Pictured is the Albatross Boathouse, home of the Looe RNLI since 2003 when the new building was finished. 

This building includes the operations centre and sourvenir shop

Pictured left, both of Looe Lifeboats, the Class A 'Alan & Margaret' and the inshore lifeboat 'Regina Mary' are prepared, ready for launch.

The tractor pushing 'Alan & Margaret over the sandbar at the entrance to Looe Harbour, due to low tide conditions.

Tractor in Deep, pushing the lifeboat on its trailer. The tractor, which cost £250,000 to build is capable of full operation when submerged to half a meter below the roof of the cabin.

On certain occasions, the lifeboats need to be launched from the beach, as shown.

The Class A Atlantic recovering a local fishing boat which had suffered engine and gearbox problems back to the safety of Looe Harbour.

The celebrated Ryder undergoing a demonstartion launch around 1908. The Ryder was the third and last rowing and sailing lifeboat. It has a crew of 13 with room for 28 survivors.

The Ryder was re-discovered derelict on the Chesil beach in 1987 by the Royal Engineeers based at Wyke Regis.

The commandant of Wyke Regis camp Lt/Col Ron Overd, being a Looe man organised her recovery and after extensive fund raising and restoration the Ryder was returned back to Looe.

The restored Ryder on a visit to Polpero and now resides in Polpero harbour. Although on occasions she is rowed into Looe.

This picture was believed to have been taken in the late 1880's.

The boat, a three masted lugger, is underway, leaving Looe harbour.

These boats were used to export copper, tin and granite to as far away as India.

In the early 1900's China Clay became the main export.