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
26625
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/05/2002
Date of Amendment
03/05/2002
Name of Property
Boer War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Caernarfon
Town
Caernarfon
Locality
Twthill
Easting
248222
Northing
363045
Street Side
Location
Prominently sited on Twthill, overlooking the town.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
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.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its social-historical interest and as a simple Celtic revival design in a prominent position.
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