Seabrook Lifeboat Station
Transport is still at the centre of this area of Seabrook Road, as a modern petrol garage now stands in place instead of the well-known Seabrook Lifeboat Station.
This picture was taken at some point in the 1930s when the station occupied the Boathouse cafe.
Picture: Martin Easdown and Linda Sage
Picture: Google
It was built from limestone and implanted in 1875 for just £550, in order to house the Seabrook RNLI lifeboat Meyer de Rothschild and stayed occupied until 1893, at which point new stations were opened in Hythe and Folkestone, such as Fishermen’s Beach.
Despite its stunning exterior, the building was eventually demolished in 1956, and currently houses a BP petrol station.
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