[6] Its former boathouse at the Dover Western Docks has been designated a Grade II listed building, along with the adjacent clock tower.

[8] With increased shipping and the advent of air traffic, the RNLI realised that a lifeboat station in Dover would again be required,[8] and in 1929 a new boathouse was opened in the Eastern Docks at Camber.

The Sir William Hillary (ON 725),[8] named after the founder of the RNLI, arrived on station in 1930 and was powered by twin 375 horsepower petrol engines with a top speed of 17.25 Knots.

[5] In 1947 the Dover station began operations again, re-locating to the former Motor Torpedo Boat pens in the East Docks area.

[8] The rapid expansion of the Dover ferry terminal in the 1980s saw the lifeboat station move again, to the Tug Haven situated in the inner harbour across from the Cross Wall Quay.

The building was designed by Studio 4 architects to be as environmentally friendly as possible with a Glulam timber-frame, ground source heating and solar panels.