Memorial statue. Unveiled on 4th October 1899, designed by Frederick Callcott RBS and cast by Elkington and Co Ltd foundry. It commemorates nine men who lost their lives when the Margate Surf Boat capsized whilst answering a distress call on 2nd December 1897. Bronze statue on granite plinth. It comprises a life size bronze statue of a member of a life boat crew, dressed in oilskins and buoyancy aid, standing on a rock looking out to sea on a rectangular granite plinth with carved Scotia base. Paving slabs, which replace earlier soft landscaping, and a stone kerb (the remains of perimeter railing) surround the memorial.