Southend-on-Sea lifeboat station is a lifeboat station at Southend-on-Sea in the English county of Essex, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution since 1879.
Lifeboat station at the end of Southend Pier.
The pier head lifeboat station (the lifeboats are stored behind the red doors, and are launched by the davits)
Southend-on-Sea 'Dry End' Station
Southend hovercraft Vera Ravine (H-004)
Southend Pier
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Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. The bill to build the new pier,
Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station
…foreshore at Southend, the lifeboat station uses two boathouses. The first of these is situated at the head (outer end) of the 1.34-mile (2.16 km) long Southend Pier, and houses a B-class (Atlantic 85) lifeboat and a smaller D-class (IB1) lifeboat, both of which are launched by davit into the deep water adjoining…
Southend Pier in 2007
Pier during the late 19th century
Pavilion in 1923. Destroyed by fire in 1959 and replaced in 1962 by a bowling alley, also destroyed by fire in 1995. Now open decking
Burnt section in 1983