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
19662
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
21/04/1998
Date of Amendment
21/04/1998
Name of Property
War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Town
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Locality
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Easting
252608
Northing
371635
Street Side
S
Location
In a prominent location in the centre of the village, at the edge of the car park of James Pringles, S side of Holyhead Road.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
War memorial, probably c.1920.
Exterior
A columnary Cenotaph of ashlar limestone masonry in austere Classical style. The memorial is square in plan with a moulded plinth and stepped top. Each face has an advanced panel containing a clock in the upper part with moulded hood and carved head stops and an inset bronze tablet in the lower part inscribed with the names of the men of the parish who lost their lives in the 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945 World Wars. The NW panel has a plain incised cross.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a Cenotaph in the Classical style, prominently sited and forming part of the townscape of Llanfairpwll.
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