{OK} WR - William Riley

Rescue and restoration.

"William Riley" was offered for sale - in a near derelict condition - on an internet auction site. Bought "as seen" by DJC and then retrieved from Barnstaple a few weeks later, and returned to Whitby for restoration with the help of an HLF grant.

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The initial contract from Whitby Historic Lifeboat Trust was to replicate the interior structure and fittings, that is - the deck, bulkheads, air cases, samson posts and the thwarts. Once the quality of our workmanship was seen; we were contracted to make the grab rails, lockers, coxswain's platform, rudder and tiller. These were constructed in Haltwhistle by Ian, and fitted by him in Whitby.

"William Riley" has made several return visits for to the workshops, for attention to the blue hull paint (to remove the weave texture as the resin had contracted) and refreshing the varnish (before several of the more important events).

William Riley was originally built in 1909 at Thames Ironworks, and is still saving lives today, as she is used to raise funds for the RNLI (and other charities eg Air Ambulance).

A sufficient number of photographs of these activities have accumulated as time passes to require their own album..

The most significant event of 2012 for "William Riley" was taking part in the Jubilee Pagaent on the River Thames. Also with a separate album.....

This set on F****r had accumulated 307 views by June 2013.

Rescue and restoration.

"William Riley" was offered for sale - in a near derelict condition - on an internet auction site. Bought "as seen" by DJC and then retrieved from Barnstaple a few weeks later, and returned to Whitby for restoration with the help of an HLF grant.

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The initial contract from Whitby Historic Lifeboat Trust was to replicate the interior structure and fittings, t…  (read more)

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