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THE TOWER OF REFUGE
Photogaph by courtesy of Liz
Courtie
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Photogaph by courtesy of Liz
Courtie
The Tower of Refuge was built on 1832 on the Conister Rock at the entrance to Douglas harbour. It was financed partly by public subscription and partly by Sir William Hillary who had been washed overboard during a rescue attempt to save lives from the St George steamship which had been wrecked on the rock. Sir William organised the building of the tower as a place of refuge for anyone who was stranded on the rock.
Sir William Hillary lived at the Fort Anne on
Douglas Head and was distressed by the loss of life caused by shipwrecks.
This led him to found the "National Institution for the Preservation of
Life from Shipwreck" which was re-named "The National Lifeboat Institution"
in 1824.
Some of the members of SI of
Douglas prepare to go for a trip round the bay in the Douglas lifeboat.
Reference: Photograph of the Tower of Refuge by Liz Courtie of CCS & Associates
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