Longhope Lifeboat Museum
 Longhope Lifeboat Museum in July 2010 | |
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| Established | 28 May 2002 |
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| Location | Brims, Orkney, Scotland |
| Owner | Private |
Longhope Lifeboat Museum is a museum at Brims on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.[1] The museum's main exhibit is the former lifeboat Thomas McCunn, the lifeboat that served the islands of Hoy and South Walls between 1933 and 1962.[2]
History[edit]
The Longhope Lifeboat Museum is housed in the former RNLI Longhope Lifeboat Station building which was opened in 1901.[3] In 1999, the lifeboat station closed and was replaced with a new station in the village of Longhope, on the adjacent island of South Walls, connected to Hoy by a causeway.
The Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust was established in 2000 by the local community of Hoy and South Walls, with the goal of establishing a museum dedicated to the history of lifeboats in Hoy.[4] The museum was officially opened by HRH the Princess Royal on 28 May 2002.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Our Museum". Longhope Lifeboat Museum.
- ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum". Orkney.com.
- ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust". Hoy Orkney.
- ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust". Hoy Orkney.
- ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum". Scottish Places.