Tucked away and so inconspicuous......
But doing a grand job. Saving lives and patrolling the ocean. Even on a calm day like this the wave of the incoming tide has the potential to whip you off your feet and drag you away...sadly that happened to someone when we were on holiday but men from this lifeboat station attended but couldn't save a man and his daughter. I alway feel these life savers deserve our greatest respect.
Padstow Lifeboat Station is located on the east side of Trevose Head, to the west of the Cornish town of Padstow. This RNLI station and slipway was completed in 2006. It was purpose built for their then newest vessel, ‘The Spirit of Padstow’. JGP has carried out stability inspections of the cliff, as well as inspections of the stations piled supporting structure.
The station was constructed at the base of Upper Devonian Slate cliffs (Trevose Slate Formation). Immediately south of the station are the ‘Merope Rocks’, a rocky promontory comprising a Dolerite intrusion. These rocky outcrops provide the station with a degree of protection from the sea. However, the lifeboat station is subject to considerable wave energy dissipated by the beach beneath.
Tucked away and so inconspicuous......
But doing a grand job. Saving lives and patrolling the ocean. Even on a calm day like this the wave of the incoming tide has the potential to whip you off your feet and drag you away...sadly that happened to someone when we were on holiday but men from this lifeboat station attended but couldn't save a man and his daughter. I alway feel these life savers deserve our greatest respect.
Padstow Lifeboat Station is located on the east side of Trevose Head, to the west of the Cornish town of Padstow. This RNLI station and slipway was completed in 2006. It was purpose built for their then newest vessel, ‘The Spirit of Padstow’. JGP has carried out stability inspections of the cliff, as well as inspections of the stations piled supporting structure.
The station was constructed at the base of Upper Devonian Slate cliffs (Trevose Slate Formation). Immediately south of the station are the ‘Merope Rocks’, a rocky promontory comprising a Dolerite intrusion. These rocky outcrops provide the station with a degree of protection from the sea. However, the lifeboat station is subject to considerable wave energy dissipated by the beach beneath.