Description

LYTHAM ST ANNES

SD32NE CHURCH ROAD, Lytham
621-1/3/41 (North side)
"Laura Janet" monument approx. 30
metres north of Church of St
Cuthbert

GV II

Monument to crew of St Annes lifeboat. Late C19. Commemorates
7 members of the crew of the lifeboat "Laura Janet" who
perished while attempting to rescue the crew of the German
barque "Mexico" during a storm on the night of 9 December
1886. Red sandstone. Gothic style, in the form of a pinnacled
tabernacle approx. 4 metres high; mounted on a square platform
of 2 low steps, with a stepped plinth, cross-gabled blind
tabernacle with cusped arches and steep gablets, surmounted by
a short arcaded shaft with crocketed pinnacle. The arch on the
east side contains carving depicting the crew rowing the boat
through heavy sea, below which is a memorial inscription
including a list of their names; the other arches contain
various inscriptions. See also the lifeboat monument at South
Promenade, St Annes. Forms group with church of St Cuthbert
(q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD3570327257

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Lifeboat Memorial, Lytham at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15979037

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas