The Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum Southwold

The Museum has on display the fully restored sailing lifeboat launched from Southwold beach

The Museum is situated in the car park at the end of Ferry Road at Southwold harbour, in what used to be the old 1923 Cromer Lifeboat shed, moved to Southwold from Cromer 80 miles away, by sea in 1998.
The lifeboat was built by Beeching Bros. of Great Yarmouth, and cost a total of £490.7s.4d. The RNLI provided this money from a legacy left to them by the late Mr. A. J. Corry of Putney, and hence the boat was named “Alfred Corry”. Mr. Corry had no connection with Southwold.

This year we have a new display of photographs and memorabilia showing the fishing community who lived and worked in Southwold in the late 1800's.
There were fishing families living on the beach at that time before a storm washed the houses away. Over 200 fishermen worked off the beach and earned a living fishing and a rather unique display of photographs showing fisher men and their families.

The fishing industry was productive and the Herring caught off the coast was sold in a fish market in the Harbour called The "Kipper Drome" they were then preserved using salt produced in Southwold by a local salt works, placed into barrels and exported to the continent.

Timings

Friday 11 September:

1030 - 1530

Saturday 12 September:

1030 - 1530

Sunday 13 September:

1030 - 1530

Monday 14 September:

1030 - 1530

Tuesday 15 September:

1030 - 1530

Wednesday 16 September:

1030 - 1530

Thursday 17 September:

1030 - 1530

Friday 18 September:

1030 - 1530

Location & directions

Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum, Ferry Road, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6NB

Directions:

The Museum is at the end of Ferry Road at the Harbour entrance where River Blythe meets the sea

Contact on day:

James Thompspn

Telephone number:

+447770625851

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

A stair lift enables access to a mezzanine floor with displays

Additional information

Max number of people:

20

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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