Maritime Memorial - Cardiff Bay - Wales.
N 51° 27.788 W 003° 09.757
30U E 488703 N 5701341
This sculpture is a memorial for all those seafares, who have no grave but the sea. It has two distinct aspects, a timeless fallen face, and a beached shipwreck hull. Located in front of the Welsh Parliment, Senate building.
Waymark Code: WME2N8
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/26/2012
Views: 7
The Sculpture sits in a circular mosaic, inscribed :- "IN MEMORY OF THE MERCHANT SEAFARERS FROM THE PORTS OF BARRY PENARTH CARDIFF WHO DIED IN TIMES OF WAR"
"Tiger Bay and Butetown provided a high proportion of Cardiff's merchant seamen and in 1994, the Merchant Navy Memorial Committee began campaigning for a monument to the many killed in war. Brought up on his father's stories of life as a wartime merchant seafarer, Brian Fell sought out Britain's last hydraulic riveting workshop and learnt this disappearing skill in order to 'seam' steel sections into the sculpture's two distinct aspects - a timeless face and beached ship's hull.' The memorial won the Lord Mayor's Civic Award 1997."
Taken from :- 'The Bay and other Artwalks'
List if there are any visiting hours:
24/7/365
Entrance fees (if any):
free
Date dedicated: 01/01/1996
Sponsor(s): Ports of Barry, Penarth, & Cardiff
Relevent website: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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