Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Royal Charter Memorial
Moelfre, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanallgo, Moelfre, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 7 February 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 7 February 2002
- Locality
- Llanallgo
- Town
- Moelfre
- Community
- Moelfre
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.34095, -4.25257
- Cadw reference
- 26223
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 93 Holyhead (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located within the churchyard of St Allgo's church, directly SSW of the church.
History
Mid to late C19 obelisk memorial. Erected by public subscription to the memory of those who perished in the wreck of the Royal Charter off Moelfre on 26th October 1859. The Royal Charter was a steam clipper which had sailed from Melbourne in Australia and was bound for Liverpool, on board there were 524 passengers and a crew of 105; their remains are buried in the churchyards at Llanallgo, Llaneugrad, Penrhos Lligwy, Llanwenllwyfo, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf, Llanbedrgoch, Pentraeth, Llanddona and Amlwch.
Exterior
Pink and grey granite obelisk memorial set on a bevelled stepped base and chamfered plinth inscribed on 3 of the 4 facing panels; there is a moulded cornice to the shaped base of the obelisk.
Reason for designation
Included as a memorial to a particularly remarked local shipwreck, the loss of the Royal Charter, a testimony to the maritime history of Anglesey.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St AllgoReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tyn-y-llan including attached outbuilding rangeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ffynnon AllgoHoly Wellunder 1 mi
- Marian Glas Hut GroupUnenclosed hut circle settlementunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.