Old Lifeboat House, Wharf Road, Penzance, Cornwall

This lifeboat house dates from 1884. It has two carvings of the RNLI crest over the doorway. The lifeboat was kept at Penzance from 1803-1917 and in this building from 1885-1917. It is one of the best surviving examples in Cornwall.

Location

Cornwall Penzance

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

lifeboat sea disaster Victorian (1837 - 1901)