Tag: Frederick William Plaxton

• Launching the lifeboat

  

  Scarborough got a new lifeboat station in 2016, and shortly afterwards, in 2021, a brand new lifeboat to go with it! The all-weather Shannon-class lifeboat was named after Frederick William Plaxton, the founder of Scarborough coach building firm Plaxton Ltd. It cost in excess of £2 million pounds and is capable of reaching a speed of…

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  September 11, 2025

  lifeboat, Photography, UK

  Frederick William Plaxton, lifeboat, lifeboat station, Scarborough, Shannon Launch and Recovery System, Shannon-class lifeboat, South Bay