Wells-next-the-Sea Lifeboat Station
| Wells-next-the-Sea Lifeboat Station | |
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Wells lifeboat station | |
Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk | |
| General information | |
| Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
| Architectural style | Steelframe Boathouse with brick and block construction |
| Location | Wells Lifeboat Station, Beach Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1DR, England |
| Coordinates | 52°58′22.4″N 0°51′01.7″E / 52.972889°N 0.850472°E |
| Opened |
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| Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Website | |
| Wells-next-the-Sea RNLI Lifeboat Station | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Feature | Lifeboat house (1869) |
| Designated | 8 September 1993 |
| Reference no. | 1277330 |
Wells-next-the-Sea Lifeboat Station is located at the end of Beach Road, about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk.
A lifeboat station was first established at Wells-next-the-Sea by the Norfolk Shipwreck Association (NSA) in 1830, but closed in 1851. The station was re-established by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1869.
The station currently operates the All-weather Shannon-class lifeboat, 13-46 Duke of Edinburgh (Civil Service No.53) (ON 1161), on station since 2023, and the smaller D-class (IB1) Inshore lifeboat, Peter Wilcox (D-797), on station since 2016. The newly constructed boathouse (2022) is located at the beach on the western side of Wells Harbour mouth.