Monument to crew of lifeboat, Promenade, Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire

This Monument to the crew of St Anne's lifeboat was built in c1890. It is by W.B. Rhind of Edinburgh. It commemorates the 13 crew of a lifeboat who drowned in 1886. A panel on it records that it was built by public subscription. It also lists the names of the crew who lost their lives and that they were attempting to rescue the crew of the German barque "Mexico" wrecked off Southport on 9 December 1886.

Location

Lancashire Lytham St Anne's

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

monument statue remembrance sea lifeboat Victorian (1837 - 1901)