Lifesaving Collection

RNLI Padstow Lifeboat No. 2 Edmund Harvey with the tug Helen Peele alongside in the background, Padstow, Cornwall. 1901
The photograph is thought to have been taken on the lifeboats inauguration day in 1901. She served from 1901 to 1929. The crew are all wearing cork life jackets

The Hayle lifeboat New Oriental Bank (later renamed E. F. Harrison) with the wreck of the SS Escurial in
SS Escurial, an iron built schooner-rigged screw steamer built by Alex Stephens of Lighthouse, Govan, for Raeburn and Verel of Glasgow in 1879, was outward bound from Cardiff, laden with 1

Coastguard Station and Promenade, Cromer, North Norfolk. Now the site of the wonderful RNLI Henry Blogg Museum and Rocket House Cafe (I recommend the dressed Cromer crab salad...). Date: circa 1905

A race of six lifeboats at Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Date: 1867

A fisherman reviving a child, 1850
3478540 A fisherman reviving a child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Devonshire fisherman, and his wife, reviving a child saved from a shipwreck)

Saving a life, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Saving a life, between 1900 and 1905

Saving a life, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Saving a life, between 1900 and 1905

Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916
Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916

'The Late Isaac Jarman, Coxwain of the Ramsgate Life-Boat, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Late Isaac Jarman, Coxwain of the Ramsgate Life-Boat, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

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Domenico Montemagno

Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867
Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS

Lifesavers by Stettman. Date: circa 1908

Gallant Rescue off the Bachelor Rocks Date: 1871

Marine and Life-Saving Apparatus, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Palace of the Marine and Life-Saving Apparatus Exhibition, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Cromer's Motor Lifeboat and Crew at the end of the Town Pier. Date: circa 1910s

Heroic children (colour litho)
2779353 Heroic children (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroic French children: a 10 year-old girl saving her drowning friend at Condat, Correze)

Saved from the Sea, Coastguardsman effecting a Rescue by Means of the Breeches Buoy (litho)
1599083 Saved from the Sea, Coastguardsman effecting a Rescue by Means of the Breeches Buoy (litho) by Hurst, Hal (b.1865); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saved from the Sea)

The Twenty-Third Royal Military Tournament (engraving)
1629745 The Twenty-Third Royal Military Tournament (engraving) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Twenty-Third Royal Military Tournament)

Newfoundland dog saving a boy from drowning in the River Tyne, England, 18th century
6337369 Newfoundland dog saving a boy from drowning in the River Tyne, England, 18th century by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

A child lifesaver (colour litho)
3620886 A child lifesaver (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A child lifesaver. A 13 year-old boy who saved a French soldier of the 139th Infantry Regiment)

British women factory workers manufacturing self-inflating rubber dinghies, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo)
6015168 British women factory workers manufacturing self-inflating rubber dinghies, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo) by English Photographer

Heroic rescue of a boy who fell into the River Thames from Chelsea Embankment, London (litho)
6014274 Heroic rescue of a boy who fell into the River Thames from Chelsea Embankment, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper)
877258 Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 65.4x89.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

A rescue at sea (colour litho)
2795991 A rescue at sea (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rescue in the North Sea)

A lifesaving dog (colour litho)
2795616 A lifesaving dog (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lifesaving dog)

A courageous rescuer (colour litho)
3097433 A courageous rescuer (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A courageous rescuer. Un Courageux Sauveteur)

Advertisement for books by post in return for collecting wrappers of Lifebuoy soap (colour litho)
6029829 Advertisement for books by post in return for collecting wrappers of Lifebuoy soap (colour litho) by English School

Life-saving apparatus at work on the Norfolk coast (litho)
3620641 Life-saving apparatus at work on the Norfolk coast (litho) by Speed, Lancelot (1860-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life-saving apparatus at work on the Norfolk coast)

On manoeuvres (colour litho)
2795637 On manoeuvres (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On manoeuvres. Two soldiers going to the rescue of some of their comrades whose boat has)

Rescue of the helmsman of a French submarine washed overboard by a wave during a storm (colour litho)
2782479 Rescue of the helmsman of a French submarine washed overboard by a wave during a storm (colour litho) by French School

Distribution of rewards to rescuers of shipwrecked sailors at the Sorbonne, Paris (colour litho)
2782379 Distribution of rewards to rescuers of shipwrecked sailors at the Sorbonne, Paris (colour litho) by French School

Distribution of awards to young heroes (colour litho)
2782361 Distribution of awards to young heroes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distribution of awards to young heroes)

A lifeboat rescue off the coast of Brittany (colour litho)
3099178 A lifeboat rescue off the coast of Brittany (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lifeboat rescue off the coast of Brittany)

Rear-Admiral Ryders Floating Hammocks for Saving Life at Sea (engraving)
1626073 Rear-Admiral Ryders Floating Hammocks for Saving Life at Sea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, Hyde-Park (engraving)
1625079 Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, Hyde-Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, Hyde-Park)

The Life-Saving Society at Highgate, 13 July (litho)
1628912 The Life-Saving Society at Highgate, 13 July (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life-Saving Society at Highgate, 13 July, Scenes at the Display)

A Life-Boat Crew ready for Service (engraving)
1590863 A Life-Boat Crew ready for Service (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Life-Boat Crew ready for Service)

Rocket-Line Exercise of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (engraving)
1610754 Rocket-Line Exercise of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Rescue on the Serpentine by the Royal Humane Societys Men (engraving)
2773296 A Rescue on the Serpentine by the Royal Humane Societys Men (engraving) by Hull, Edward (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Calais lifeboat coming to the rescue of a wrecked British fishing boat (colour litho)
2779794 The Calais lifeboat coming to the rescue of a wrecked British fishing boat (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Proposed Method of Rescuing a Shipwrecked Crew (engraving)
2772890 Proposed Method of Rescuing a Shipwrecked Crew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proposed Method of Rescuing a Shipwrecked Crew)

Ceremony honouring Mr Le Du, a rescuer from Douarnenez, Brittany, 1897 (colour litho)
971908 Ceremony honouring Mr Le Du, a rescuer from Douarnenez, Brittany, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceremony honouring Mr Le Du)

Experiments with New Life-Saving Apparatus on the Thames (engraving)
1104047 Experiments with New Life-Saving Apparatus on the Thames (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launching a lifeboat (colour litho)
5207666 Launching a lifeboat (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching a lifeboat)

French Fire Brigade (coloured engraving)
5998753 French Fire Brigade (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Fire Brigade)

The Sea-Parachute, or Life-Umbrella (engraving)
1616879 The Sea-Parachute, or Life-Umbrella (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sea-Parachute, or Life-Umbrella)

Mr Ronald Maclean, of East London, Cape Colony, Albert Medal (First Class) for Saving Life (b / w photo)
1596499 Mr Ronald Maclean, of East London, Cape Colony, Albert Medal (First Class) for Saving Life (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Dr Howards Method of Treating the Apparently Drowned (engraving)
1589973 Dr Howards Method of Treating the Apparently Drowned (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Howards Method of Treating the Apparently Drowned)

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"Lifesaving: A Glimpse into the Heroic Tales of Rescue and Courage" In the treacherous waters off Portreath, Cornwall on January 25th, 1895, the Hayle lifeboat New Oriental Bank (later renamed E. F. Harrison) stood tall against a backdrop of destruction - the wreck of SS Escurial. This powerful image serves as a reminder of the unwavering dedication and bravery exhibited by those who risk their lives to save others. Moving along the coast to Padstow in 1901, RNLI Padstow Lifeboat No. 2 Edmund Harvey stands proudly while being accompanied by the tug Helen Peele in the background. The scene captures a moment where teamwork between land and sea becomes paramount for successful rescues. Further up north in Cromer, North Norfolk, we catch sight of both Coastguard Station and Promenade standing as silent guardians over turbulent waves. These structures symbolize hope and safety for sailors caught amidst unpredictable storms. Traveling back in time to 1867 at Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall reveals an exhilarating race amongst six lifeboats. The fierce competition showcases not only skill but also highlights how communities come together during times of crisis. The mention of RMS Titanic sends shivers down our spines as we remember Thomas Andrews' valiant efforts aboard this ill-fated ship. His commitment to saving lives will forever be etched into history's annals. Artistic depictions such as "Lifesavers" by Stettman capture moments frozen in time when brave souls plunge into tumultuous seas without hesitation or fear – true heroes among us. Notes relating to Board of Trade Titanic inquiry remind us that even after tragedy strikes, lessons are learned so that future lifesaving measures can be improved upon – ensuring safer journeys for all who sail across vast oceans. Gallant Rescue off Bachelor Rocks illustrates one particular instance where lives were saved amidst treacherous conditions.