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The jolly boat was a type of ship's boat in use during the 18th and 19th centuries. Used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship, or for other small-scale activities, it was, by the 18th century, one of several types of ship's boat. The design evolved throughout its period in service.
Independent lifeboat services in Britain and Ireland began to be established around the coasts towards the end of the 18th century in response to the loss of life at sea. . More recently, independent services have been set up in response to the increasing popularity of coastal and river sport and leisure activit
The most notorious club associated with the name was established in England by Francis Dashwood, [5] and met irregularly from around 1749 to around 1760, and possibly up until 1766. The term was closely associated with Brooks's, established in 1764. Other groups described as Hellfire Clubs were set up throughout the 18th century.
The RNLI Memorial at Poole. Many lives have been lost by lifeboat crews going to the aid of people and vessels in distress at sea and around the coasts of Britain and Ireland (UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man), mainly but not exclusively in the service of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
A disaster in the English towns of Southport and St Anne's-on-the-Sea occurred on the evening of the 9th December 1886, when 27 lifeboat men lost their lives trying to save the crew of the German barque Mexico. 14 of the 16 crew members aboard the Southport Lifeboat Eliza Fernley drowned along with all 13 of the St Anne's Lifeboat Laura Janet.
There were some locally organised lifeboats in the 18th century, the first being in 1789 as a result of a tragic accident at the entrance to the River Tyne. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded by Sir William Hillary in 1824 and is financed voluntarily. It maintains many lifeboats and lifeboat stations around the coast of Britain ...
A golf club has been forced to close its 18th hole after a neighbour complained to the council about balls landing in their garden.. The Holyhead Golf Club has been in Anglesey, South Wales, since ...
The London Corresponding Society (LCS) was a federation of local reading and debating clubs that in the decade following the French Revolution agitated for the democratic reform of the British Parliament. In contrast to other reform associations of the period, it drew largely upon working men (artisans, tradesmen, and shopkeepers) and was ...