Penlee Lifeboat Station
Penlee Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution search and rescue operations for Mount's Bay in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The lifeboat station operated at various locations in Penzance from the early 19th century.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Old Harbour Pier And Walls and Newlyn Tidal Observatory.
The Old Harbour Pier And Walls
Historic site
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Harbour Pier And Walls is a historic site, which is situated 720 feet southeast of Penlee Lifeboat Station.
Newlyn Tidal Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newlyn Tidal Observatory is a grade II listed tide gauge hut on the South Pier in Newlyn, Cornwall in England. Measurements of sea level taken at the observatory between 1915 and 1921 were used to define the reference level, Ordnance Datum Newlyn, for height measurement on the British mainland. Newlyn Tidal Observatory is situated 1,400 feet east of Penlee Lifeboat Station.
Trinity Methodist Chapel
Chapel
Photo: Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trinity Methodist Chapel is situated 680 feet northwest of Penlee Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newlyn and Tredavoe.
Newlyn
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newlyn is a fishing village in West Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance. The mediaeval quay, beloved of the Newlyn School painters, still exists and there are many charming cottages and narrow lanes to explore.
Tredavoe
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tredavoe is a hamlet west of Newlyn in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Wherrytown
Suburb
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wherrytown is a small settlement in west Cornwall, United Kingdom, on the east side of the Laregan River, between Newlyn and Penzance. It was formerly in the civil parish of Madron and was incorporated into the Borough of Penzance in 1934 when local government was reorganised.
Penlee Lifeboat Station
- Type: Building
- Description: base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: Penzance, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.10392° or 50° 6′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.54878° or 5° 32′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C2P4F32+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 421861249OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7163081
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In Other Languages
“Penlee Lifeboat Station” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ペンリー・ライフボート・ステーション”
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