A Short History of the Padstow Lifeboat

Philips, G.C.: 1995 UK, softcover, 46 pages, illustrated. A Short History of the Padstow Lifeboat by George C. Phillips is a concise, locally published history outlining Padstow’s lifeboat station from its early 19th‑century origins through notable rescues and tragedies, including capsizes in 1867 and 1900 that claimed crew lives amid the hazardous Doom Bar and North Cornwall coast conditions. It highlights Padstow’s claim as one of Cornwall’s earliest stations (established in 1827 under RNLI auspices by 1856), describing the evolution from pulling and sailing boats to later steam and motor craft serving Hawker’s Cove and, eventually, Trevose Head. In good condition.