Trefdraeth/Newport lifeboat house
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Trefdraeth/Newport lifeboat house by Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff as part of the Geograph project.
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Trefdraeth/Newport lifeboat house
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 26 Jul 2007
At the far end of the Parrog the lifeboat house was built for the town's first and only lifeboat The Clevedon of which a local bard wrote "This handsome boat South Wales may boast, The pride and beauty of the coast; Upon the sea she looks a gem -- An ornament to Newport (Pem.)" Sadly, civic pride and joy lasted less than 10 years, as The Clevedon was moved elsewhere in 1895 when it turned out that she was unable to get across the harbour bar at low tide. Since then Newport has had to rely on the Fishguard lifeboat.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.02162
Longitude
-4.851178