Reg. Charity No. 701152

Lytham Lifeboat House

Next door to the Windmill is the old Lifeboat House constructed largely of cobblestones, these being a feature of many Lytham buildings. The old lifeboat house is now a Lifeboat Museum telling the story of Lytham lifeboats from 1851 to the present day. A lifeboat was first stationed at Lytham in 1851 by the Shipwrecked Mariners Society, later replaced by the RNLI, and the twelve lifeboats, which have been stationed in Lytham over the years, have saved hundreds of lives. Lytham lifeboat is famous for its rescue, in December 1886, of the crew of the 'Mexico', following two disastrous attempts by Southport and St Anne's lifeboats. Only two crew members survived from the Southport boat and the entire St Anne's crew perished at sea; still regarded as the worst disaster in RNLI history.

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Reg. Charity No. 701152