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
80898
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/02/2003
Date of Amendment
18/02/2003
Name of Property
Pontfadog War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Glyntraian
Town
Llangollen
Locality
Pontfadog
Easting
323395
Northing
338009
Street Side
E
Location
Located in a prominent position in the centre of the village on top of a bank overlooking the B4500, with Pontfadog Bridge to the rear.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Memorial to record those who fought in World War I (1914-18). The names of those who fell in World War II (1939-45) were added later.
Exterior
Celtic cross with inverted sword to front, of unpolished granite. On a splayed 4-sided base on a plinth. The 4 sides of the base are polished and bear the names of those who fought in World War I. Added to the front of the plinth is ''''1939-45'''' and a list of those who died in World War II. The plinth is set on a concrete base, all within a square enclosure of simple iron railings with gate to N side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a war memorial in the Celtic-revival style and for its social historical importance. Group value with Pontfadog Bridge and milestone.
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