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  2. Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Independent lifeboat services in Britain and Ireland began to be established around the coasts towards the end of the 18th century in response to the loss of life at sea. More recently, independent services have been set up in response to the increasing popularity of coastal and river sport and leisure activities.

  3. Norfolk wherry - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk wherry. Trading wherry Albion near Ludham. Hathor on the River Bure near Horning. The Norfolk wherry is a type of sailing boat used on The Broads in Norfolk and Suffolk, England. Three main types were developed over its life, all featuring the distinctive gaff rig with a single, high-peaked sail and the mast stepped well forward.

  4. Cromer Lifeboat Station - Wikipedia

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    Cromer Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk. [ 1] The station operates two lifeboats – one for inshore work and the other for offshore work. The current lifeboat station on the end of Cromer Pier was re-built between 1997 and 1999 to replace the smaller 1923 one which was re ...

  5. Norfolk punt - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk punt. The Norfolk Punt is a type of yacht, derived from the flat-bottomed gun punts that roamed the Broadland waters in the mid-to-late 19th century. However, at the turn of the 20th century, in order to get to and from the hunting grounds more quickly, the punters developed their highly unstable craft to carry a basic mast and sail for ...

  6. Great Yarmouth - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk. 52°36′22″N 1°43′44″E  / . 52.606°N 1.729°E. / 52.606; 1.729. Great Yarmouth ( / ˈjɑːrməθ / YAR-məth ), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Norwich. [ 3]

  7. Downham West - Wikipedia

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    UK. England. Norfolk. 52°36′09″N 0°20′26″E  / . 52.60242°N 0.34058°E. / 52.60242; 0.34058. Downham West is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk [1] The parish is 47.6 miles (76.6 km) west of Norwich, 16.3 miles (26.2 km) south-south-west of King's Lynn and 96.2 miles (154.8 km) north of London. The nearest town is ...

  8. The Broads - Wikipedia

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    The Broads. /  52.6006500°N 1.610318000°E  / 52.6006500; 1.610318000. The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used to identify specific ...

  9. Juke Box Jury - Wikipedia

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    Juke Box Jury was a music panel show which ran on BBC Television between 1 June 1959 and 27 December 1967. The programme was based on the American show Jukebox Jury, [ 1] itself an offshoot of a long-running radio series. [ 2] The American series, which was televised, aired from 1953 to 1959 and was hosted by Peter Potter, Suzanne Alexander ...