Tower Lifeboat Station
Lifeboat pier on the River Thames in London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tower Lifeboat Station is a lifeboat station on the River Thames in London, UK, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). It is located at Victoria Embankment on the North Bank of the Thames, next to Waterloo Bridge.
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Type | RNLI Lifeboat Station |
Location | Tower Lifeboat Station, River Thames, London, UK |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°30′36″N 0°07′03″W |
Opened | 2002 |
Owner | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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Material | Pier |
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The pier takes its name from the original RNLI lifeboat station which opened in 2002 further downstream at Tower Pier, next to the Tower of London. In 2006 the lifeboat station moved to its present location at Waterloo Pier, formerly known as the Waterloo Police Pier.[1]