Building record MWX3796 - Lifeboat Station by the Cobb, Lyme Regis.

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Summary

A lifeboat station shown on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1885 and 1900. It was built in 1866 and finally closed in 1932.

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A lifeboat station shown on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1885 and 1900. [1, 2] Lifeboat station built in 1866 for the William Woodcock lifeboat, closed in 1932 when the lifeboat was removed from Lyme Regis. The building is now a gift shop.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <3> Monograph: Farr, Grahame. 1971. Wreck and rescue on the Dorset coast. 21, 26.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 33798 91645 (16m by 14m) Approximate
Map sheet SY39SW
Civil Parish Lyme Regis; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 068 066

Record last edited

Nov 1 2010 2:42AM

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