Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lifeboatmen's Memorial at south east corner of St Cattwg's churchyard
Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Port Eynon Village, Swansea, Port Eynon, designated on 24 January 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 24 January 2000
- Locality
- Port Eynon Village
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Port Eynon
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.54630, -4.21211
- Cadw reference
- 22790
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 246 Worms Head (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the centre of the village of Port Eynon, at south east corner of the churchyard. The monument is set in a recess in the churchyard wall facing the street, protected by railings.
History
A monument to three lifeboatmen drowned while attempting a rescue on the 1st of January 1916. The figure is said to be a portrait of the coxwain, Billy Gibbs. The other lifeboatmen were William Eynon, second coxwain, and George Harry. Ten other lifeboatmen survived. The pulpit in the church is in memory of the same men who lost their lives. The west window in the south of the nave (Celtic Studios) also commemorates the RNLI, and shows the calming of the sea and the miraculous draught of fishes. (The church is much-restored, probably built in the C12, and dedicated to St Cattwg.)
Exterior
A life-sized marble figure standing on a granite base, inscribed with the names of the three lifeboatmen who died in the rescue attempt.
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest as a specially rare memorial to the men of the lifeboat service.
Nearby in the register
- Overton HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Salthouse, Port EynonSalt Worksunder 1 mi
- The Culver HoleMiscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Culver Hole Dovecotdovecoteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.