The Eliza Adams Lifeboat Memorial

The Eliza Adams Lifeboat Memorial is a Grade II listed memorial dedicated to the crew of the Eliza Adams lifeboat, unveiled in 1906. It is made of ashlared stone and is located at the south end of Beach Road on the west side.

The memorial features a broken column adorned with a carved chain, anchor, and lifebuoy. This column stands on a hexagonal plinth, which is supported by a two-stepped chamfered base. The side of the upper step facing the harbour is inscribed with the words: "IN MEMORY OF ELEVEN OF/ THE CREW OF THE LIFEBOAT/ ‘ELIZA ADAMS’/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON DUTY/ IN THE DISASTER AT WELLS/ OCTOBER 29TH 1880." Each face of the plinth includes a shouldered arch panel with raised lettering listing the names of the crew members: Robert William Elsdon (Coxswain), John Elsdon, Samuel Smith, Charles Smith, Frank Abel, Charles Hinds, William Green, John Stacey, William Wordingham, George Jay, and William Fich, along with the survivors Thomas Kew and William Bell.

The monument is set on a hexagonal base faced in modern red brick, with concrete blocks at each corner that support the main twisted verticals of iron railings. The other plain square section verticals feature arrow-head finials stamped with an anchor.