Caernarfon War Memorial, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1393 / 53°8'21"N

Longitude: -4.2742 / 4°16'26"W

OS Eastings: 247975

OS Northings: 362657

OS Grid: SH479626

Mapcode National: GBR 5J.666T

Mapcode Global: WH43F.9CX5

Plus Code: 9C5Q4PQG+P8

Entry Name: Caernarfon War Memorial

Listing Date: 3 May 2002

Last Amended: 3 May 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26526

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300026526

Location: Within the pedestrian precinct on the E side of Castle Square.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Caernarfon

Built-Up Area: Caernarfon

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: War memorial

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History

Erected in 1922 by Rowland Lloyd Jones, County Architect, and built by J & H Patterson of Manchester for £1120. A tablet commemorating the fallen of 1939-45 was added in 1950.

Exterior

A cenotaph type ashlar memorial on a square base. The base has polygonal corner turrets and an embattled top with relief-carved shields. Each face has a bronze plaque bearing a roll call in raised letters of the 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars. The tall tapering pillar has rebated angles with attached pinnacles. On the upper side of each face is a cross beneath a shallow canopy. The stepped crown is surmounted by a dragon.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its social historical interest and as a strong commemorative design in a prominent location, and with other associated listed items for its contribution to the historic townscape and the setting of Caernarfon Castle.

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Caernarfon War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd