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Longhope Lifeboat Museum

Coordinates: 58°46′47″N 3°13′41″W / 58.77963°N 3.22796°W / 58.77963; -3.22796
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Longhope Lifeboat Museum
Longhope Lifeboat Museum in July 2010
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Established28 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-28)
LocationBrims, Orkney, Scotland
OwnerPrivate

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Our Museum". Longhope Lifeboat Museum.
  2. ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum". Orkney.com.
  3. ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust". Hoy Orkney.
  4. ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust". Hoy Orkney.
  5. ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum". Scottish Places.

58°46′47″N 3°13′41″W / 58.77963°N 3.22796°W / 58.77963; -3.22796