Stromness, Orkney, United Kingdom

Identifier: PLA71
Place name: Stromness, Orkney, United Kingdom
Type: place
Description: Stromness is the second largest town in the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. The first lifeboat station in the Orkneys was opened here in 1867. Sir Titus Salt gave money for the purchase of a 33 foot (10 metre), 10-oared wooden lifeboat.
Additional information: Geonames: 2636638; Wikidata: Q839556

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Items with "Associated place or event: Stromness, Orkney, United Kingdom"
Title	Class
A1-089a-c: Salt family	Physical Object
C2b-102/11/1: Lifeboat 'Saltaire'	Physical Object
C2b-102/12/18: Lifeboat station Stromness. Sir Titus Salt donated money for the provision of a lifeboat at Stromness in the Orkney islands.	Physical Object
C3a-009: Inscription plaque for 'Saltaire' lifeboat	Physical Object