RNLI Coin Collector, Marina
| RNLI Coin Collector, Marina | |
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| LL ref: | 400 |
| Start date: | 1935 |
| Architect: | unknown |
| Builder: | Preston & Bishop |
| Original use: | Coin collector |
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This cast iron pedestal on Marina was installed in 1935 at the Colonnade and was moved to the present site in the 1960s just to the west of the town war memorial on Marina. Its purpose was to collect money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The square section collecting box is constructed of cast iron and is approximately 1m in height. It is painted in the RNLI dark blue. The north side has a door for emptying the coins collected. The side facing south has a foundry-maker’s plaque which reads Preston & Bishop, Victoria Foundry, Clement St, Birmingham.
It was restored in 2017 and 2023 and is now in the custodianship of Bexhill Heritage.
Further Reading
Bexhill Heritage: 2023 restoration The Bexhill History Trail: RNLI coin collector
Gallery
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