Stromness, Orkney, United Kingdom
Item
- Identifier
- PLA71
- Place name
- Stromness, Orkney, United Kingdom
- Type
- 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
- Item sets
Linked resources
| 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 |