Lifesaving

Memorial: M2691

Gravestone at St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent, commemorating Lionel Lukin d. 1834

Location

St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN THIS GRAVE IS INTERRED / the Body of LIONEL LUKIN born / Dunmow in Essex the 18th of May 1742- / 1767 he became a member of the Coach / Maker's Company of London and after / 60 Years of Various Sucess [sic] in that Busi / ness Settled at Hythe in 1824 with the / humble Hope that the same divine Pro / vidence which had been his Guide and / Protector during a long and Chequered / Life would permit him to Conclude it in / ease and Tranquillity, and finally remove / him to a better and Eternal inheritance / Through the merits and Intercession of / Christ Jesus our Redeemer died the / 16th of February 1834' [Back] 'THIS LIONEL LUKIN / WAS THE FIRST WHO BUILT / A LIFE-BOAT / AND WAS THE ORIGINAL INVENTOR OF THAT / PRINCIPLE OF SAFETY / BY WHICH MANY LIVES AND MUCH PROPERTY / HAVE BEEN PRESERVED FROM SHIPWRECK; / AND HE OBTAINED FOR IT THE KING'S PATENT / IN THE YEAR / 1785'

Details

Description: Head stone and footstone with shaped stone cover over the grave. Coat of arms over inscription and motto 'MEDIOCRIA FERVIA'.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Lukin, Lionel
Age: 92
Date of Death: 16/2/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Inventor
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: A stained glass window in memory of Lukin erected in the church on 3rd October 1897 through the efforts of Mr Hall the vicar of Hythe.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 64. F.M. Holmes 'The Lifeboat, its history and heroes' (London, 1900)
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
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