St Mary’s Lifeboat Station
St Mary's Lifeboat Station is situated in St Mary's Harbour, Isles of Scilly and has been an important station for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution since the service began in 1837, however without a service between 1855 and 1874.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isles of Scilly Museum and St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s.
Isles of Scilly Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isles of Scilly Museum is a museum in the Isles of Scilly, off Cornwall, England. As of 2025 the museum has no building but displays a selection of its collection in a range of locations on the islands. Isles of Scilly Museum is situated 840 feet southwest of St Mary’s Lifeboat Station.
St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s
Church
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St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK. The Church was consecrated on 7 September 1838 and replaced the church at Old Town which was inconvenient for the Hugh Town population and in need of repair. St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s is situated 620 feet south of St Mary’s Lifeboat Station.
Isles of Scilly Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isles of Scilly Town Hall is a municipal building in Hugh Town, on the Isles of Scilly, in England. The building, which serves as the offices of Council of the Isles of Scilly, is a Grade II listed building. Isles of Scilly Town Hall is situated 1,200 feet southwest of St Mary’s Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hugh Town and Porthloo.
Hugh Town
Town
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Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
Porthloo
Hamlet
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthloo is a coastal settlement on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. It is situated about half a mile northeast of Hugh Town and is a popular tourist spot with a number of guest houses, a restaurant, several gift shops and art galleries.
Rocky Hill
Hamlet
Rocky Hill is a minor hill with a small settlement, on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, England. Nearby are Porthloo and Longstone.
St Mary’s Lifeboat Station
- Type: Building
- Description: lifeboat station on the Isles of Scilly
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.91682° or 49° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
-6.31173° or 6° 18′ 42″ westOpen location code
8CXMWM8Q+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 72499050OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7594504
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In Other Languages
“St Mary’s Lifeboat Station” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “セント・メアリーズ救命ボートステーション”
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