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
86959
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/11/2005
Date of Amendment
18/11/2005
Name of Property
Bettisfield war memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Maelor South
Town
Locality
Bettisfield
Easting
346162
Northing
336023
Street Side
Location
In the churchyard E of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Dated 1919, and similar in style to Giles Gilbert Scott's Hanmer war memorial, also of 1919.
Exterior
A war memorial in the style of a medieval churchyard cross, of reconstituted stone on a stepped plinth. The square base has a small date plaque on the S side, and metal memorial plaque on the E with raised letters. The tapering octagonal shaft has broach stops to the base, and is crowned by a sculpted Crucifixion below a gabled canopy.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its social-historical interest and as a fine war memorial contributing to the historical integrity of the parish church.
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