Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
03/05/2002
Date of Amendment
03/05/2002
Name of Property
Boer War Memorial
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Location
Prominently sited on Twthill, overlooking the town.
Broad Class
Commemorative
History
Erected in the early C20 by Hugh Jones, mason of Caernarfon (inscribed on base), and first shown on the 1918 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
A memorial in the style of a Celtic cross. It has a stepped granite base, the lower part of rock-faced stone, while the upper part tapers and has polished inscription panels. A tall tapering cross shaft has a wheel-headed cross decorated with interlace ornament in relief.
Reason for designation
Listed for its social-historical interest and as a simple Celtic revival design in a prominent position.
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