WR - unveiling

WR - William Riley


Folder: MARINE DIVISION
Rescue and restoration.

"William Riley" was offered for sale - in a near derelict condition - on an internet auction site. Bought "as seen" by DJC and then retrieved from Barnstaple a few weeks later, and returned to Whitby for restoration with the help of an HLF grant.

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The initial contract from Whitby Historic Lifeboat Trust was to replicate the interior structure and fittings, t…  (read more)
  • WR - End of the Henry Vernon row
  • WR - at Poole 1
  • WR - new cover
  • WR - out shop shot
  • WR - out shop image
  • WR - hull refresh
  • WR - birdseye again
  • WR - numbers 1
  • WR - numbers 2
  • WR - hull after 2
  • WR - hull after
  • WR - hull during work
  • WR - oops ....... or should that be "OUCH"
  • WR - hull filled
  • WR - old hull interior
  • WR - hull surface before
  • WR - old logo
  • WR - passing the fish-quay
  • WR - return inline ahead
  • WR - into Whitby 2
  • WR - into Whitby 1
  • WR - boat afloat
  • WR - stability test
  • WR - unveiling
  • WR - internal finish - varnished deck
  • WR - cox'n's platform
  • WR - on the motorway
  • WR - brass fittings
  • WR - Finished rudder
  • WR - Rudder 1
  • WR - ready for return
  • WR - under the deck
  • WR - Visitor
  • WR - Varnished deck
  • WR - finished deck
  • WR - work in progress
  • WR - resin sheathed
  • WR - painting
  • WR - Recovery Team
  • WR - welcome home
  • WR - William was here
  • WR - Barnstaple quay
  • WR - Rescue squad at Barnstaple
  • WR -  William Riley at Barnstaple
  • WR - for repair
  • WR - Barnstaple; derelict
  • WR[HI] - old boathouse
  • WR[HI] - William Riley dedication launch
  • WR - maker's plate
  • olb - WR - model of ON594