St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo is a small church near the village of Llanallgo, on the east coast of Anglesey, north Wales. The chancel and transepts, which are the oldest features of the present build
The south side of the church
Black and white print on lithograph c. 1860.
The memorial to victims of the wreck of the Royal Charter
The interior, looking towards the east end
Royal Charter (ship)
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Royal Charter was a steam clipper which was wrecked off the beach of Porth Helaeth in Dulas Bay on the northeast coast of Anglesey, Wales on 26 October 1859. About 450 people died, the highest death t
St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo
…Christian sites in Anglesey. Some restoration and enlargement took place during the 19th century. The church is associated with the 1859 wreck of the Royal Charter off Anglesey; it was used as a temporary mortuary, and 140 of the victims are buried in the churchyard. Charles Dickens, who wrote about the loss of…
The Royal Charter sank in an 1859 storm, stimulating the establishment of modern weather forecasting.
Scene of the shipwreck
The Royal Charter broke up on these rocks near Moelfre