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V25-851 : CROMER LIFEBOAT SHED/ALFRED CORRY

The Director of Community Services reported that the Alfred Corry was a timber lifeboat built in 1893 to be launched from Southwold Beach. The lifeboat was rowed off the beach by 16 men and operated under sail. She served until 1919, undertook 41 rescues and saved 47 lives.

The Cromer Lifeboat Shed was a fine wooden building constructed in 1923 at a cost then of £15,000. 1,017 lives were saved by various vessels from this building and Henry Blogg, the most highly decorated lifeboat coxswain of all time, served from this Shed.

The Council had granted planning permission to site the Cromer Lifeboat Shed at Southwold and the Alfred Corry Trust wished to use the shed to house the lifeboat, preserving it as an important part of our maritime heritage. The total cost of acquiring and siting the building was £25,500 and the Trust were £3,000 short on this sum. The Council had been requested to grant aid the project to the sum of £3,000.

The grant could be made available from the Minor Projects Capital Fund, however this budget was more commonly used to support community initiatives such as improvements to Village Halls and Community Playgrounds. It was felt that the Alfred Corry Project was an important one to the community of Southwold and would be a additional tourist attraction for the area.

RESOLVED

That a grant of £3,000 be made to the Alfred Corry Trust towards the acquisition and siting of the Cromer Lifeboat Shed to house the Alfred Corry Lifeboat, to be met from the Minor Projects Capital Fund.

Volume 25 Minute 851

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