The Mexico a vivid description of the last few hours of the Mexico in December 1886.

This is the story of the Mexico

Set in 1886 this is story of the greatest loss of Lifeboat Crew the RNLI has ever known.

The Mexico was built in 1860
the story begins at her birth in a Sunderland ship yard in 1860.
It ends with loss in the Irish Sea off the Southport Formby coast in December 1886.

The Mexico began her days called The John Bull . She had no engine, she was a three mast sailing ship. Renamed the Mexico in 1881. She was a cargo ship.

She arrived in Liverpool in 1886 and following an inspection in a dry dock. She was passed to sail. The voyage was to take cargo to Ecuador.

She left Liverpool with an experienced captain who had sailed her for many years.

This story is beautifully written. A vivid description of the last few hours of the Mexico in December 1886.

The crew of the Mexico were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat Crew.

The team that delivered the lecture was Semper Fidelis lodge of Mark Master Masons
No. 880 in the register of Mark Lodges.

Narrator : Godfrey Hirst

The recording was made at Southport Temperance Lodge. Southport Temperance Lodge hosted Masons from Lytham & St Anne's Lodges in Southport Masonic Hall. On 9th February 2023

Free Mason Lodges are massive fundraisers giving donations each year to charity. They have given thousands of pounds to local lifeboat associations to buy new boats.

Thank you to Paul Dwan for a fascinating evening of local history.
Learning another story of local bravery. And also for an informative tour Southport Masonic Lodge, taking time to explain how Masonic Lodges function.

Fascinating, informative, and delicious food.

Formby Podcast thanks Paul Dwan and Southport Temperance Masons for allowing us to make this recording at the Southport Masonic Hall in February 2023.