This
lifeboat Station is now closed. Years
ago the first boat building was around
the top making a longer and risky journey
to the sea in rough weather, the second
is the building on the left and the
last one is on the top of the slip way.
Bringing
the boat back in was also a risky business
in rough weather, with many rocks near.
Ropes were put around a pillar in the
sea, then turning it on land and later
a circular giant wheel in the ground
to point it in the right direction to
enter the boat house again.
These
were indeed very brave men who worked
here.
More
photos and info coming later
Thanks
to Peter Greenslade from the Top House
Pub in the Lizard Village for supplying
information displayed outside the boathouse.
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