Historic images from across the borough
Captain William Rockliffe was appointed coxswain of the Lifeboat "Rescue" from 1848 and continued his service with the Jessie Knowles from 1861 to 1873.
| Comments | In 1848 William Rockliffe was appointed Coxswain of the lifeboat “Rescue” and continued his service with the "Jessie Knowles" from 1861 to 1873. After saving the crew of the Tamworth a Norwegian Barque bound for Liverpool in 1863, he was awarded the Silver Cross by the King of Sweden and Norway with a sum of £2 awarded to each of the lifeboatmen. Captain Rockliffe continued his command until his death in 1873, aged 69, he had assisted at least 367 people. |
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| Location | Southport |
| Photograph Date | 1873 |
| Photograph ID | NS_P96_104 |
