Old Lifeboat Shed
"The Elizabeth Simpson boathouse is now semi derelict with many missing slates and home to dozens of feral pigeons. A worn sign still proclaims Volunteer Lifeboat but the powers that be don't deem the building worthy of being listed so there it stands a sad memorial to that band of Gorleston lifesavers who braved the worst of weather with very little protection from the elements rowing and sailing through mountainous seas risking and sometimes giving their own lives to save others. Isn't that a good enough reason to restore it and find a use for the building which shows how much we later generations respect what they did and the 400 lives they saved."
Dennis Durrant
Read about the history of Gorleston Lifeboat :
Written by Dennis some time ago but the problem is still with us. His picture of the derelict boat shed shows it in a bad condition. The photographs on this site show just how much it has disintegrated since he took that photograph.
A glimmer of hope (we have to have hope!) is in one of the remarks made at our second meeting with the Council:
"25th June 2009. Any Other Business; The old Lifeboat shed is an eyesore. The Planning department will be asked to have a look at it."
We have not heard a word about it since....but we haven't forgotten.