Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Bangor is-y-Coed, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bangor Is-y-coed, Wrexham, designated on 24 February 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 24 February 1997
- Locality
- Bangor Is-y-coed
- Community
- Bangor is-y-Coed
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.00275, -2.91299
- Cadw reference
- 18257
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1861 · 73. Market Drayton. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 122 Nantwich (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated near the end of High Street adjaoining the W end of the churchyard wall.
History
By H Tyson Smith probably to his own design as a First World War memorial, 1922. The dates 1939 and 1945 were added to the ball finials to commemorate the Second World War.
Exterior
Red sandstone column surmounted by a draped female figure of Art-Nouveau character holding two wreaths. There are three small brackets near the base of the column, on the back are the words: 'Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' and on the front the names of the dead. This is set before a curved seating recess formed by a red sandstone wall with a stone seat supported by brackets. The wall terminates on each side with piers with ball finials on which are carved respectively the dates 1914 and 1918 beneath which have been added the dates 1939 and 1945. Above the seat are the following inscriptions: 'In Grateful remembrance of the Men of this parish Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War'; 'All these were honoured in their generations and were the glory of their times. Ecclesiasticus XLIV-VII'. The lettering is of particularly fine quality throughout.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of a war memorial and for the fine quality of the sculpture and lettering. Group value with Bangor Bridge and the Church of St Dunawd.
Nearby in the register
- Bangor Bridge (Partly in the Sesswick community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bangor BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Old Bridge HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bangor Bridge (Partly in Bangor-is-y-Coed Community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.