Lifeboatman

Sail-propelled trolley used by lifeboatmen for traversing the Spurn Head Railway. This view was taken in March, 1930

In a corner of the churchyard, where old headstones mark the graves of many mariners, is a striking white statue of a lifeboatman, erected as a memorial to three members of the local lifeboat crew who lost their lives in 1916 while trying to reach a ship in distress.