Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station
| Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station | |
|---|---|
Flag of the RNLI | |
The lifeboat station at Birnbeck which was used from 1902 until 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Lifeboat station |
| Location | Knightstone Harbour, BS23 2BE |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°21′08″N 2°59′17″W / 51.352246°N 2.988129°W |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Owner | RNLI |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Feature | Lifeboat house and slipway (Birnbeck Island) |
| Designated | 18 May 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1137515 |
Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station is a lifeboat station at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. For more than 100 years it was situated on Birnbeck Island but is now in a temporary building at Knightstone Harbour until a new lifeboat station can be built nearby. It is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The first lifeboat was stationed in the town in 1882, and since 1969 it has only operated inshore lifeboats (ILBs), currently a B-class (Atlantic 85) and a smaller D-class (IB1).