Category Archives: Lifesaving

Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Clock tower in Marine Park, South Shields commemorating Henry Greathead d. 1816 and William Wouldhave d. 1821, inventors of the lifeboat

Location

Marine Park, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'GREATHEAD', 'WOULDHAVE', 'COURAGE, HUMANITY COMMERCE', 'Erected in commemoration of the jubilee of H.M. Queen Victoria, June 20th, 1887 and as a memorial to the beneficent work of the lifeboat as designed and built in South Shields in the year 1790'

Details

Description: On east and west sides, round portraits of Greathead and William Wouldhave within foliage, the arms of South Shields in strapwork surrounds below. On the north and south sides, reliefs of rowing lifeboats rescuing the crews of vessels in distress. The top storey has a four dial clock.
Type: Clock tower
Materials: Sandstone
Date Erected: 1890
Artists: J.S. Morton

People

Greathead, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boat builder
Organisation:
Wouldhave, William
Age: 70
Date of Death: 28/9/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Inventor
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Paid for by public subscription, the council paid for the clock. After fierce debate in the local paper concerning the rival claims of Wouldhave and Greathead to have invented the lifeboat, it was decided to commemorate both men. The tower was unveiled by Alderman Eltringham on the opening of the Marine Park 25 June 1890. A model and plans of the tower are in the collections of South Shields Museum.
Bibliography: George B. Hodgson 'The Borough of South Shields' (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1903) p. 437
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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    "bibliography": "George B. Hodgson 'The Borough of South Shields' (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1903) p. 437",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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Lifesaving

St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England

Window in St Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh commemorating Grace Horsley Darling d. 1842

Location

St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'OUT OF THE DEEP HAVE I CALLED UNTO THEE', 'CHARITY FORTITUDE HOPE / GRACE HOSLEY DARLING BORN 24 NOVEMBER DIED 20 OCTOBER 1842 / THE WRECK OF THE FORFARSHIRE 5 SEPTEMBER 1838'

Details

Description: Three-light window depicting personifications of the virtues - Charity with flaming heart, Fortitude with an oar, and Hope with an anchor. Two half-length angels above each virtue, full-length angels carry the dedication scroll below. The biblical text is carried by the angel in the quatrefoil light at the top.
Type: Window
Position: North Transept
Materials: Glass, lead
Date Erected: 1885
Artists: Clayton & Bell
Vessel: 'Forfarshire'

People

Darling, Grace
Age: 26
Date of Death: 20/10/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Times' 25 July, 1885, p.5.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson ©RMG
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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    "position": "North Transept",
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Lifesaving

South Quay, Douglas, Isle of Man

Plaque in Douglas, Isle of Man commemorating Sir William Hillary d. 1847 founder of the RNLI

Location

South Quay, Douglas, Isle of Man

Transcript

'1771 1847 SIR WILLIAM HILLARY BT / FOUNDER / OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION / AND / INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING THE / TOWER OF REFUGE'

Details

Description: A profile of Hillary with a wreath above flanked by a lifeboat and the tower of refuge.
Type: Plaque
Position: Outside lifeboat station
Materials: Bronze

People

Hillary, William
Age: 76
Date of Death: 5/1/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist
Organisation: Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Extra

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Lifesaving

St Hilda's Church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Gravestone at St Hilda’s Church, South Shields commemorating William Wouldhave d. 1821

Location

St Hilda's Church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM WOULDHAVE, / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1821, AGED 70 YEARS / Clerk of this Church and Inventor of the Invaluable Blessing to Mankind / THE LIFEBOAT. / Heaven genius scientific gave / Surpassing vulgar boast, yet he from soil / So rich, no golden harvest reap'd – no wreath / Of laurel glean'd. None but the sailor's heart, / Nor that ingrate of palm unfading this, / Til shipwrecks cease or life-boats cease to save / Hannah Wouldhave / wife of the above / who died March 28th 1824 / aged 78 years'

Details

Description: Carved with a lifeboat. Granite copy in the churchyard.
Type: Gravestone
Position: End of nave
Materials: Sandstone

People

Wouldhave, William
Age: 70
Date of Death: 28/9/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Inventor
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Also commemorated by clock tower on seafront.
Bibliography: John Gilmore 'Storm Warriors, life boat work on the Goodwin Sands' (London, 1874) p. 26; F.M. Holmes 'The lifeboat: its History and Heroes' (London, 1900) p. 21.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM WOULDHAVE, / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1821, AGED 70 YEARS / Clerk of this Church and Inventor of the Invaluable Blessing to Mankind / THE LIFEBOAT. / Heaven genius scientific gave / Surpassing vulgar boast, yet he from soil / So rich, no golden harvest reap'd – no wreath / Of laurel glean'd. None but the sailor's heart, / Nor that ingrate of palm unfading this, / Til shipwrecks cease or life-boats cease to save / Hannah Wouldhave / wife of the above / who died March 28th 1824 / aged 78 years'",
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    "position": "End of nave",
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    "recorder": "",
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Lifesaving

St Botolph's Church, Postman's Park, London, England

Memorial at St Botolph’s Church, Postman’s Park to Samuel Lowdell d. 1887

Location

St Botolph's Church, Postman's Park, London, England

Transcript

'DROWNED WHEN RESCUING / A BOY AT BLACKFRIARS / FEB.25.1887 / HE HAD SAVED / TWO OTHER LIVES'

Details

Description: Tiles set in a memorial loggia or cloister.
Type: Memorial tile
Position: Churchyard
Artists: William de Morgan, Ernest George

People

Lowdell, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 25/2/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Bargeman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The memorial was set up at his own expense by the painter and sculptor G. F. Watts in 1899.
Bibliography: Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003)pp. 295-98.

JSON

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Lifesaving, Vessel Loss

St Botolph's Church, Postman's Park, London, England

Memorial at St Botolph’s Church, Postman’s Park, London commemorating Mary Rogers d. 1889 in the wreck of the ‘Stella’

Location

St Botolph's Church, Postman's Park, London, England

Transcript

'MARY ROGERS / STEWARDESS OF THE STELLA / MAR.30.1899 / SELF SACRIFICED BY GIVING UP / HER LIFE BELT AND VOLUNTARILY / GOING DOWN IN THE SINKING SHIP'

Details

Description: Tile painted with a ship and foul anchor. The tiles are set in a loggia or cloister set up at his own expense by the painter and sculptor G. H. Watts.
Type: Memorial tile
Position: Churchyard
Date Erected: 1899
Artists: Doulton & Co, Ernest George
Vessel: Stella

People

Rogers, Mary
Age:
Date of Death: 30/3/1899
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Stewardess
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Philip Ward-Jackson 'Public Sculpture of the City of London' (Liverpool, 2003) pp. 295-97
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Lifesaving

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Vault in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Captain Nicholas Charles Dobree RN d. 1818 in a lifesaving attempt

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'...Also of Captain Nicholas Charles Dobree RN son of the above who lost his life on the 8th of March 1818 in the 28th year of his age, in the attempt to rescue the crew of a Dutch vessel wrecked in Cobo bay'

Details

Type: Family vault

People

Dobree, Nicholas Charles
Age: 27
Date of Death: 8/3/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Nephew of Admiral Saumarez, commander of the 'Zenobia' 18 gun brig. The wrecked ship 'Deux Freres' Captain Dormoix on passage from Lisbon to Antwerp. Two Tisser brothers, Mr Nicolle and Captain Collenette of the rescue party also drowned.
Recorder: D. Kreckeler, 1982

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Lifesaving

Douglas Head, Douglas, Isle of Man

Statue at Douglas Head, Douglas, Isle of Man commemorating Sir William Hillary d. 1847, founder of the RNLI

Location

Douglas Head, Douglas, Isle of Man

Transcript

'SIR WILLIAM HILLARY Bt. / THIS STATUE WAS UNVEILED ON THE 21ST SEPTEMBER 1999 BY HRH THE PRINCE MICHAEL OF KENT K.C.V.O. / IN THE PRESENCE OF MEMBERS OF DOUGLAS CORPORATION / SIR WILLIAM HILLARY 1771-1847 / FOUNDER OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION / A SOLDIER WHO WAS CREATED A BARONET ON 8TH NOVEMBER 1805 FOR HIS SERVICES TO KING AND COUNTRY / HE SETTLED AT FORT ANNE, DOUGLAS IN 1808 / WHERE HE WITNESSED A LARGE NUMBER OF WRECKS ON THE ROCKS IN DOUGLAS BAY / HE DIED ON 5TH JANUARY 1847 AND IS BURIED AT ST GEORGE'S CHURCH DOUGLAS / FOLLOWED TO THE GRAVE BY A CROWD WHO HAD WITNESSED HIS HEROISM AND SELF-DEVOTION IN SAVING THE LIFE OF MANY A SHIPWRECKED MARINER / THE UNIQUE TOWER OF REFUGE IN DOUGLAS BAY WAS PLANNED BY HIM IN 1832 TO SAVE LIFE AND IS A FITTING AND LASTING MEMORIAL / SON TROAILTEE-VARREY AYNS DAJEYR'

Details

Description: Hillary is shown fastening his cloak and hurrying towards the shore.
Type: Statue
Materials: bronze
Date Erected: 1999
Artists: Amanda L. Barton

People

Hillary, William
Age: 76
Date of Death: 5/1/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist
Organisation: Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Extra

Notes: Sir William Hillary served as a militia officer and spent a large inherited fortune on various philanthropic projects. He founded the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck now the RNLI and took an active part in rescues. The statue was commissioned by Graham Ferguson Lacey of Bishopscourt and donated by him to the Borough of Douglas.

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Lifesaving, Slavery

St James' Church, Christow, Devon, England

Monument in St James’ Church, Christow, Devon commemorating Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, RN, d. 1833

Location

St James' Church, Christow, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN A VAULT BENEATH REPOSE THE REMAINS OF / THE RIGHT HONBLE EDWARD PELLEW, VISCOUNT AND BARON EXMOUTH/ OF CANONTEIGN, A BARONET AND LL.D., VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM / AND ADMIRAL OF THE RED SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MOST HONBLE MILITARY ORDER OF THE BATH / ALSO OF THE ROYAL AND DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF CHARLES THE THIRD OF SPAIN / OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF ST MAURICE AND ST LAZARE OF SARDINIA AND / HIGH STEWARD OF GREAT YARMOUTH, AND ONE OF / THE ELDER BRETHEREN OF THE HONBLE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE. / HIS EMINENT PUBLIC SERVICES ARE RECORDED IN THE ANNALS / AND LIVE IN THE MEMORY OF A GRATEFUL COUNTRY. / THIS PRIVATE AND MORE HUMBLE MONUMENT RECORDS HIS CHRISTIAN VIRTUES; / HIS ACTIVE BENEVOLENCE WHICH OFTEN RISKED HIS LIFE TO / RESCUE FELLOW CREATURES FROM THE DEEP, AND TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF / CHRISTIAN BRETHREN MOURNING IN HELPLESS CAPTIVITY, IN A HEATHEN LAND. / ALL HUMAN GLORY CEASES IN THE GRAVE, BUT FAR DEARER IS THE MEMORY OF / THAT DEVOUT FAITH, WHICH LED HIM IN DEEP HUMILITY TO THE CROSS OF CHRIST, / AND THE STAR THAT GUIDED HIM TO HIS DESIRED HAVEN, / AND THE ANCHOR OF HIS HOPE WHEN ON THE DEATH-BED OF THE JUST, / HE YIELDED UP HIS SOUL TO HIS REDEEMER. / HE DEPARTED IN PEACE ON THE 23RD OF JANUARY / IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1833, AND IN THE 76TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE FAMILY / TO THE MEMORY OF THE BEST OF HUSBANDS AND PARENTS.' [Slab below] 'I / While o'er the reeling wreck the savage storm / Poured all its lightnings, thunders, blasts and hail, / And ever horror in its wildest form / Smote the firm heart, that never knew to fail; / II / Twas thine, Pellew, sublimely great and good; / For man, thy brother man, distress'd, to dare / The dreadful passage of the raging flood, / And join the frantic children of despair. / III / There, it was thine, in comfort's balmy tone, / To sooth their sorrows 'mid the tempests roar, / To hush the mother's shriek, the sick man's groan / And bear the sufferers, trembling to the shore. / IV / So, when this mighty orb, in dread alarm, / Shall crash in ruins, at its God's decree; / May thy Redeemer, with triumphant arm, / From the vast wreck of all things, rescue thee'

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Description: Sarcophagus-shaped inscription tablet on feet, flanked by pillars, a draped urn above. At the top a trophy of arms and Pellew crest within garter belt inscribed 'Tria juncta in uno' surmounted by a viscount's coronet, 'Algiers' below.

Monument dedicated to Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Type: Monument
Position: North wall of chancel
Materials: Marble
Artists: Gaffin
Vessel: HMS Queen Charlotte

Event

Bombardment of Algiers

Event Date

1816

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Pellew, Edward
Age: 76
Date of Death: 23/1/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The bombardment of Algiers was an Anglo-Dutch operation commanded by Admiral Pellew. It was a decisive victory and resulted in the liberation of over 3000 slaves.
Bibliography: Dwelly's Parish Records Vol VI, Devon MI pp. 173-175.

Christopher D. Hall, ‘Pellew, Edward, first Viscount Exmouth (1757–1833)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21808, accessed 7 June 2017]

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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All Saints' and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Memorial at All Saints’ and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk commemorating Nathaniel Colby, Lifeboatman d. 1882

Location

All Saints' and St Margaret’s Church, Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Erected by the Suffolk Humane Society in memory of Nathaniel COLBY who for many years served as coxswain of the PAKEFIELD LIFEBOAT and commanded her on the occasion of her sailing... He died on 7 Dec 1882 aged 76 years'

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Position: Churchyard

People

Colby, Nathaniel
Age:
Date of Death: 7/12/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboat coxswain
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1967

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters