Lynmouth Lifeboat Lynmouth

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a lifeboat station established in lynmouth on 20 january 1869, 5 months after sailing vessel home wrecked nearby. lifeboat kept in shed on beach, until purpose-built boat house built @ harbour. rebuilt in 1898 , enlarged in 1906–07. closed @ end of 1944 because other stations in area provide cover newer motor lifeboats. boat house used club, washed away in flood of 15 august 1952. has since been rebuilt, , includes public shelter.


at 7:52 pm on 12 january 1899, 1,900 ton three-masted ship forrest hall, carrying thirteen crew , 5 apprentices, in trouble off porlock weir on north somerset coast, owing severe gale had been blowing day. had been under tow, tow rope had broken. dragging anchor , had lost steering gear. ship s destruction probable. alarm raised louisa, lynmouth lifeboat, launched assist. however, launching impossible because of terrible weather. jack crocombe, coxswain of louisa, proposed take boat road porlock s sheltered harbour, 13 miles (21 km) around coast, , launch there.


the boat plus carriage weighed 10 tons, , transporting not easy. 20 horses , 100 men started hauling boat 1 in 4 countisbury hill out of lynmouth. 6 of men sent ahead picks , shovels widen road. highest point 1,423 feet (434 m) above sea level. after had crossed 15 miles (24 km) of wild exmoor paths, had descend dangerous porlock hill, horses , men pulling ropes stall descent. during this, had demolish part of garden wall , fell large tree make way. lifeboat reached porlock weir @ 6:30 am, , launched. although cold, wet, hungry , exhausted, crew rowed on hour in heavy seas reach stricken forrest hall , rescue thirteen men , 5 apprentices no casualties. however, 4 of horses employed died of exhaustion. forrest hall towed barry, wales.[1] [2]


the feat immortalised in c walter hodges 1969 children s historical novel overland launch, , re-enacted 100 years after event, in daylight, on today s better roads.



the meeting of lynmouth rivers. river seen here east lyn river, west lyn river joins @ white bridge.








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