Memorial to Captain Webb, Dawley, Telford and Wrekin

This lion head drinking fountain has an inscription dedicated to Captain Matthew Webb, who was born in Dawley in 1848. He was the first person to swim the English Channel. He died in an attempt to swim the Niagara Rapids in 1883.

Location

Telford and Wrekin Dawley

Period

Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

Themes

Tags

fountain monument memorial swimming leisure victorian edwardian (1902 - 1913)