Naval temple in Monmouthshire, Wales dedicated to those Admirals who fought for Britain in the American and French Revolutionary Wars.
Location
Kymin, Monmouthshire, Wales
Transcript
'THIS NAVAL TEMPLE / WAS ERECTED AUGUST 1ST 1800 / TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THOSE / NOBLE ADMIRALS / WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THEIR / GLORIOUS VICTORIES FOR ENGLAND / IN THE LAST AND PRESENT WARS / AND IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO / HER GRACE DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT / DAUGHTER OF / ADMIRAL BOSCAWEN'
Details
Description: Small building with Britannia on the arch the above roof. Two alcoves with seats.
Type: Temple
Date Erected: 1801
Type: Temple
Date Erected: 1801
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Boscawen, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 10/1/1761
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cornwallis, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Duncan, Adam
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Elphinstone, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hawke, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hood, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hood, Alexander
Age:
Date of Death: 1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Howe, Richard
Age: 73
Date of Death: 5/8/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jervis, John
Age: 89
Date of Death: 13/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mitchell, Andrew
Age:
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Parker, Hyde
Age:
Date of Death: 1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Thompson, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Warren, John Borlase
Age:
Date of Death: 22/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 10/1/1761
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cornwallis, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Duncan, Adam
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Elphinstone, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Gell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hawke, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 17/10/1781
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hood, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hood, Alexander
Age:
Date of Death: 1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Howe, Richard
Age: 73
Date of Death: 5/8/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Jervis, John
Age: 89
Date of Death: 13/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mitchell, Andrew
Age:
Date of Death: 1806
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Parker, Hyde
Age:
Date of Death: 1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Thompson, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Warren, John Borlase
Age:
Date of Death: 22/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Built in order to celebrate British naval victories. Sixteen admirals commemorated on medallions set in walls. Boscawen, Bridport, Cornwallis, Duncan, Gell, Hawke, Hood, Howe, Keith, Mitchell, Nelson, Parker, Rodney, St Vincent, Warren, Thompson.
Bibliography: 'Seascape' (Aug 1987) p. 6.
Bibliography: 'Seascape' (Aug 1987) p. 6.