Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial and surrounding wall.
Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bethesda, Bangor, Gwynedd, designated on 25 April 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 25 April 1997
- Date of amendment
- 4 December 2018
- Welsh name
- Y Gofeb Ryfel a'i wal amgylchynol
- Locality
- Bethesda
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Bethesda
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17945, -4.06000
- Cadw reference
- 18386
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in centre of Bethesda facing over A5 and backing onto gardens in front of Capel Jerusalem.
History
1923 War Memorial to the dead of First World War with additions made to commemorate the dead of Second World War. Designed by RJ Hughes, architect of Llanfairfechan.
Exterior
Formal classical layout of tall pylon-type main memorial with diagonally-set pedestal each side linked to main memorial by curving dwarf walls, the whole set on a low oval platform with two steps to front. Surrounding semi-circular low rubble walls terminated by rubble pedestals with thin ashlar obelisks. Tooled grey limestone main features. Pylon is rectangular in plan, the base with three inset plaques with names to front and rear and one each end, 92 names in all. Main shaft is tall with rebated angles, the rebated end with coved plinths. Front has inset plaque and upper carved swag, sides have carved wreaths. Moulded cornice with rebated angles and high blocking course. Flanking pedestals have plinths, moulded cornices and inset panels with names to outward-facing panel and central wreath with 1939 above and 1945 below on inward-facing end. Semi-circular wall has rough rubble coping, end piers have square chamfered ashlar caps, square bases to obelisks and obelisks are diagonally-set.
Reason for designation
A well-handled formal classical design at the centre of the town.
Nearby in the register
- 17 Ogwen TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 10 Ogwen TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 8 Ogwen TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 22 Ogwen TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.