Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
26068
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
07/01/2002  
Date of Amendment
07/01/2002  
Name of Property
Lifeboat Memorial  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Fishguard and Goodwick  
Town
Fishguard  
Locality
Goodwick  
Easting
194518  
Northing
238298  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated on retaining wall to New Hill, at head of Station Hill.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
Set of 4 memorial plaques to lives saved by successive Fishguard lifeboats from 1856 to 1961, presumably installed in late C19 or early C20.  

Exterior
Four slate plaques with gilded incised lettering, set into retaining wall of approximately 30m length, with slate sill below. First plaque has list of lives saved by the Fishguard No 1 lifeboats 1856-92. Second plaque is longer, lives saved by the No 2 lifeboat 1885-1915, third plaque is of lives saved 1917-56 and the fourth of lives saved 1957-61.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included for historical interest as memorial to over a century of lives saved by the Fishguard lifeboats.  

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