Lifeboat Monument, St Annes

St Annes, GB

The Lifeboat Monument, St Annes, stands on South Promenade, St Annes, Fylde, Lancashire, England. It commemorates the death of 13 lifeboatmen from St Annes who were lost in the attempt to rescue the crew of the German barque Mexico that had been driven into a sandbank in a gale in December 1886. The

lifeboat from Southport also lost 14 of its 16 man crew in the disaster. The monument depicts a lifeboatman looking out to sea and standing on a rock-like plinth. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Listen to the audio guide for Lifeboat Monument, St Annes Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

Nearby

Lytham St Annes Town Hall town_hall · 0.1 km away
St Anne's Public Offices town_hall · 0.1 km away
St Annes War Memorial monument · 0.4 km away
St Thomas' Church, St Anne's-on-the-Sea chiese · 0.6 km away
St Anne's Church, St Anne's-on-the-Sea chiese · 1 km away
Lytham Hall monumenti · 4 km away
St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham chiese · 4 km away
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