The naming ceremony of the lifeboat John Lawson on the Green in May 1888. The christening was carried out by Margaret Lawson, daughter of the vicar after whom the boat was named, and James W Pattison invoked a blessing.
Date (of image) : 0/5/1888
Donor : Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Creator : James Whitehead Pattison
Part of the "Pattison's Photographs" collection
Location
Images and material relating to the Lifeboats and their crews, stationed at Hartlepool, West Hartlepool and Seaton Carew since the early 1800s.
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