Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Denbigh - Town, Denbigh, Denbighshire, designated on 20 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 20 July 2000
- Locality
- Denbigh - Town
- Community
- Denbigh
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18371, -3.41914
- Cadw reference
- 23579
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently sited in Crown Sqare
History
Erected 1923 as a memorial commemorating those men of Denbigh who fell in the Great War. It supplanted the High or Market Cross, which was correspondingly moved to Lenten Pool. The focus of the memorial is a winged, life-sized figure of Peace by C L Hartwell. The memorial was moved a few metres to the NE in the early 1990s.
Exterior
Sculptural war memorial standing some 4m high and surrounded by modern railings and bollards. The memorial consists of a life-sized bronze figure of winged Peace holding the Wreath of Glory. This stands upon a square, 2-stage limestone plinth, with moulded and dentilated cornice and wider lower section. Bronze plaques and wreaths are attached to the sides of both stages. Chamfered plinth and plain base with shaved corners.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good war memorial in a prominent town centre location, having group value with other listed items in Crown Square and High Street.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.