Commemorative plaque 59604
Overview
Commemorative plaque 59604 is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Cornwall. This green commemorative plaque records: The Old Lifeboat House. Pilot gigs were used to rescue lives before the first lifeboat, the "Joshua" was brought to Newquay by six horses in 1860.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: The Old Lifeboat House.
People and events
The saved account records: Pilot gigs were used to rescue lives before the first lifeboat, the "Joshua" was brought to Newquay by six horses in 1860.
How it worked
The saved account records: The first lifeboat house was in Fore Street and the lifeboat was launched from the beaches, before the slip on the headland was built in 1895.
What remains
The saved account records: It had the steepest slip in the British Isles with a gradient of 1 in 2 1/4.
Why it mattered
Commemorative plaque 59604 matters because a dated part of local work, movement or trade happened here and affected how people lived. The source records: The new inshore lifeboat station opened at the harbour in 1965. It records labour and daily life that broad national histories often leave unnamed.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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