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Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19343
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/02/1998
Date of Amendment
17/02/1998
Name of Property
Cerrigydrudion War Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Cerrigydrudion
Town
Cerrigydrudion
Locality
Cerrigydrudion
Easting
295386
Northing
348800
Street Side
Location
The memorial stands at the N end of the central square, outside Lloyds Bank, and at the junction of the Llyn Brenig and Llanfihangel Roads.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Erected probably 1919-1920 as a memorial to those of the parish lost in the Great War.
Exterior
Built of grey granite. A tall stele set on a rectangular block plinth raised over 3 steps. The shaft has a gabled top with egg and dart mouldings below the front. The front panel is raised and is inscribed, below a wreath, with the names of seven soldiers of the parish fallen in the Great War, with a further four killed whilst on active service. At the base, a further panel in a similar material has been added recording a further four names of those lost in 1939-1945. The whole monument is set within an area enclosed with low steel railings.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a well proportioned and prominently sited war memorial, of importance to the history of the locality.
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