Fountain at Mount Bingham, St Helier Harbour, Jersey commemorating John Nathaniel Westaway d. 1870 in the loss of the ‘Normandy’
Location
Mount Bingham, St Helier Harbour, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'In commemoration of the gallantry of John N. Westaway, when the SS NORMANDY foundered on the 17th March 1870'
Details
Description: Bronze dolphin and anchor on a plinth in the centre of the larger trough. A relief bronze portrait on the side of the plinth.
Type: Fountain
Materials: Stone, bronze
Date Erected: 1875
Artists: Pierre Alfred Robinet
Vessel: Normandy
Type: Fountain
Materials: Stone, bronze
Date Erected: 1875
Artists: Pierre Alfred Robinet
Vessel: Normandy
People
Westaway, John Nathaniel
Age:
Date of Death: 17/3/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: London and South Western Railway Steam Packet Co.
Age:
Date of Death: 17/3/1870
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: London and South Western Railway Steam Packet Co.
Extra
Notes: The 'Normandy' sank after colliding with the 'Mary' in fog. Westaway gave up his seat in a lifeboat to Miss Albina Falle. DOSSIER, photo.
Recorder: John Jean Le Tilleul, La Société Jersiaise
Recorder: John Jean Le Tilleul, La Société Jersiaise