Rhosneigr Lifeboat

After a series of earlier shipwrecks off the Rhosneigr coast, the R.N.L.I. established an additional station in 1872. A boathouse costing £254 was constructed and in September of 1872 a 30' x 7'6", 10 oared, self-righting boat arrived. The boat was named "Thomas Lingham", in memory of the husband of Mrs. Lingham who had donated £680 to the R.N.L.I. (This was the first of four boats based at Rhosneigr to be similarly named). Although the lifeboats were involved in many rescues around the Rhosneigr coast, unfortunately on December 28th 1894, during a lifeboat launch, a young helper, William Roberts was run over by the heavy carriage and died of his injuries days later. Sadly, although the lifeboat was launched successfully, it proved ineffectual in this instance. The Rhosneigr Lifeboat station closed in 1924.