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IoM[2] - lifeboat memorial
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In the Marine Gardens, on the Douglas Promenade.
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The main dedication reads :-
_____________________________________________________
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Sir William Hillary
Who Lived in Douglas and Founded the RNLI in 1824
His courage and that of the Volunteer Crew
Saved many lives * Most Famously the Crew of
St George * Wrecked in Douglas Bay in 1830
In 1832 on the site of the Disaster he built the
Tower of Refuge * Shelter for the Shipwrecked
_____________________________________________________
In Honour of All Lifeboat Crew Down the Years'
On this side the smaller dedication under the sculpture reads :-
Sir William Hillary & his Volunteer
Crew go to the aid of the Stricken
St. George 20th November 1830'
______________________________________________________
.
The main dedication reads :-
_____________________________________________________
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Sir William Hillary
Who Lived in Douglas and Founded the RNLI in 1824
His courage and that of the Volunteer Crew
Saved many lives * Most Famously the Crew of
St George * Wrecked in Douglas Bay in 1830
In 1832 on the site of the Disaster he built the
Tower of Refuge * Shelter for the Shipwrecked
_____________________________________________________
In Honour of All Lifeboat Crew Down the Years'
On this side the smaller dedication under the sculpture reads :-
Sir William Hillary & his Volunteer
Crew go to the aid of the Stricken
St. George 20th November 1830'
______________________________________________________
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