Wells-next-the-Sea lifeboat station

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Wells-next-the-Sea lifeboat station
RNLI Lifeboat station
Wells lifeboat station.
Country England
County Norfolk
District North Norfolk
Town Wells-next-the-Sea
Location Wells Lifeboat Station, Beach Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1DR
 - coordinates 52°58′22.5″N 0°51′6.12″E / 52.972917°N 0.8517°E / 52.972917; 0.8517
Material Present building, Fabricated steelwork, cladding and concrete
Founded 1830 Taken over by RNLI in 1869
Date Current boathouse location in 1895
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution


Wells-next-the-Sea lifeboat station is an RNLI operated lifeboat station located in the town of Wells-next-the-Sea in the English county of Norfolk[1]. The inshore boat is called Jane Ann III and is a D class inflatable lifeboat, whilst the offshore boat is called Doris M, Mann of Ampthill, and is a Mersey class lifeboat. The station operates both inshore and offshore lifeboats. Its neighboring stations are to the east, Sheringham lifeboat station and Hunstanton Lifeboat Station to the west.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 – Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.