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LIFEBOAT STATIONS AROUND THE COAST OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY |
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| The first Padstow lifeboat was built by the Padstow Harbour Association in 1827 and kept at Hawkers Cove. The RNLI took over the station in 1856. In 1899 a new steam lifeboat was provided and the station's first motor lifeboat was commissioned in 1929. A new boat house and roller slipway were built at Hawker's Cove for a second motor lifeboat in 1931. The original boat house became designated as the No 2 station. The No 2 station eventually closed on 31st March 1962 because silting of the River Camel prevented launching at low tide. A further boathouse and 73 metre (240 ft) slipway were completed in 1967 at Trevose Head to the west of Mother Ivey's Bay. In 1984 the boathouse was adapted for the station's Tyne class boat. At the same time improvements were made to the cliff lift to enable it to carry a stretcher with a casualty and two attendants. Major concrete repairs to the substructures of both the boathouse and slipway had to be carried out between April 1991 and January 1992. |
 The original Padstow Lifeboat Station at Hawkers Cove. | ||
| The new award-winning boathouse and slipway next to the existing boathouse at Trevose Head was completed in time for the new £2.5M Tamar class ON-1283 (16-04) Spirit of Padstow on 17th July 2006. See also a history of the lifeboats that have been stationed at Padstow |
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 (above & below) Padstow Lifeboat Station at Trevose Head. Built in 2006  |
Station Address: Trevose Head, Mother Iveys Bay, Padstow PL28 8SL Station Opening Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm weekdays. Station Tel: 01841 520667 Visitor Contact: Captain Trevor Platt (Tel: 01841 532844) There is no RNLI shop at Padstow. |
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