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Whitburn Lifeboat Station

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Whitburn Lifeboat Station is a former Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station, which was located in the village of Whitburn, in the county of Tyne and Wear. A lifeboat was first stationed here in 1818, by the Sunderland Lifeboat Committee (SLC). Management of the station was handed over to the RNLI in 1854. After 100 years service, Whitburn lifeboat station was closed at the end of April, 1918.

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Whitburn Lifeboat Station
Sea Lane, South Tyneside

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