Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
16534
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/12/1995
Date of Amendment
01/12/1995
Name of Property
War Memorial with Railings to Memorial Gardens
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Gwersyllt
Town
Locality
Easting
331793
Northing
353188
Street Side
N
Location
At the corner of Wheatsheaf Lane and Old Mold Road.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
The memorial was unveiled and dedicated in 1923, and the sculptor was Herman Cawthra, R.B.S.
Exterior
The war memorial has the form of a pylon mounted on steps on a rectangular base. Ashlar pylon, with bronze reliefs set into the stepped head: a figure carrying wreath and sword to front, wreath and torch to rear. Names from both World Wars are inscribed on the sides of the pylon. The Memorial Garden is enclosed by a low rusticated stone wall with cast-iron railings running between its raised piers.
Interior
Reason for designation
A fine example of a memorial, and a striking and unusual design, forming a focal point at a prominent junction.
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