The memorial garden was created to commemorate the crew of the Solomon Browne lifeboat, who lost their lives during the attempted rescue of the Union Star in hurricane conditions on the 19th December 1981. Known as the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, this was the last time the RNLI lost an entire crew in action.
This is part of the Job: 2K/29901 Penlee Lifeboat Station, Penlee Point, Mousehole, Cornwall; within the Volume: VF000197 Historic Building Survey, Planning, Advice and Listing; within the Series: HEC01/026 Historic Building Survey, Planning, Advice and Listing; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Davies, James O: Historic England
Early 20th Century Lifeboat Station, Late 20th Century Commemorative Garden
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