030 - 1530; Mon 14 Sep:1030 - 1530; Tues 15 Sep:1030 - 1530; Wed 16 Sep:1030 - 1530; Thu 17 Sep:1030 - 1530; Fri 18 Sep:1030 - 1530; Free Entry.
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