Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial Cross at St Cynbryd's Church
Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanddulas, Abergele, Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel, Conwy, designated on 12 November 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 12 November 1997
- Locality
- Llanddulas
- Town
- Abergele
- Community
- Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28969, -3.63858
- Cadw reference
- 19025
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located immediately to the E of the parish church, within the churchyard and at the centre of a gravelled burial plot.
History
Memorial cross designed by Harold Hughes, architect of Bangor in 1912 to commemorate the Hesketh/Dundonald family of Gwrych Castle.
Exterior
Celtic cross of white marble, standing approximately 5m high and tapering slightly towards the top. Of three sections, the cross proper stands on a slightly-splayed plinth, itself resting upon a square base. The front (W) face has bold Celtic relief carving with 4 circular motifs, each containing 5 bosses and linked to each other by zoomorphic interlace. Similar decoration to the cross-head with cable and guilloche decoration, and mythological bird reliefs; lamb-and-flag carving in the central roundel of the E (rear) face of the cross-head. The N, S and E faces of the shaft have standard Celtic interlace relief carving.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with St. Cynbryd's church.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St CynbrydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lychgate at St Cynbryd's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty Ucha CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Ucha BachDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.