Poole in Dorset, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Lifeboat Service

Lifeboat Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, November 27, 2021

1. Lifeboat Station Marker

Inscription.
From this hotel in 1865 until the lifeboat station moved to East Quay in 1882, on lifeboat calls the crew was taken by horse brake to their station at Sandbanks, which is now the site of the Royal Motor Yacht Club.

In 2015 the Poole lifeboat station celebrated 150 years of saving lives at sea.

Erected by Society Of Poole Men.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 50° 42.772′ N, 1° 59.305′ W. Marker is in Poole, England, in Dorset. It is on High Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 High Street, Poole, England BH15 1BP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South West England.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir Daniel Eyres Godfrey (approx. 8 kilometers away); Constantin Silvestri 1913-1969 (approx. 8 kilometers away); The Chapel of the Resurrection (approx. 8 kilometers away); The Shelley Family Tomb (approx. 8 kilometers away); The Reverend Alexander Morden Bennett (approx. 8 kilometers away); Isabella & Hubert Parry (approx. 8 kilometers away); Major General the Honourable Richard Clement Moody (approx. 8.1 kilometers away); Wareham Wanderings and Wonderings (approx. 9.1 kilometers away).

Lifeboat Service Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, November 27, 2021

2. Lifeboat Service Marker

The Antelope Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, November 27, 2021

3. The Antelope Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.