Porthdinllaen Lifeboat

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive

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Porthdinllaen Lifeboat

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive
Porth Dinllaen
1949-01-01
Silent
4m

The importance of the RNLI to a coastal community can be seen in this footage of the launch of the new Porthdinllaen lifeboat on 12/8/1949. The 'Charles Henry Ashley', in use until 1979, was launched 151 times and saved the lives of 89 persons. The first person seen addressing the crowd – leading the pre-launch hymn singing, it seems – is Thomas Nefyn Williams [Tom Nefyn – 1895-1958], a quarryman who became a charismatic Methodist preacher.

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