Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Memorial to victims of shipwreck Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 96 | |
Manual Reference | ANGLESEY004 | |
Type | Commemorative stone | |
Title | Memorial to victims of shipwreck | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1905 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | On coast path. Road to village A5108 | |
Precise Location | Short walk northwards along coast path from village | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SH512868 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Unmoulded stone with chamfered top on granite base. Inscription in recessed panel on front of stone. Set on concrete surround within iron railings. Overlooks Red Wharf Bay. | ||
The steam clipper 'The Royal Charter' sailed from Melbourne, Australia, bound for Liverpool on 26 August 1859 with 324 passenters and a crew of 103. The ship hit rocks off the coast of Anglesey during a storm on 26 October with the loss of over 400 lives. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1905 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on smooth stone in recessed panel on front face: THIS MEMORIAL STONE / COMMEMORATES / THE LOSS / OF THE STEAM CLIPPER / ROYAL CHARTER / WHICH WAS WRECKED / ON THE ROCKS NEARBY / DURING THE HURRICANE / OF 26 OCTOBER 1859 / WHEN OVER 400 PERSONS / PERISHED / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1905 (NB 1905 may be 1935. Number is very worn) | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Stone | Stone | 136cm high x 90cm wide (at base) x 50cm deep |
Base | Granite | 29cm high x 153cm wide x 112cm deep |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Biological growth | Light lichen on front (south) face of stone, heavy lichen on rear (north) face of stone |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | No damage |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
