COPY PHOTOGRAPH: The crew of the lifeboat 'Curling' of Bull Bay.
Copy Photograph: The crew of the lifeboat 'Curling' of Bull Bay
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- ReferenceGB 221 WSM103
- Alternative Id.GB 221 WSM/120
- Dates of Creation[c. 1885]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 item
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Administrative / Biographical History
In 1828 James Williams, a nephew of Thomas Williams the famous Parys mine manager, and his wife Frances founded the Anglesey Association for the Preservation of Life from shipwrecks, following the sinking of the sailing ship Alert with the loss of all 140 people on board. It was not until 1867 that the RNLI decided to open a station at Bull bay. The Marquis of Anglesey gave a site and the building cost £158 to erect. A Miss Anglesey gave £400 to allow a 32ft boat to be purchased and the lifeboat was in service in 1868. To mark the occasion rock cannon were fired from Parys mountain. The boat Eleanor was delivered to the Amlwch railway station from where is was taken by horse and cart to the new life boat house in Bull bay. It was not until 12th February 1871 when she was first launched to save the crew of the schooner Albion. Lifeboat Eleanor was also used to rescue 20 passengers from the SS Dakota which ran aground in 1877.
In 1884 Eleanor was replaced by the 34 foot self-righting Woolfe & Son boat called Curling which was named after a Miss Curling of Camberwell who provided the RNLI with £290 to buy her. The Curling was called out 6 times in her 5 years at Bull Bay.
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Cyflwr da /Good condition
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Amanda Sweet for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives
http://amlwchhistory.co.uk/life-boat/
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Ni ddisgwylir croniadau/Accruals are not expected