Monument To Captain Webb is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Monument.

Monument To Captain Webb

WRENN ID: patient-quartz-snow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Telford and Wrekin
Country: England
Date first listed: 8 April 1983
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

DAWLEY DAWLEY 1. 5362 High Street Monument to Captain Webb 8/156

Dated 1909. Memorial to Captain Webb. Lion-head drinking fountains over the plinth. Pedimental gables over panelled sides with inscriptions and medallions. Captain Matthew Webb, who was born in Dawley 1848, was the first to swim the English Channel and died in an attempt to swim the Niagara Rapids in 1883. There is a modern lamp on top of the finial.

Listing NGR: SJ6853207412

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