Fowey Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Fowey on the south coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The first lifeboat was stationed in the area in 1859 and the present station was opened in 1997. It operates a Trent Class all weather boat (AWB) and a D class (IB1) inshore lifeboat (ILB).
Fowey Lifeboat Station
Polkerris. The old lifeboat house is the large white building on the left.
Fowey is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local church first established some time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an important trading centre. Privateers also made use of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export.
Fowey, Town Quay: Fowey Town Hall (grey stone on the centre left), The King of Prussia Public House (pink in the centre) and the Royal British Legion Club (red brick on right)
Fowey Harbour
Fowey view
Loading china clay circa 1904 (jetty number 1 in foreground)