28193. (photo) Hannah Fawcett Bennett Lifeboat, Hoylake Lifeboat Station c.1908.
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28193. (photo) Hannah Fawcett Bennett Lifeboat, Hoylake Lifeboat Station c.1908.
28193. (photo) Hannah Fawcett Bennett Lifeboat, Hoylake Lifeboat Station c.1908. Hoylake Lifeboat station is one of the oldest on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, and was founded by the Mersey docks and Harbour Board in 1803 and taken over by the RNLI in 1894. Hoylake has always had a “carriage launched” lifeboat. At first the boat was pulled to the water by a team of horses, frames for storing the harnesses can still be seen on the wall in the current boathouse which was built in1899. Today the lifeboat and carriage are towed by a caterpillar tracked Talus tractor which has been specifically designed to launch carriage lifeboats. Since the RNLI took over the station, two silver and five bronze medals have been awarded to the crewmen of Hoylake. This clear close image is of the last Hoylake lifeboat to use oars and sails – the Hannah Fawcett Bennett. The boat was manned by fifteen lifeboat-men who, depending on weather conditions, rowed or sailed the boat. The boat was pulled down to the water on a carriage drawn by horses belonging to Jesse Baird. The horses were stabled next door to the Ship Inn in Market Street. On hearing the explosion of the maroon, the horses would make their way down to the lifeboat station even though, at times, they happened to be out working in the district. The first call for the Hannah Fawcett Bennett came in August 1908, and the vessel was withdrawn from service in March 1931. This original image on postcard paper was inscribed on the back with a detailed description of the “new” boat, noting “This Is Our Life Boat Crew Standing By The New Life Boat…”. When this photo was taken, the crew was still training on the new boat and it had not seen service yet. Measuring 3 ½” x 5 ½”, photo is close and clear. (VG+). $44.