ouse ▁are ▁the ▁words ▁' PER F UG I AM ▁M IS ER IS ', ▁which ▁are ▁translated ▁as ▁' ref uge ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁need '. ▁ ▁L if eb o at ▁station ▁ ▁A ▁lif eb o at ▁station ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁at ▁R ams gate ▁Har bour ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁by ▁the ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁har bour , ▁pred ating ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁any ▁national ▁lif eb o at ▁organisation ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁original ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁lif eb o at ▁pione er ▁Henry ▁Great head , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁being ▁" de emed ▁a ▁fit ▁subject ▁for ▁national ▁m un ific ence ". ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁lap se ▁in ▁service ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁a ▁station ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁by ▁the ▁trust ees , ▁with ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁spons or , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁North umber land . ▁The ▁new ▁and ▁pri zed ▁boat ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁plans ▁of ▁a ▁model ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁prize - w inner ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁national ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁design ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁craft . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁Jer im iah ▁Walker ▁( h aving ▁previously ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁by ▁his ▁hum ane