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The original lifeboat station lies a few hundred yards along the esplanade
from the present station and now houses the Zetland
lifeboat, the oldest surviving lifeboat in the world.The present station
was built in the early 1970's and at the time was a showpiece, with the
nickname "The Cathedral" because of it's high vaulted glass roof.
Over the years there have been several refurbishments to add more comfortable
accommodation for the crew, and a few years ago new doors were fitted.
This in itself is not so unusual, but the money used for these doors was
left to the lifeboat station by the late Larry Grayson, the entertainer
famous for his catchphrase "Shut that door!"
Click here for a "Virtual
Tour" of the lifeboat station.
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