Pwllheli History
1891 A lifeboat station was established. A boathouse was built, with doors at both ends so that the lifeboat could be launched either into the harbour or over the beach.
1930 The station's first motor lifeboat was kept afloat at moorings in the harbour. The boathouse was not used between 1930 and 1953.
1953 Due to silting at the harbour entrance it was decided that a carriage-launch lifeboat should be reintroduced. The original boathouse was again used to house the lifeboat.
1964 An inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established with a D class lifeboat.
1972 The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Acting Coxswain W McGill and Crew Member Roy Morris for the rescue of two men by breeches buoy, a rescue method involving a pulley system and ‘breeches' attached to a suspended buoy, from the rocks at Cilan Head.
1988 The tractor house was rebuilt to house the new Talus tractor.
1990 The boathouse was adapted for the new Mersey class lifeboat, providing improved crew facilities, a new fuel storage tank and a viewing platform. The Mersey class lifeboat, ON-1168 Lilly and Vincent Anthony, was placed on service.
1991 A Centenary Vellum was awarded.
1994 The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Coxswain Robert Wright and a Framed Letter of Thanks to Emergency Mechanic Clive Moore for the rescue of five crew from the yacht Pollyann.
1997 The new station D class lifeboat, D-522 City of Chester, was placed on service on 5 August. This lifeboat was provided from the proceeds of the City of Chester Lifeboat Appeal.
2003 A Framed Letter of Thanks was awarded to Coxswain Robert Wright when the all weather lifeboat saved the yacht Idle Thoughts and her lone skipper.
2007 Helmsman Andy Green was awarded a Framed Letter of Thanks for his part in assisting 17 Laser dinghies and more than 50 people in poor weather.
Station honours
At Pwllheli lifeboat station the following awards have been made:
Framed Letter of Thanks 3
Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum 3
