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Gale Warning

1950 , British Isles (Other)

Cat no. 7

Part of the history of the Lifeboat service.

Interior domestic scenes of a family sitting round the fire, listening to the gale warning on the wireless. There are scenes of the storm cone being hoisted. The Cromer lifeboat Henry Blogg is shown going to the rescue of a boy in a dingy. There is a close-up shot of the former coxswain of the lifeboat, Henry Blogg. Later in the film the Cromer lifeboat is shown attending an explosion out at sea. There are scenes of Cromer in the background. Other East Anglian interest in this film is of the Southend lifeboat on the end of Southend pier. There are shots taken from the electric train as it takes its passengers along the pier to the lifeboat. The history of the lifeboat service is traced. The film shows scenes from the construction of a lifeboat with emphasis on techniques used to ensure serviceability. Interior shots and shots of lifeboat crews at work in their ordinary trades, responding to a call, emphasising the voluntary nature of the RNLI. Other interesting features include scenes of the crews of the lifeboats at Yarmouth (IOW) and Lytham using a boarding boat to gain access to a lifeboat moored offshore. The Lytham crew rigging the sails of the lifeboat. Women helping to launch (and later to pull up) the lifeboat at Dungeness. The Whitby No. 2 lifeboat in action; the last pulling lifeboat left in service. Other lifeboats mentioned are Peterhead, Portrush, Aranmore, Baltimore and Beaumaris.

Featured Buildings

Cromer Pier; Southend Pier

Keywords

RNLI; Cromer Pier; Southend Pier; Lifeboat; Electric Train

Other Places

Cromer; Southend on Sea; Dungeness; Whitby; Goodwin Sands

Background Information

The Henry Blogg was Cromer's No. 1 lifeboat coxswain between 1945 and 1966. It was a Watson Motor 46ft Forward Steering boat built by the Sussex Yacht Company. Henry Blogg himself was born on Feb. 6th 1876. He entered the family fishing business and remained in it all of his life with his step-brothers Jack and Billy Davies. For many years they also owned bathing machines and deck chairs. He joined the lifeboat crew in 1894. He became the coxswain at Cromer No. 2 Station from 1909, taking over from his step-father, Jimmy Davies. He took over both stations in 1923. He served in the Cromer lifeboat for 53 years, the last 38 as coxswain. He assisted in saving 873 lives. He was awarded the gold medal of the RNLI three times and the silver medal four times. The second of these gold medals was for his part in the rescue of the Georgia on 23rd November, 1927. The Georgia was a Dutch vessel carrying a cargo of crude oil to Grangemouth. The ship broke in two. Half of it remained, with half of the crew, on a sand bank. The other half, with the other half of the crew, floated towards Cromer. It was this latter half that Blogg and his crew rescued, despite heavy storms and the boat gushing crude oil. A local appeal awarded a gold watch to Blogg and silver watches to the rest of the crew. There was a cheque for £300 and a cheque for £50 from the owners of the Georgia. Blogg's reaction was, 'What's all the fuss about? We had to do it...' (See The Strange Saga Of the Georgia, by Steve Snelling, Eastern Daily Pres, 16th January, 1998.) Henry Blogg was awarded the George Cross in 1941. He continued to serve until 1947 and died in Cromer Hospital on June 13th, 1954; See: East Anglia, 1982, Maritime East Anglia.

Manifestations

Gale Warning

  • Barcode
    INV381190
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:50
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710257
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV223499
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:50
    Modification Date
    31/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    675032
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV159753
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 220
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673115
  • Barcode
    INV282709
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-953
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562756
  • Barcode
    INV246766
    Canonical Identifier
    B-29
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562102
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??0744
    Canonical Identifier
    A-249
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560596
    Sound
    silent

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