Whitby's old lifeboat restoration one step closer to completion
Volunteers have spent over 360 hours working on the old rowing lifeboat and its carriage so far
The restoration of an old lifeboat in Whitby has moved a step closer to being complete.
Volunteers have spent over 360 hours working on it and its carriage so far.
The 103-year-old lifeboat, Robert and Ellen Robson, the only remaining one of its kind, which usually resides at the Whitby Lifeboat Museum was pulled by the crew back in September 2021 to a temporary home at Coates Marine in Whitby.
Curator of the museum Neil Williamson said: "It has been painstaking but very rewarding working on the old lifeboat. The museum where she is usually housed is undergoing a major redevelopment at the moment, and the old rowing lifeboat will form the centrepiece of the exhibitions in what was the former lifeboat station.
"The boat has a rich history of saving lives at sea in Whitby so it is very important that we keep this special piece of RNLI history maintained for the people of Whitby and visitors to the town to enjoy for years to come."
The lifeboat was recently reunited with its carriage with help from the staff at the Coates Marine boatyard. Robert and Ellen Robson was hauled out of the shed and lifted back onto the carriage for the next step of the renovations, re-painting the old lifeboat.
Neil said: "I would like to thank everyone who has helped us so far, the staff at Coates Marine have been extremely helpful. As well as the current RNLI volunteers who have lent a hand."