RNLI releases restored photo of 1890s lifeboat

The RNLI has released a series of colourised photographs to mark its 200th anniversary in March - including one of the earliest lifeboats in Douglas.

Douglas was one of the first places in Britain to get a lifeboat after the organisation's founder Sir William Hillary asked for one in 1824.

The collection of 11 images from the RNLI archives underwent extensive restoration, using digital technology to remove scratches and dust before being coloured in.

Among the collection is one of Douglas' early rowing lifeboats from the 1890s passing the Tower of Refuge.