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Ask HN: UK Rescue Rocket Sheds/Houses Information

9•burnt-resistor•1h ago
I can't seem to find pictures or significant details (nothing on Wikipedia) about the coastal buildings purportedly used to contain shipwreck rescue rocket apparatus. Many of the buildings still exist and are Grade II listed. Anyone have any additional anecdotal/local/oral tradition information that isn't found in the little blurbs online on the few websites mentioning them?

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burnt-resistor•42m ago
Example: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300022782-rocket-cart-s...

https://maps.google.com/?q=51.5708572,-4.2850887

51°34'15.1"N 4°17'06.3"W

fhdkweig•15m ago
I'm having difficulty googling what a "rescue rocket" is. I keep finding info on a video game and safety during space travel. What does "rocket" mean in a 1800s context?

I found this: https://museum.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/2025/05/29/rocke...

Is it a gunpowder rocket used to push a boat through the water instead of using rowing oars?

Is it just a gun that sends the carrying cable, what makes it different from any other gunpowder gun? https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/52937/

Neil44•5m ago
I wonder if it's for firing lines over to a shipwrecked vessel, to assist with getting people ashore.
trebligdivad•3m ago
Yes, looks like it: https://heritage.wicklowheritage.org/topics/topics-miscellan...
trebligdivad•2m ago
Have you tried the RNLI or lighthouses associations?
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Of interest?

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https://www.vectisarchaeology.org.uk/pdfs/irex_wrecked_at_th...

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