Fancy abseiling whilst raising funds for a local memorial fund?
2nd October: Abseil 101 feet down the outside of Leasowe Lighthouse. When you are at the top you can enjoy spectacular views across Leasowe Bay and the Irish Sea as well as across the Wirral. But before you take the plunge over the side take a moment to remember the brave crew of the lifeboat rowing out to the rescue of sailors in peril when 8 out of 10 lifeboat crew lost their lives 200 years ago and most importantly remember to smile as we will have a professional photographer to take your picture!
Sponsor forms and registration from Ian Davies 07525 129726 or email: Hoylake1810@Gmail.com
Abseiling times will be allocated 2 weeks before the event, minimum sponsorship £75
The Hoylake 1810 memorial fund has been set up to provide a permanent memorial to the 8 men who lost their lives while trying to save the lives of others on 22nd December 1810. For more information see this earlier post.
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Thanks for sharing the news of the abseil, here is a little further information about the 1810 disaster.
Responding to a ship called the Traveller, which had been driven on shore in the Mersey, the boat going to their rescue was overwhelmed by the sea and 8 out of the 10 of the lifeboat crew were drowned. The lifeboat was manned by local fisherman, burial records and further research shows that 7 Hoylake men were buried at St. Bridget’s church West Kirby on the 25th and 26th December 1810. This tragedy decimated two families as those who died were John Bird aged 40 years, his sons Harry Bird aged 18 years and John Bird aged 16 years, and nephew Henry Bird aged 18 years. Also amongst those who died were Joseph Hughes aged 38, his brother Richard Hughes aged 36 and Richards son Thomas Hughes aged 16 years. It hasn’t been possible to identify the 8th man who drowned. The village at this time, Hoose as it was, would have been made up of only one hundred inhabitants, but remarkably the lifeboat was recovered and repaired and was manned with a full crew in less than a week.
It would be great to see you at the Lighthouse Abseil and every time you pass the memorial which will be sited outside Hoylake Lifeboat station you can feel the pride that you have contributed to this piece of history
Thanks John and Ian for information – how tragic and fascinating.