File. Morecambe Bay Lightship

Reference No:: U DMS/8/1/48
Dates:: 31 Jan 1968-23 Jan 1973
Description:: File containing chaplains' completed returns, notes, press cuttings, and correspondence between Reverend A.E. 'Bert' Lawrensen as honorary chaplain for Heysham and Mr Vivian Wilson as north west regional secretary, and A. Powell Hutchison and A.G.D. 'Guy' Bagot as secretaries of the Lightships and Lighthouses Committee of the Missions to Seamen. Includes references to the following: visits to the lightvessel; replacement of the lightvessel with a Lanby buoy; transportation difficult but provided by the Fleetwood lifeboat on one occasion; filming by BBC; Lawrensen's parish of Heysham having adopted the lightvessel; parent adoption scheme outline; Christmas visit 1968 reported in newspaper; Trinity House permits for visiting; Mrs Birchell of Morecambe having taken responsibility for the lighthship prior to her death.
Format:: Archive Item
Extent:: 1 file
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Access Conditions:: Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:: Hull University Archives
Collection:: Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)