Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Skinner's Monument Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 332 | |
Manual Reference | ANGLESEY018 | |
Type | Obelisk | |
Title | Skinner's Monument | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | C.1832 | |
Unveiling details | C.1832 | |
Road | Turkey Shore Road | |
Precise Location | Overlooking harbour on rocky outcrop via steps on Turkey Shore Road | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SH250822 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Cadw report: 'Pale stone obelisk. Steps up to two-tier plinth supporting obelisk with classicising high-relief decoration of urns, ship's prows and Eqyptian winged sun. Plinth has reliefs with funereal motifs of urns quenching fire and inverted torches.' | ||
The monument commemorates Captain John Macgregor Skinner, R.N., who was drowned in a storm in October 1832. | ||
Captain John Macgregor Skinner was born in the United States in about 1760. He entered the Royal Navy in 1776 and was an officer on the HMS Phoenix during the American War of Independence but had only served for a short time when he lost an arm and suffered other severe wounds when storming Forts Washington and Lee. He continued to serve in the navy until 1793 when he entered the Post Office service. In Holyhead he was respected as a man of goodwill and generosity. | ||
circa | C. | |
raw year | 1832 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscribed in stone on square inset panel on plinth: THIS MONUMENT / WAS ERECTED / BY HIS VERY NUMEROUS FRIENDS / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN MACGREGOR SKINNER / COMMANDER R.N. AND FOR 33 YEARS CAPTAIN OF / ONE OF THE POST OFFICE PACKETS ON THIS STATION / IN TESTIMONY OF HIS VIRTUES / AND / THEIR AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HIM / IN HIS PUBLIC CAPACITY / HE WAS DISTINGUISHED FOR ZEAL, INTREPIDITY AND FIDELITY / IN PRIVATE LIFE / HE WAS A MODEL OF UNVARYING FRIENDSHIP / DISINTERESTED KINDNESS AND UNBOUNDED CHARITY / MDCCCXXXII. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole work | Pale stone | 610cm approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Some erosion of stone work |
Biological growth | Lichen over most of monument |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Good condition |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Small splashes of blue and white paint |
