Mary Stanford Lifeboat house, Winchelsea beach, Sussex. On 15 November 1928 while attempting a rescue in gale force winds the whole of the 17-man crew of the Mary Stanford Lifeboat were drowned, prac
Mary Stanford Lifeboat house, Winchelsea beach, Sussex. On 15 November 1928 while attempting a rescue in gale force winds the whole of the 17-man crew of the Mary Stanford Lifeboat were drowned, practically the whole male fishing population of the village of Rye Harbour.