Lifeboat Window - All Saints Church - Oystermouth, Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 34.440 W 003° 59.860
30U E 430862 N 5714130
The Lifeboat Window - Commemorates the tragic loss of all the crew of the Mumbles lifeboat in a storm on the night of the 23 April 1947. The window is displayed in the Parish of Oystermouth church, which is located in Mumbles, Swansea, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMKDY1
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/27/2014
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The Church of All Saints - Mumbles in the Parish of Oystermouth, is a mixture of ancient and modern Church buildings. The church site has been the location of Christian worship for over a thousand years.
The lifeboat window is one of the most recent windows in this church is probably the most famous.
The Four-light window showing lifeboat men with boats in the water, has been displayed in the North aisle since 1977.
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"The church of All Saints Oystermouth is an amalgam of the very old and the comparatively new. The church is first mentioned in the records in 1141. But there may well have been a church in the area before the Anglo-Normans established their castle in the twelfth century. St Illtud (c.AD 475-c525) used Ystumllwynarth (Oystermouth) as a quiet place of retreat from his busy monastery of Llantwit Major." Text Source: (
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"In the 19th century the fortunes of the parish changed. As the village of Oystermouth grew to become a trading and tourist centre so the Church grew. In 1860 the north wall of the medieval Church was pulled down and replaced with the present arcade of five bays and a side aisle was built. In 1873 gas-light was installed as well as the first organ. In 1915 the Victorian extension was itself demolished to make way for the present nave and chancel. The work was completed by 1937." Text Source: (
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"The most famous 'son of the parish' is the most recent Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams who was confirmed here, served as a chorister and altar boy. He is remembered daily at the altar." Text Source: (
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