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 1890 - New Norbury Boat House, Ramsey, Isle of ManPosted by:  Mike_bjm
N 54° 19.357 W 004° 22.698
30U E 410355 N 6020293
New Norbury Boat House is home for RNLI Ramsey Lifeboat Station, opened in 1890 and is located on Queens Promenade in the town of Ramsey.
Waymark Code: WMV3P2
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
Views: 1
New Norbury Boat House replaced an earlier Lifeboat House constructed at a cost of £145. Construction of New Newbury Boat House cost £1,731 which was partly defrayed by Ramsey Town Commissioners' paying the Institution £300 for the site of the old Lifeboat House. Ramsey established a Lifeboat Station in 1829, five years after the founding of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The RNLI took over the station in 1868. The Present Lifeboat the "Ann and James Ritchie" came on staion on 12 July 1991 and has the operational number 12-14 and is a Mersey Class Lifeboat. source: ( visit link)
Year of construction: 1890
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
Full inscription: Not listed
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